Simon Maddock
@simonmaddock.bsky.social
Ecology, evolution and conservation of reptiles and amphibians • Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution at Newcastle University • Scientific Associate at Natural History Museum, London • He/Him
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Island-hopping anurans: diversification dynamics in a widespread frog family
Abstract. Examining diversification patterns associated with dispersal, vicariance, and local adaptation is critical in elucidating drivers of speciation.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Yes, both strategies can be seen within the same population
May 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yes, both strategies can be seen within the same population
Great that you have highlighted the Seychelles treefrog! In response to your egg laying question (I note I am not from Seychelles but ...): I have found eggs both out of the water and in the water. In the water I have found them on vegetation and stuck to rocks. A SUPER COOL SPECIES!
April 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great that you have highlighted the Seychelles treefrog! In response to your egg laying question (I note I am not from Seychelles but ...): I have found eggs both out of the water and in the water. In the water I have found them on vegetation and stuck to rocks. A SUPER COOL SPECIES!
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DICE is advertising an additional four PhD studentships through our Leverhulme ‘Space for Nature’ Doctoral Scholars programme.
All have a deadline of Deadline 23/04/25.
www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
All have a deadline of Deadline 23/04/25.
www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
Leverhulme Scholars
Leverhulme Scholars
www.kent.ac.uk
April 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
DICE is advertising an additional four PhD studentships through our Leverhulme ‘Space for Nature’ Doctoral Scholars programme.
All have a deadline of Deadline 23/04/25.
www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
All have a deadline of Deadline 23/04/25.
www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...
They missed a trick with that!
March 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
They missed a trick with that!
And how good is this educational game about the yearly natural history of the adder. This has been a huge success in educating school kids.
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And how good is this educational game about the yearly natural history of the adder. This has been a huge success in educating school kids.
And who can forget the amazing Seychelles tree #frog (Tachycnemis seychellensis). This is a female, and in this particular population the males are brown.
We also found two species of caecilian but I failed to get any pictures.
🧪🐍🐸🔬
We also found two species of caecilian but I failed to get any pictures.
🧪🐍🐸🔬
January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
And who can forget the amazing Seychelles tree #frog (Tachycnemis seychellensis). This is a female, and in this particular population the males are brown.
We also found two species of caecilian but I failed to get any pictures.
🧪🐍🐸🔬
We also found two species of caecilian but I failed to get any pictures.
🧪🐍🐸🔬
Thomasset's Seychelles frog (Sooglossus thomasseti) is the largest of the endemic Seychelles frog family Sooglossidae, and perhaps the rarest of them (or least frequently encountered at least). 🧪🐍🐸🔬
January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thomasset's Seychelles frog (Sooglossus thomasseti) is the largest of the endemic Seychelles frog family Sooglossidae, and perhaps the rarest of them (or least frequently encountered at least). 🧪🐍🐸🔬