Deepak Veerappan🐢🦎🐍🐸🔬🧬🌳⛰️ 🐕🏃♂️✌️
@deepakveerappan.bsky.social
Herpetology, systematics, evolution, conservation
NatGeoExplorer, Marie Curie Alumni, Humboldtian,
Scientific Associate @NHM_London,
SectionEditor @Zootaxa Asian & Australiasian🐍 🐍
AE: Herpetological Journal & Vertebrate Zoology 🐸
NatGeoExplorer, Marie Curie Alumni, Humboldtian,
Scientific Associate @NHM_London,
SectionEditor @Zootaxa Asian & Australiasian🐍 🐍
AE: Herpetological Journal & Vertebrate Zoology 🐸
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I am absolutely delighted to see the post by National Geographic Society covering our recent publication on new bush #frogs 🐸 🐸 from northeast #India just in time for #frogfriday 😃
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At the moment it is unlikely to get a license from Nature England due to numerous risks that could jeopardise other extant native species.
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
At the moment it is unlikely to get a license from Nature England due to numerous risks that could jeopardise other extant native species.
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
2025 has been a good year for the taxonomic work I have been involved with
13 new 🐸
4 new 🦎
1 new 🐍
Some of the species are covered in this article by @joshlukedavis.com
13 new 🐸
4 new 🦎
1 new 🐍
Some of the species are covered in this article by @joshlukedavis.com
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
2025 has been a good year for the taxonomic work I have been involved with
13 new 🐸
4 new 🦎
1 new 🐍
Some of the species are covered in this article by @joshlukedavis.com
13 new 🐸
4 new 🦎
1 new 🐍
Some of the species are covered in this article by @joshlukedavis.com
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Riding temperatures could trigger a reptile sexpocalypse - Scientific American
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Rising Temperatures Could Trigger a Reptile Sexpocalypse — Scientific American
The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate. Global warming could doom them The tuatara, a reptile found only on small islan...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Riding temperatures could trigger a reptile sexpocalypse - Scientific American
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apple.news/APL3qNst5RxG...
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Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
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🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
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🎉It's here!🎉
This year's annual roundup of new species described by @nhm-london.bsky.social's curators, researchers and scientific associates!
We've got butterflies! We've got wasps! We've even got the odd dinosaur as I know people like those. Check it out! 🐝🧪🦕
This year's annual roundup of new species described by @nhm-london.bsky.social's curators, researchers and scientific associates!
We've got butterflies! We've got wasps! We've even got the odd dinosaur as I know people like those. Check it out! 🐝🧪🦕
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🎉It's here!🎉
This year's annual roundup of new species described by @nhm-london.bsky.social's curators, researchers and scientific associates!
We've got butterflies! We've got wasps! We've even got the odd dinosaur as I know people like those. Check it out! 🐝🧪🦕
This year's annual roundup of new species described by @nhm-london.bsky.social's curators, researchers and scientific associates!
We've got butterflies! We've got wasps! We've even got the odd dinosaur as I know people like those. Check it out! 🐝🧪🦕
Reposted by Deepak Veerappan🐢🦎🐍🐸🔬🧬🌳⛰️ 🐕🏃♂️✌️
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
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December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
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Our friend Simpson’s Plump Toad is a very elusive toad who lives in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador! They are similar to many other toads in genus Osornophryne but have longer fourth and fifth toes and a stubbier nose! (photo by Zane Libke)
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our friend Simpson’s Plump Toad is a very elusive toad who lives in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador! They are similar to many other toads in genus Osornophryne but have longer fourth and fifth toes and a stubbier nose! (photo by Zane Libke)
I am absolutely delighted to see the post by National Geographic Society covering our recent publication on new bush #frogs 🐸 🐸 from northeast #India just in time for #frogfriday 😃
December 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I am absolutely delighted to see the post by National Geographic Society covering our recent publication on new bush #frogs 🐸 🐸 from northeast #India just in time for #frogfriday 😃
Reposted by Deepak Veerappan🐢🦎🐍🐸🔬🧬🌳⛰️ 🐕🏃♂️✌️
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
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📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society
Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
It's #frogfriday 🐸 here is the recently described Pointy-nosed bush frog (Raorchestes nasuta) from #arunachalpradesh #India
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's #frogfriday 🐸 here is the recently described Pointy-nosed bush frog (Raorchestes nasuta) from #arunachalpradesh #India
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Our latest One 😍
From My PhD research 🐸
From My PhD research 🐸
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our latest One 😍
From My PhD research 🐸
From My PhD research 🐸
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
One of the exciting revisions I've been involved in for a few years now is out today. It is led by @bitupan-herp.bsky.social, a PhD. student who will soon be a doctor.
