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Here you can find the blogs I write for my own website, covering Batrachology (Amphibia), Herpetology (General), Conservation and of course, the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG).

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One of the amazing reminders of what once existed and their incredible size. This is a cast Foot Print of an "#Iguanodon", that cover the area of #Compton and #Brook Beaches on the #Isle_of_Wight. However, no one is entirely sure what species produced these #Dinosaur #footprints, so the term "Iguanodon" is commonly used rather than the correct term of #Tetrapodosaurus.

Went to #Compton and #Brook #Beaches on the #Isle_of_Wight and did a bit of #Fossil Hunting. Amongst the Foot Print Casts of #Iguanodon, I found this amazing Neural piece of a #Turtle #Carapace, identified as belonging to #Helochelydra_nopcsai, a species of Turtle existing from the Late #Jurassic to Early/Mid #Cretaceous period.

The Brown #Lemur (#Eulemur_fulvus) is so so common within its distribution range. Like, literally everywhere you can hear the snorting which sounds a lot like a miniature pig! But they are still fantastic to just sit down and observe. © 2016 - Joshua Ralph - All Rights Reserved

On my next trip to #Madagascar, I plan on visiting the populations of Yellow Mantella (#Mantella_crocea) from various locales, including #Fierenana, #Andriabe, #Ambohitantely Reserve, #Savakoanina and for a second and hopefully longer time, #Bakozetra. For a lot of these localities, they are intermediates between this species living in #sympatry with the Black-eared Mantella (#Mantella_milotympanum). Each of these localities are known for unusual red, green and yellow colourations that are shared often between the two. More than one of these colours had been found incredibly close to each other. © 2015 - Joshua Ralph - All Rights Reserved.

Being the largest arboreal member of the #Microhylidae family, the Grand #Arboreal #Frog (#Platypelis_grandis) is pretty impressive. This specimen from #Nosy_Mangabe, found roughly around 200m north along the path from base camp, measured 71mm with an impressive single resonating call. Usually found in large tree holes, or sometimes in #Ravenala tree axils, this particular individual was found low to the forest floor beside a stream leading out to the sea. Males tend to be signifcantly larger than females and meant to be aggressive/territorial when egg guarding. © 2016 - Joshua Ralph - All Rights Reserved.

I surprise myself sometimes, with what I can find whilst on expeditions in #Madagascar. One of my most surprising finds was a juvenile #Barbour’s #Arboreal #Frog (#Platypelis barbouri) specimen measuring a grand total of approximately 5mm... Unfortunately, this little specimen didn't want to hang around for long and disappeared into the leaf litter due to someone not waiting for me to finish what I was doing and blundering in... 🙄 © 2016 - Joshua Ralph - All Rights Reserved.

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