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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨 🦍🐕🦝🐅🦓🦌🐃🐖🐏🐫🐘🦏🦛🐿️🦔🦇🦥🦦🦨🦘🦡🐋🦭🦒🧸 Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history. Please share widely! 🧪🏛️ candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and Curator of Mammals

Tenure Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, and Curator of Mammals at Natural History Museum Denmark The Natural History Museum Denmark wishes to ap

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Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @dammmaik.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🐍 🗺️Announcing the Snakebite Community Map A free, global directory connecting researchers, clinicians & organizations working on snakebite envenoming. 📄 Read and share the 1-page announcement 🔓🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... or via sites.google.com/view/snakebi... #SnakebiteAwarenessDay

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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 I'm recruiting PhD students to join the Akopyan Lab at Rice University! If you're passionate about evolutionary genomics, I'd love to hear from you. Details: akopyanlab.org/opportunities Please share widely! 🙏

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We are recruiting PhD students in Evolutionary Genomics for Fall 2027 at Rice University! Projects in the lab include investigating the causes and consequences of recombination rate variation, the...

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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tenure-track job in vertebrate paleo! 🦬🦕🦈🦴 This is my former position at the Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences. Can confirm that the collections are excellent & understudied; AND that the people at the IMNH and BioSci are wonderful colleagues. APPLY!

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Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756)

Job DescriptionThe Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University invite applications for a joint...

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Hissscord has reached >150 members! 🎉 That's an international assembly of 150+ scientists of various career stages working in herpetology, all joined on one server to network and to support each other. Wanna join? Send me a message! (Free, not my attempt to finance my PhD)

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Martin Whiting @lizardlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New PhD opportunities in behavioural ecology at the University of Tasmania and Macquarie University working with Geoff While and Martin Whiting plus multiple international collaborators on lizard sociality and communication. Please spread the word! #phd

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Here are two of the four new species of moss-camouflaged frogs we just described in the journal Salamandra: Spinomantis fohitstilo and S. chlorostictus! The article is OA, available here: www.salamandra-journal.com/salamandra/6... 🧪🐸

Spinomantis fohistilo, a mossy-looking frog with big finger and toe pads, green and brown patterning above, and rather white flanks. The legs have a series of little white spines, which are the source of the name, which means white spines in Malagasy.

A brown frog with a two-toned eye, and little green splotches over its back. Those green splotches are the source of the name, which is of Greek derivation. This one is quite smooth without fringes or spines, but still has well expanded finger and toe tips.

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Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🦎*Please share!*🦎 The Swierk Lab is recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 27 / Spr 28 to study Neotropical anole 1) body coloration and visual signals or 2) predator avoidance, diving, and respiration. Please contact only by email. More info and contact details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TGmC...

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Say hello to Quentin’s Diamond Frog, Rhombophryne quentini. 🧪🐸 #NewSpecies

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I had a toadtally great encounter today 🐸 🐸Common Toad (Bufo bufo) 📍Saxony, Germany #frog #toad

Photo of a large, chunky common toad (Bufo bufo) facing the camera

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Caro Dittrich @carodittrich.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Happy that the Societas Europaea Herpetologica is now represented here @seh-herpetology.bsky.social Follow for herpetology related scientific and non-scientific content, news and announcements from the #European #Herpetology Society 🐸🐍🦎🐊🐢🧪🌍 #Conservation #SciComm #Ecology

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New paper alert 📣🐍 Blind snakes are usually associated with strict fossoriality. Here, we present the first record of arboreality/ climbing behaviour in the worm-like Madagascar-endemic blind snake Madatyphlops ocularis. doi.org/10.1071/ZO25... #snakes @csiropublishing.bsky.social (Aust J Zool)

A worm-like blind snake is climbing on a small tree stem

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Happy (slightly belated) World Frog Day! 🐸 Photo: 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, Madagascar #worldfrogday #frog #Madagascar

A picture of a large frog with pinkish hands, sitting on a tree, ready to jump

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I genuinely wish that all snakes would move the way the horned viper does in this figure.

