Reptile Taxonomy

21/09/2024

Locked up 17 hours so far

20/09/2024

By request ....
Hoser, R. T. 2024.
Pleistocene splits in the Australian Odatria tristis (Schlegel, 1839) species and Pantherosaurus rosenbergi (Mertens, 1957) complexes. The formal identification and naming of a new species and three new subspecies.
Australasian Journal of Herpetology 72:14-24.
Published 24 June 2024.
Full text at:

20/09/2024

Can someone please tell David Williams at WHO that snakes are not poisonous ...

17/09/2024

Hemiergis talbingoensis Copland, 1946 (type form).
Note the yellow extending full length of original tail and intensity of colour (consistent across the species).
Hemiergis keilleri Hoser, 2023.
Note the lack of yellow at the posterior end of the original tail.
Estimated divergence of species is over 2 MYA.
See the big paper at:
Hoser, Raymond. 2023 The Australian burrowing skinks of the genus Hemiergis Wagler, 1830 sensu lato reviewed, including a newly named genus, and new species-level taxa. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 66: 26-46.
Download the full text at:
https://www.smuggled.com/AJH-66-pages-26-46.pdf

17/09/2024

Crinia fiacummingae left and Crinia parainsignifera right, both from Murrindindi, Victoria where they are sympatric.

16/09/2024

Rawlinsonia paraewingi cow
Download the three volume monograph on the tree frogs here:
http://www.herp.net

14/09/2024

Hemiergis keilleri Hoser, 2023 - pink rock
Hemiergis talbingoensis Copland, 1946 - Yellow rock
Diverged at least 2.1 MYA ....
Differences include ventral colour on tail - pattern on dorsum and neck and build.
Both Victorian species.
See:
Hoser, Raymond. 2023 The Australian burrowing skinks of the genus Hemiergis Wagler, 1830 sensu lato reviewed, including a newly named genus, and new species-level taxa. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 66: 26-46.

13/09/2024

Nodorha martinekae Hoser, 2023
See paper at:
Hoser, R. T. 2023. The further division of the Nodorha bougainvillii (AKA Lerista bougainvillii) sensu lato species complex, including formal descriptions of five new species and a new subspecies. . Australasian Journal of Herpetology 65:51-63.
Online at:
https://www.smuggled.com/AJH-I65-Split.htm

13/09/2024

Nodorha martinekae Hoser, 2024 is a relatively uncommon lizard species recently discovered from East Victoria by Snakebusters Australian Snakeman
Download the big Lerista paper from http://www.herp.net

13/09/2024

He earned the honour for speaking the truth!

Rankinia elonmuski Hoser, 2024
LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:A6675B89-DBF2-4CD1-AD5E-1A3369B85FBF
Rank: Species No BHL Results
Parent: Rankinia Wells and Wellington, 1984

Specific Name: elonmuski
Authorship: Hoser
Publication: Hoser, Raymond. 2024 Two new subspecies of Mountain Dragon, Rankinia boylani Wells and Wellington, 1984 from New South Wales, Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 72: 35-39.
Page: 36-37
Figure(s):
Type Specimen(s): A live specimen depicted in the image at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9629052
Type Locality: collected from Canobolas, New South Wales, 2800, Australia that was photographed on Dec 27, 2017 at 9:54 AM AEDT.

Tantaloscincus muski Hoser, 2024
LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:087030DD-1418-46AD-A243-A07403659DE3
Rank: Species No BHL Results
Parent: Tantaloscincus Wells and Wellington, 1984

Specific Name: muski
Authorship: Hoser
Publication: Hoser, Raymond. 2024 Dealing with a taxonomic disaster zone … 39 new species and 11 new subspecies within Ctenotus Storr, 1964 sensu lato. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 68-69: 1-128.
Page: 94-96
Figure(s):
Type Specimen(s): A preserved specimen at the Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, specimen number R123224
Type Locality: collected at the Kennedy Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Latitude -24.500833 S., Longitude 115.0175 E.

