Author Archives for Tucker Walton

Low Levels of Chytrid Found in Philippines

September 25, 2014 7:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Low Levels of Chytrid Found in Philippines

Over 30% of all amphibians species worldwide are threatened with extinction, and one of the largest threats comes from the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium (Bd). It has been...


Color in Lamprolepus smaragdina

September 20, 2014 9:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Color in Lamprolepus smaragdina

Lamprolepis smaragdina is a tree-dwelling skink found throughout the Philippine Islands, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of the West Pacific. One of three recognized...


First Male Hologerrhum philippinum Found on Luzon

September 14, 2014 8:53 pm Published by Comments Off on First Male Hologerrhum philippinum Found on Luzon

The genus Hologerrhum is one of four endemic snake genera found only in the Philippines. Because there were no male specimens of H. philippinum in collections, taxonomists...


Cryptic Pseudogekko Diversity

September 5, 2014 7:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Cryptic Pseudogekko Diversity

Recent studies of forest lizards in Southeast Asia have revealed both physical and genetic differences within this family. These lizards are currently being threatened by the deforestation...


Tucker Walton Biography

August 11, 2014 4:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Tucker Walton Biography

Tucker Walton is a senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma studying biology at the University of Oklahoma. After taking field herpetology at the OU Biological station in the summer...