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

ASIH is soliciting nominations for the 2026 Margaret Stewart Achievement Award for Excellence - to be awarded to a mid-career scientist in Herpetology. Deadline 20 April 2026. Info here: www.asih.org/awards/stewa... 🐸🦎🐊🐍🐢 Please share and repost!

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Margaret M. Stewart Achievement Award for Excellence in Ichthyology or Herpetology — American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪 I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬 Deadline: 4 Jan 2026! employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...

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Feral T. Robot, Oil Swamp Utility Bot #7629 @feralrobots.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?! & more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward? www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Figure 1 from a paper published in Nature (linked in post). The figure purports to be an infographic depiction of the "Overall working of the framework" for 'explainably' diagnosing autism spectrum disorder. The infographic is plainly nonsense, containing many spelling errors, nonsense words, meaningless images and graphs. Clearly created using generative AI and (crucially) NEVER CHECKED AT ANY STEP OF THE WRITING OR PUBLICATION PROCESS.

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The Natural History Museum Denmark is seeking a new Head of Conservation Unit! The conservation team here works on a wide array of incredible specimens, and are hard at work preparing for the new museum opening in spring 2027! candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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Talentech - Head of Conservation Unit at the Natural History Museum Denmark // Leder af Konserveringsenheden ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant" super happy to have been part of this work with @njorisfleck.bsky.social Prof Gudrun Kadereit, Andreas Fleischmann and Thibaud Messerschmid! I hope it's the first of many at LMU 👏😁🌵🎶 doi.org/10.1111/plb....

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My first ever lead-author paper got published! 🎉 Many thanks to my supervisors and co-workers! (Also, please note the punny title)

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Hissscord just reached 100 members! 🎉 That's an international assembly of 100 scientists of various career stages working in herpetology, all joined in one server to network and to support each other. Wanna join? Send me a message! (Free, not my attempt to finance my PhD)

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Happy Halloween!🍂🍬 We found this stunning Mossy Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913) ⁣shedding its skin in Madagascar, 2024. I waited a whole year to post this photo for Halloween! 👻

A Mossy Leaf-tail Gecko with partially shed skin, resembling a ghost

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Oakland Zoo @oaklandzoo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Ever hear a snake heartbeat? 🐍 🫀 (Sound UP) Our vets have noticed some irregular heart activity in Arroyo, the California King snake, so they’re using a doppler ultrasound machine, which allows them to hear the heart rate easily and count the amount of time between heartbeats.

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Systematics Association @systassn.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

📢📢📢 #YSF2025 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES THIS SATURDAY OCT 25TH 11:59PM GMT+1 📢📢📢 If you are a student or early career researcher working on phylogenetics/taxonomy/systematics, join us online on Nov 14th for this year's (free!) Young Systematists' Forum! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8

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YSF2025 Registration Form

Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form. This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...

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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Applications for the MEME programme (www.evobio.eu ) are now open! MEME is a research- and mobility-oriented master’s in evolutionary biology (& I’m a proud alumna!), jointly run by the Unis of Groningen, Uppsala, Montpellier, and LMU Munich, with Harvard and Lausanne as partners. Spread the word!

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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🚨 Postdoc in evolutionary genomics of heat stress adaptation position at @ucddublin.bsky.social. 📍 Dublin, Ireland Closes: 15th Oct 2025 🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV094/u...

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Systematics Association @systassn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Join us Nov 14th for #YSF2025, a completely free, online conference where postgraduate students (and other early career researchers) present their work on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics. Abstract submission closes Oct 25th! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2fvmmthc systass.org/young-system...