Details at: http://www.herp.net

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11/09/2024

Date night, Rawlinsonia paraewingi from somewhere near Strathbogie ....

10/09/2024

An angry Hadronyche (Wongaraneaus) meridiana (Hogg, 1902) from near Euroa in central Victoria.
Download the big Funnelweb paper at:
https://www.smuggled.com/issue-35-pages-54-56.pdf

Hoser, Raymond. 2017 A new genus-level classification of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 35: 54-56.

10/09/2024

Frogs are still firing up at the moment ....
Seen here are Limnodynastes tasmaniensis and Rawlinsonia paraewingi from south-east of Euroa.
Check out the obvious differences between the s*xes!
More at http://www.herp.net and look at the year 2000 monographs.

04/09/2024

Cow Small eyed snake - see recent paper on these at:
http://www.herp.net

04/09/2024

Mcphieus rawlinsoni - this critter was photographed a few years back at a new housing estate in Craigieburn, Victoria.
Unfortunately this species vanishes after urbanization as the egg-laying invasives take over.
Learn more at http://www.herp.net

04/09/2024

Hotham was on fire a few weeks back .... but the ski season is over .... it is now time to check out the Burramys species there discovered and named by the Snakebusters Australian Snakeman
http://www.herp.net

29/08/2024

For those who missed the update ...

The man is accused of killing scientist Stephen Thorpe last weekend.

26/08/2024

A giant in the field of zoology was murdered two days ago.
There are a number of suspects ....
Details about the great Stephen Thorpe below:

It’s with great sadness that we record the shocking and sudden loss of Stephen Ernest Thorpe on 24th August 2024, a talented freelance entomologist, biodiversity expert, and volunteer. Stephen was born in England on 27th January 1970. He gained an MA (Philosophy) from the University of Auckland in...

25/08/2024

23/08/2024

For those who may have missed it, Snakebusters Australian Snakeman Raymond Hoser has been actively campaigning to unseat the current Labor government in the NT, who are acting as eco terrorists seeking to outlaw all private ownership of reptiles.
No keeping permits are being issued in the NT following their law change and ban recently.
While the coalition are also generally scum bags as well, in this case they have said they will repeal the ban on private ownership of reptiles in the NT.
For that reason alone, anyone with a concern for wildlife conservation in the NT must vote against Labor in the NT election tomorrow.
PS This cow crocodile was bred nearly 30 years back by a private reptile keeper in the NT.

23/08/2024

For those who may have missed it, Snakebusters Australian Snakeman Raymond Hoser has been actively campaigning to unseat the current Labor government in the NT, who are acting as eco terrorists seeking to outlaw all private ownership of reptiles.
No keeping permits are being issued in the NT following their law change and ban recently.
While the coalition are also generally scum bags as well, in this case they have said they will repeal the ban on private ownership of reptiles in the NT.
For that reason alone, anyone with a concern for wildlife conservation in the NT must vote against Labor in the NT election tomorrow.

21/08/2024

The dad who thought his kid had a dry bite from a snake is relieved tonight after the cops dropped their manslaughter charge against him.

A man charged with the manslaughter of his 11-year-old son after he was bitten by a snake on a rural Queensland property has had his charge dropped.

20/08/2024

For those who missed it, Mary Chalmers (an SC) (shown in the image here - taken from Google) is representing Wuster cohort member Adam Britton with respect of his be******ty charges.
Today she begged the NT Supreme Court to give him a light punishment after he pled guilty to having a**l s*x with dozens of dogs and children.
Remember, Adam Britton is of the same cohort who have been taking out Google ads using our registered trademarks (e.g. reptile party, snake avoidance, etc) to steal our clients, with Adam Britton himself actively targeting our clients and their children.
Do you really want one of this crew at your next kids party or event?
Stay safe with us!
http://www.reptileparty.com.au

19/08/2024

Wolfgang Wuster and the taxonoimic vandals are alleging that Rawlinsonia corbeni Wells and Wellington, 1985 is a nomen nudem.
They are lying.....
PS Did I mention that the genetics shows it as a valid species as well!