CellBioNews · @cellbionews
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NatForsdick · @NatForsdick
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Involved with ? Come join the newly established Amphibian Genomics Consortium ! We're currently running a competition for a logo design, so if you love drawing , , and , check out the details at: mvs.unimelb.edu.au/amphibian-g

#amphibian #Genomics #agc #frogs #salamanders #caecilians

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AutisticMumTo3 · @AutisticMumTo3
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World’s first worm dating back 220 million years has been unearthed in Arizona | The Independent






Named Funcusvermis gilmorei, it lived at the beginning of the age of the dinosaurs

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#paleontogy #worm #fossil #caecilians #kligman #funcusvermis #chinleformation

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C. Foix · @CFoix
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ABWC Research Group · @ABWC
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I (@Simon_Maddock) work on several projects around the world including understanding the , and of Seychelles . If you haven't heard about caecilians before then let me change that! They are a truly amazing group of legless with a tropical distribution and most species live underground.

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#biology #taxonomy #conservation #caecilians #amphibians #abwcsocialmediatakeover

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Simon Maddock · @Simon_Maddock
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... and finally, this is Hypogeophis montanus (montane Mahe caecilian/everdter nwanr
montanny). This caecilian species occurs at the top of the two very highest peaks in the Seychelles between 718–731 m/asl with higher elevations on these peaks largely uninhabitable for caecilians. The highly restricted range of the species and suitable habitats make H. montanus one of the most threatened amphibians to climate change.

#caecilians #amphibians #herpetology #taxonomy

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Simon Maddock · @Simon_Maddock
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This is Hypogeophis pti (the Petite Praslin Caecilian). The species of caecilian (an Order of limbless amphibians) occurs on the island of Praslin, Seychelles. As with most other caecilians in the Seychelles, the species is fossorial (living underground). It occurs in palm dominated forests, which are at high risk of forest fires due to climate change. This species is possibly the smallest caecilian species in the world.

#caecilians #herpetology #amphibians #climatechange #conservation

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Simon Maddock · @Simon_Maddock
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Hi everyone,
I'm a UK based biologist mostly working on ( and ) and ( and ). Most of my research revolves around , , , , , , and . My research projects occur primarily in the UK, Ecuador, Seychelles and Papua New Guinea.

I hope to share results coming out of our lab and to share some cool facts about our study organisms!

#introduction #amphibians #caecilians #frogs #reptiles #snakes #lizards #Evolution #populationgenetics #Speciation #Phylogeny #Genomics #ecology #climatechange #conservation

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