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Young Systematists’ Forum

Young Systematists’ Forum An exciting setting for postgraduate students and early postdoctoral researchers to present their work to a scientific audience interested in taxonomy and systematic…

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Second call for joining our server! 🐸 Hissscord is open to everyone in the scientific herpetological community, from students to established researchers. 💬 DM me for an invite to the Discord channel, or reach out via email: hissscord[at]gmail.com Please share!📣

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Having a diffuse research group means that I rarely get to spend any time with my group in 3D. It was a great delight therefore to be joined by @collinbos.bsky.social @alicepetzold.bsky.social @njorisfleck.bsky.social and @clarakeusgen.bsky.social together in Bonn for the #SEH2025! 🧪🐸🦎🐍🧬

Most of my group gathered in one place for the first time possibly ever. From left to right, former master's student Collin Bos, current postdoc Alice Petzold, me (Mark D. Scherz), former bachelor's student Joris Fleck, and current master's student and former bachelor's student Clara Keusgen.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

+++ Hissscord🐍 NEWS +++ Our new server is live! 🐍 A free space for young and experienced herpetologists to connect, collaborate, and get quick help. 💬 DM me here on Bluesky or elsewhere for an invite to the Discord channel! Please feel free to share and repost! #Herpetology #SEH2025 #Hissscord

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Dr Alice Clement @draliceclement.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project). Applications close 25th March 2025! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

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Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I’m setting up a Discord server for young herpetologists, derived from an idea at #SEH2025. The goal is to create a space for quick help, collaboration, and networking. If you’d like to give input or get involved, let me know! #herpetology

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I’ve been spending A LOT of time in scientific collections. Outside, the weather keeps changing. Inside? Permanent chill. 35°C? I’m freezing my butt off in the collections. -4°C? Still freezing my butt off in the collections. The only constant in my life right now is museum-grade air conditioning.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

An Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) found in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy #Herpetology #lizard #herping

A lizard hanging onto a plastic fence in Italy.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The CORPS team has won the 2025 Teaching Award from #LMU ’s Faculty of Biology! 🏆 What began with preparing bird specimens in my living room is now the faculty’s first student-led, -organized, and -taught course. We are incredibly happy! Thank you all—here’s to CORPS 2025! @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

The CORPS team with the award certificate and flowers

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Ordering primers for the first time and can't shake the feeling that an adult should probably look it over before I hit “order.” #science #labwork #genetics

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Had the pleasure of visiting the @smnstuttgart.bsky.social and getting an awesome tour of part of their collection from the amazing @michela-johnson.bsky.social — thanks so much, Michela! 📸 Holotype of the extinct crocodyliform Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al., 2014 #paleontology #FossilFriday

Holotype of the extinct crocodyliform Machimosaurus buffetauti Young et al., 2014

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Gluing a completely disintegrated lizard skull back together is about as much fun as it sounds. And yes, I'm using a toothbrush taped to a bucket for assistance. Not elegant, but at least it's creative. Sue me. #herps #bones #Gallotia #lizard #herpetology #LMU

A part of a lizard's lower jaw bone stuck in a toothbrush

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Nothing matches the feeling of finishing a manuscript, while an epic movie soundtrack is climaxing in the background.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Interesting #illustration of a green #iguana in one of my favorite old #books. W. Lackowitz (1899) Das Buch der Tierwelt. Verlag von W. Herlet, Berlin, Germany. #history #library #oldbook #biology #herpetology

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

It's crazy how much housework I get done in a day when I need to finish a manuscript.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

That's my new favourite way of short-term labelling #hummingbirds and other long-beaked #birds.

In a natural history museum, the beak of a hummingbird holds a paper label.

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I finally finished another photo editing session. This time, a #macro shot of a #tongue-flicking 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 (Günther, 1880) from #Madagascar.

Macro photo of a snake flicking its tongue

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Am I the only one who measures how close to home I am by the fraction of roadside plants I can identify to species level?

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Found a little Common Tree #Frog (Hyla arborea) in #Munich, Germany, on the street at night!

Hyla arborea, a frog, sitting on the street

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I'm trying to be a bit more active on this platform, since the other ones become increasingly annoying. I've (again) started working on the pictures I took on my last research field trip to #Madagascar a few months ago. This is a stunningly beautiful #𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴!

A picture of 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴, a snake from Madagascar

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