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tucsonherps.bsky.social
Est. 1988 - Dedicated to the conservation, education, and research concerning the amphibians and reptiles of Arizona and México. Linktr.ee/tucson.herps
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This Monday at 7pm MST Dr. Stacey Weiss will present, Egg Protection in the Absence of Parental Care: The gut and reproductive micro-biome of Sceloporus lizards and its role in providing anti-fungal protection to eggs. To attend in person or virtually, click on the link in our bio

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A link to some rad snake developments so far this year! #yearofthesnake2025 @snakeweek.bsky.social @iucn-snake.bsky.social #snakeweek2025

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Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is Year of the Snake! THS is excited about sharing great content and programming with @snakeweek.bsky.social as the year progresses. Stay tuned!

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“In the long run, there are no secrets in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up.” — Arthur C. Clarke

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Follow this guy!

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This is a wild plan to combat cane toads in Australia:

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THS President, Robert Villa’s take on Dune’s Sand Worms and Sonoran Desert Toads with @themadstone.bsky.social

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A monograph of the testudinata London: Printed for Samuel Highley, 32 Fleet Street: [1832-1836?] https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56365412

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First post here. I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Happy 165th birthday for the publication of The Origin of Species, and people thinking deeply about evolutionary trees. Darwin's notebook entry about phylogenesis, show here, is older, at 187 years, and became the basis for the only figure originally published in The Origin.

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Just finished touring our new docents through the collections. On the floor, the museum uses our specimens at every turn.

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Here’s my most recent essay on why natural history matters (more available on the publications page of my website). static1.squarespace.com/static/5186a...

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