Episodes

http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp31.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:08:46 — 126.8MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreHappy World Frog Day! In this episode we answer a couple questions from listeners: why are there no neotenic frogs, and what books we recommend for people interested in herpetology (fair warning: it’s a lot!) Remember that you can watch…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp30.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:30:26 — 167.3MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk about how many people are getting bitten by venomous snakes in South Africa, and how reporting encounters like this can help to reduce morbidity and mortality from snakebite: all the topic of a new paper…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:25:20 — 156.9MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we drop some HOT OFF THE PRESS news about seven new species of frogs from Madagascar that Mark has been involved in describing that are named after seven Star Trek captains. We also cover some exciting recent…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:25 — 77.6MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreAn unexpected crossover is afoot! Hiral and Mark met up with Dr Tom Major and Benjamin M. Marshall of the Herpetological Hightlights Podcast while they were at the 10th World Congress of Herpetology in Kuching, Malaysia. We sat down together…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp27.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:15:45 — 140.4MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk about everyone’s favourite frogs, rain frogs of the family Brevicipitidae! We go over their diversity, ecology, and anatomy, as well as their fun adhesive properties! Remember that you can watch the full episode with video…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp26_Final_levelled.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:46:06 — 147.4MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we gently debate subspecies, and then dive into several snake papers, from their anomalously extensive and rapid diversification, to a recent taxonomic change. Regrettably the audio on this episode was affected by a technical error, so it…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMatesEp25_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:15:08 — 138.2MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk about a really cool predation observation, the importance of publishing behavioural or observational notes, and some follow-up on the anaconda mess from Episode 24. Remember that you can watch the full episode with video at…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMates_Ep24_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:22:45 — 152.2MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk about the breaking news that caecilians produce milk‽, and get into some recent taxonomic works on anacondas and eyelash palm-pitvipers. Content warning: this episode contains several Hot Takes™. Episode notes sometimes get clipped on your…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMates_Ep22_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:43:21 — 191.0MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreThe Mates are back after two and a half years of hiatus! They talk about all that’s happened in the intervening time, and where we are going from here! Episode notes can get clipped on your device or by your…
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http://squamatespod.com/wp-content/uploads/SquaMates_Ep21_final.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:37:31 — 90.0MB)Subscribe: TuneIn | RSS | MoreThe Mates get into the evolution of Ambystoma, whether or not to use subspecies, and the fantastically diverse and oft maligned gymnophthalmids (gymmies!). Episode notes can get clipped on your device or by your podcast provider; for full (extensive) notes (and…
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