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Heather L. Bateman

@lizardphd.bsky.social

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Professor | Herpetologist, field ecologist and also birds Hbateman.faculty.asu.edu

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

We hosted 20 students at the long-term herp sites. Lots of whiptail lizards this week! @arizonastateuni.bsky.social Not all classrooms have 4 walls 🦎🧪🌎

Hand holding lizard with bio class in background

Pic of person holding lizard and taking cell pic of the class in the previous pic

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Applied Ornithology field trip was a success! We camped along the San Pedro River and students learned surveying for rails, owls, and point count surveys in riparian forest. 🪶🌎

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New paper on long-term lizard declines.🦎 Abundance highest in wet yrs (we haven't had many!). Some species abund related to lagged effects from vegetation cover, emphasizing the delayed response of biotic communities to ecosystem changes. #urban #herps 🌎 doi.org/10.1002/eco....

Side-blotched lizards declined but tiger whiptail abundance unchanging

Ornate tree lizard and zebra-tailed lizard abundance over time

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Neighborhood Western Screech Owl working on its winter tan.🪶

Small owl with squinty eyes in saguaro cactus

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

First field trip of Ornithology, our classroom for the day! We saw this Green Heron and 46 other species while birding at urban wetlands. ASU Applied Bio. #birding 🪶

Students with binoculars and field guides for group photo

Green Heron, cell phone pic thru scope so not the best quality - but can see the green on the back.

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Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

New research on overlap of solar energy potential and critical habitats in the Southwest - Desert Tortoises and Bendire's Thrasher. phys.org/news/2025-01...

Habitat suitability for two species of desert tortoise and a thrasher (bird)

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