tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post3005181911400528353..comments2024-01-04T05:26:02.451-07:00Comments on Life is short, but snakes are long: How to teach yourself about an obscure snakeAndrew Dursohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-85227860378895548932014-10-29T20:53:39.090-06:002014-10-29T20:53:39.090-06:00Great stuff, Andrew, and nice sleuthing.Great stuff, Andrew, and nice sleuthing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856506919717387224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-92074332050137038092014-10-29T11:18:34.401-06:002014-10-29T11:18:34.401-06:00I struck with similar problem when I and doing res...I struck with similar problem when I and doing research for my Master Thesis but I already finished it. There are really a lot of useful information's.Przemysław Damian Puszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157569750605504984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-8163131725604904352014-10-28T18:17:33.038-06:002014-10-28T18:17:33.038-06:00Thanks all for the feedback!
Gareth: it's cer...Thanks all for the feedback!<br /><br />Gareth: it's certainly something I enjoy doing so that helps a lot.<br /><br />John: Indeed it is. I suspect many of those hits were not specific to L. mayottensis, but probably many of them were.<br /><br />Mark: Didn't realize you knew Oliver, although I should've guessed. Best of luck tracking one of these down! I'll feature some photos on here if you get some. Also, I see that among other things your hairstyle has changed quite a bit in those 5 years.Andrew Dursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720822623046554913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-45405755447846282272014-10-28T15:53:20.733-06:002014-10-28T15:53:20.733-06:00Good read, Andrew! The amount of detail in Peters&...Good read, Andrew! The amount of detail in Peters' description of L. mayottensis is astounding! I've just been working on another of his species, Geckolepis maculata, and its description is no more than three lines of text. You were fortunate there!<br /><br />Also, iNaturalist is to some extent peer-reviewed, especially considering records from Madagascar. The HerpetoGasy BioBlitz has several regional experts who go over observations and either confirm or recommend IDs.<br /><br />Just a note: Olly finished his PhD not too long ago - no longer a student! He's now running the Fauna Bavarica barcoding project at the ZSM. Our website is critically out of date, but hopefully will be updated soon!<br /><br />If you ever need details on any snakes (or other herps) from Madagascar, shoot me a message. Might be faster than tracking things down this way :P<br /><br />Olly, Cynthia and myself leave for Mayotte in a week! We're hopeful that we will find these enigmatic snakes, and be able to keep some for a short while to study them in greater detail. We shall see! <br /><br />(P.S. Sorry for double comment - had to fix my Blogspot account! I've not used it in five years)Mark Scherzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161662782057832907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-59673104182266338772014-10-28T15:01:47.778-06:002014-10-28T15:01:47.778-06:00I typed Peters's Bright Snake into the Bing se...I typed Peters's Bright Snake into the Bing search engine on my computet at work, (my boss is out of the office).<br />I got 1,290,000 results. I only looked up a few of the websites,(some of the same ones that you mentioned in your post, and saw the same photo). The stuff you can so easily access online just amazes me.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443075087825368900.post-46250682731963039322014-10-28T13:02:18.029-06:002014-10-28T13:02:18.029-06:00Great post and insights, Andrew! My oh my you hav...Great post and insights, Andrew! My oh my you have some dedication tracking down all that information!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131089935495316551noreply@blogger.com