Tom Parkin

People are reporting Green Tree #Frogs (Litoria caerulea) dying across NSW and southern QLD. Possibly due to the cold weather weakening their resistance to a deadly frog disease. Please get in touch if you see any dead frogs! #WildOz @FrogIDAus abc.net.au/news/2021-07-2…

I can get around #WorldSnakeDay was lucky to see this king cobra on the Andaman Islands back in 2014. Snake royalty 👑

Harlequin tree #frogs (Rhacophorus pardalis) from #Borneo, & many related species, lay their eggs on leaves above pools, & whip them up with their #feet into a foamy nest to protect them. When the eggs develop into tadpoles, they just drop into the pool below. 🐸

Are ‘nuisance’ snake relocations helping snakes or just easing the public’s discomfort? Is there a more appropriate way to carry out snake catching activities in Australia? We think so. New paper in @HerpJournal with @Acanthoplus and @TomoParkin thebhs.org/publications/t…

A Groote Eylandt Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura nesos) explores the sandstone escarpment during the Groote Eylandt Bush Blitz. #BushBlitz @bushblitz @Earthwatchau @Parks_Australia @austmus @UNSWScience #Anindilyakwa @MAG_NT

Seeing some amazing country and biodiversity on the Groote Eylandt Bush Blitz. 🦎🐍🐸 #bushblitz #GrooteEylandtBushBlitz @bushblitz @Earthwatchau @Parks_Australia @austmus @UNSWScience

The Groote Eylandt #BushBlitz is well underway! Some absolutely stunning country & some fantastic #frogs. #speciesdiscovery @bushblitz @Earthwatchau @Parks_Australia @austmus @UNSWScience #Anindilyakwa

Check out why snakes don't shed colour with their skin! And for anyone with kids in Perth, I'll be answering wildlife questions at the Curious Kids book launch 10th of July!

There are reports of Green Tree Frogs (Litoria caerulea) dying around the #Sydney area at the moment. 😢 Please contact me if you've seen any dead #frogs recently - it's not a good sign & we need to understand how widespread this is and what is causing it. #WildOz @abcsydney

Submitted to #FrogID by Australian Museum scientists is the Tasmanian Smooth Froglet (Geocrinia laevis) - a small, ground frog that is possible to hear calling throughout the year across TAS. Please record it with #FrogID if you hear it! frogid.net.au/frogs/geocrini… #FrogFriday

Dropping bromadialone across NSW in an attempt to control the mouse plague is a terrible idea. In the @ConversationEDU today myself and colleagues Mike Lohr, @Acanthoplus, @LettsGetSnakes and @terngirl outline the collateral damage this will cause. theconversation.com/mouse-plague-b…

Which #frogs are best equipped to survive the human world? This research, led by @graciegliu & based upon @FrogIDAus data, ranks Australia’s frog species based on how likely they are to persist in human modified habitats. #AmphibianWeek @amphibiansorg australian.museum/blog/amri-news…

Just published! Habitat modification is a major threat to our #frogs. 🐸🏘🏫 Which species are most in need of our help? Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15… and here: australian.museum/blog/amri-news… @FrogIDAus @austmus @UNSWScience

The culprit of the calls in my previous post. A highly variable, colourful and loud little autumn-breeding frog species. Victorian Smooth Frog (Geocrinia victoriana). One of my fav local species with one of the best calls! #wildoz #autumnfrogs

Epic chorus of pobblebonks and spotted marsh frogs in Tasmania last week

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful frog species in #Australia, the spectacular Tasmanian Tree #Frog (Litoria burrowsae). 😍 So lucky to have seen this special frog species during fieldwork in #Tasmania last week. #WildOz @FrogIDAus

People across #Australia, armed with the @FrogIDAus app are revolutionising our understanding of Australia's #frogs! This data is just the first two years of the project- the next data release will more than double this! #citizenscience #WildOz 🐸

Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! Here is our article about why the world needs #taxonomy and #taxonomists ... theconversation.com/the-earths-bio…