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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Went to my first recorded WWE event ever this weekend at Saturday nights Maine event and NXT battle ground. So much fun! Some absolute banger matches! #wwe #maineevent #nxt

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Got to hang out with legendary herp and primate researcher Russ Mittermeier. Showed him around one of my mud turtle sites and got the target species plus a couple more. He gifted me a few books and even signed his Lemurs of Madagascar book for me!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The status can potentially give conservation officials across the species range ammunition to provide protections, and overall provides an update of the species current status, which is unfortunately threatened by things like habitat destruction and climate change, along with the illegal pet trade.

Clip showing the ICUN redlist update for the Striped Mud turtle. New listing as of 2025 is Near Threatned.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Behold the mighty mussels of fort Myers (formerly the miracle… Minnesota twins triple A).

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Some of my students presented their work on Amphiuma as posters at SEPARC2025. And Another former student presented a talk on her finished work on Cane Toad Immune response! Very proud of this group!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

May Interest Bluesky in some red-eyed tree frog goodness? Photos from the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Here’s Some in population variation on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

A gravid Eastern Musk Turtle (stinkpot) from December! #note in progress!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Amphiuma season continues! This big female was a super cool specimen to work up last week!

Large dark, long, salamander (amphiuma) in a white bucket.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I’m so thankful for getting to work with her for the past almost 6 years. She introduced numerous students to their first turtle experiences, and was a joy to encounter every time we found her.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Kind of a sad #dailyturtle update… got the report from one of collaborators that the first box turtle ever marked in our first study in 2019 has passed on. ID#1- “Priscilla” was such a beautiful turtle and contributed data already to two published studies with two more on the way.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

#dailyturtle It was indeed #turtletime when I was able to grab this 15kg Florida Softshell over the weekend! 🐢🐢🐢

The blue sky user holding a large softshell turtle

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

#dailyturtle this beautiful and voracious little Central American Snapping Turtle was defining this piece of bacon in one of our traps on Costa Rica.

Little snapping turtle with a mouth full of bacon!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We're back next Fall & We're changing tit up! No longer are we "Just" The South FL Herpetology Conference. We're THE Florida Herpetology Conference! More info to come in the Spring regarding dates and location (still likely to be South Florida based for now!). #Herpetology 🐢🐍🦎🐊

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

#daily (kinda) #turtle. A cute little Juvie Florida box turtle found on the edge of a cypress swamp.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A little behind on #dailyturtle 🐢🐢🐢🐢. This is a weird observation of a likely escaped/dumped nonnative Ouachita Map Turtle In South Florida. We captured this individual as part of a population. Assessment in an urban pond. It was rehomed with a Florida based educator!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

#dailyturtle Thislil Florida Box Turtle was captured on a survey about 3 years ago. We've marked ~ 400 individuals in this project since its inception in late 2019! If you want to read more about the work we've done on Boxies. Check out my Research Gate Page! www.researchgate.net/profile/Jord...

Tiny Turtle balancing on a researchers index finger.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“He’s doing a good job” My most “viral post” on Twitter. Figured I’d drop it here too😄

A hawk sits atop a sign that says “watch for snakes” 🐍

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Sometimes you get unexpected by-catch when working with turtles! Particularly grumpy little 6ft gator. About 250lbs of combined reptile and fish in this singular trap made for a “fun” removal process 😆

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

#dailyturtle enjoy these mangrove diamondbacks terrapins from southern Florida. 3 adult males (bottom) and 3 adult females (top) including a recaptured turtle with satellite tag! Major size dimorphism is present in this species, with males some times equaling 1/4 to 1/3 of the mass of females!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

#dailyturtle gorgeous little Sonoran Mud Turtle found with a group of other herpers this past summer. Lifer species for me. So crazy that these aquatic turts can handle the desert as well as they do!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

#dailyturtle here’s some photos of a very understudied species, the brown wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys annulata). We’re currently doing a project in unison with #turtlelove Costa Rica where we’ve been sampling and radio tracking this species on the Caribbean slope!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

#dailyturtles for y'alls feed! A Rainbow of Male Diamond-backed Terrapins from Southern Florida! #turtles #malaclemys

Three Diamond-backed Terrapin turtles being held. Each have varying colors.

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Measuring, tagging, and examining the slimy eel Like Two-toed Amphiuma. While they resemble eels, they are actually a salamander and have lungs and feet. We’re monitoring a population here in south Florida this semester! #herpetology

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

These dudes looking all confident in the promo images… with those stat lines is just art. #sports #nfl

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Some highlights of the work my students and I did in the 2023-2024 Academic year. Lots of awesome projects and accolades from a very special group of people! #Herpetology

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Working up some White-Lipped Mud turtles captured during our work in Costa Rica this past summer. Looking forward to bringing a whole new group of students down in 2025! #herpetology

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Trying to become more active here given the S-Show that is twitter right now. Here's a box turtle radiograph!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

White Lipped Mud Turtles. Also from Costa Rica!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

She was vvvv not happy with the predicament...however....she neglected to detail what got her in said predicament...

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Working on getting more active over here! Here's some more turts!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

Helped work up this Green Sea Turtle while teaching my study abroad class in Costa Rica last month! First one I was able to work up in almost a decade!

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Jordan T. Donini @swflturtleproject.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

NEW Profile. First Post! Several size classes of White-Lipped Mud Turtles from Caribbean Costa Rica.

Several White lipped Mud turtles arranged by size.

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