In case you are interested in #skyislands, #frogs, #lizards, #snakes, #evolution, #mountains, and #westernghats, the talk I gave at explore2025 event organised by @rgsibg.bsky.social is available to watch.
Thanks @rgsibg.bsky.social for the opportunity.
www.rgs.org/events/talks...
Thanks @rgsibg.bsky.social for the opportunity.
www.rgs.org/events/talks...
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In case you are interested in #skyislands, #frogs, #lizards, #snakes, #evolution, #mountains, and #westernghats, the talk I gave at explore2025 event organised by @rgsibg.bsky.social is available to watch.
Thanks @rgsibg.bsky.social for the opportunity.
www.rgs.org/events/talks...
Thanks @rgsibg.bsky.social for the opportunity.
www.rgs.org/events/talks...
It's snow time! ❄️ 🦮
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's snow time! ❄️ 🦮
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A bit of rain and a big Fire salamander (Salamandra s. bernardezi) on the uni stairs is a good way to start the week.
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A bit of rain and a big Fire salamander (Salamandra s. bernardezi) on the uni stairs is a good way to start the week.
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Large-eyed animals like owls 🦉 have a trade-off between large eyes & short optic nerves, which lowers eye mobility (to compensate they evolved swivelly necks)
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
The twisted secret behind a chameleon’s oddball eyes | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
The twisted secret behind a chameleon’s oddball eyes
Coiled nerves allow the reptiles to move their peepers in multiple directions at once without moving their heads
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Large-eyed animals like owls 🦉 have a trade-off between large eyes & short optic nerves, which lowers eye mobility (to compensate they evolved swivelly necks)
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
But chameleons 🦎 have long, coiled optic nerves with extra slack for eye mobility, allowing them to use their famous large swivelly eyes 👀🧪🌏
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Super-proud of former MPhil student Emily Hillan for publishing her dissertation on the evolution of rib skeleton regionalisation in the evolution of snake-like body forms in squamates!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
November 10, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Super-proud of former MPhil student Emily Hillan for publishing her dissertation on the evolution of rib skeleton regionalisation in the evolution of snake-like body forms in squamates!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
New species 🚨, we describe two new species of #agamid #lizards from Northeast #India!
Both species have restricted distribution in northeast India. It took us a few years to verify their identity, they are morphologically cryptic but are deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages.
#newspecies
Both species have restricted distribution in northeast India. It took us a few years to verify their identity, they are morphologically cryptic but are deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages.
#newspecies
Two new green fan-throated lizards have been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. We named them as Ptyctolaemus siangensis and Ptyctolaemus namdaphaensis, after Namdapha Tiger Reserve and Siang River, respectively.—Unraveling a Century-Old Mystery of the Elusive Ptyctolaemus gularis #arunachal_ptycto
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
New species 🚨, we describe two new species of #agamid #lizards from Northeast #India!
Both species have restricted distribution in northeast India. It took us a few years to verify their identity, they are morphologically cryptic but are deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages.
#newspecies
Both species have restricted distribution in northeast India. It took us a few years to verify their identity, they are morphologically cryptic but are deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages.
#newspecies
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Hi Folks !
Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025).
Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more !
www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations...
--> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025).
Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more !
www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations...
--> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Hi Folks !
Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025).
Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more !
www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations...
--> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
Just a few more days to register for the POPGROUP meeting (deadline = this Monday 10/11/2025).
Join us in the beautiful city of #Lille just across the Channel for three exciting days of science and more !
www.hautsdefrancetourism.com/destinations...
--> populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
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Awesome work by @deepakveerappan.bsky.social on this paper. Here we explore "Island-hopping anurans: diversification dynamics in a widespread frog family". The article is Open Access so go and check it out!
Hot off the press. Our study on the #biogeography of Ceratobatrachid #frogs is now out in @ZoolJLinnSoc.bsky.social
I had a chance to present this work at the World Congress of #herpetology last year. I tried to compile the highlights from this study. Read the open access paper for more details
I had a chance to present this work at the World Congress of #herpetology last year. I tried to compile the highlights from this study. Read the open access paper for more details
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Awesome work by @deepakveerappan.bsky.social on this paper. Here we explore "Island-hopping anurans: diversification dynamics in a widespread frog family". The article is Open Access so go and check it out!