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Field work on Lanai.

Posted on 18 February 2020 by bob — No Comments ↓

I’m just back from some field work on Lana’i. Lots of lizards, beautiful landscapes, a dead sperm whale, and more aloha than I’ve experienced in a long time. Photos below!

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Fieldwork on Oahu’s offshore islets!

Posted on 13 November 2019 by Val Alvarez — No Comments ↓

Val is conducting herpetological surveys on Oahu’s windward offshore islets and is also sampling two species of lizard to gain insight into introduction rates and population structure.

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JMIH 2019

Posted on 26 July 2019 by bob — No Comments ↓

Some of us will be in Snowbird, Utah July 24-28 for the 2019 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. If you’re around, please come say hi and check out these talks! 26 July – Friday 11:30 am. Sean Harrington, Riley…

Field work

Posted on 30 June 2019 by bob — No Comments ↓

Anthony and I are just back from some fieldwork in the desert southwest focusing on our new NSF-funded whiptail project. Me, him, and Amber Wright did a big loop through Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas. He has a nice…

Summer 2018 field work

Posted on 31 August 2018 by bob — No Comments ↓

Some photos from field work over the last summer. Mojave Desert Southern Mexico

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Mojave field work 2017

Posted on 8 June 2017 by bob — No Comments ↓

Some photos from this year’s trip to the Mojave desert below.

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Book review for Thomson et al. 2016

Posted on 4 April 2017 by bob — No Comments ↓

The first review of the California Herp book has now been published in the Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles journal Herpetological Review. You can check it out here.

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The book is out!

Posted on 10 October 2016 by bob — No Comments ↓

I’m a little late posting this, but the book is out! The author’s advance copies arrived a couple months ago and UC Press and Amazon are both now shipping copies.

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Desert Oracle

Posted on 2 May 2016 by bob — No Comments ↓

I’ve got an article on the elusive California Gila monster in the Spring 2016 issue of the Desert Oracle. Check it out.

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September Herp Night

Posted on 21 September 2015 by bob — No Comments ↓

Exploring species diversity in Southeast Asian Sun Skinks Anthony Barley Thursday September 24, 2015. 3rd Floor Edmondson Hall. Herp night this month will take place 6pm Thursday on the 3rd floor of Edmondson Hall. Anthony Barley will be talking…