Ed Stanley
@drscanley.bsky.social
Research Scientist at the Florida Museum, PI on the NoCTURN research network. I use CT scanning and other imaging techniques to study the evolution, systematics and comparative morphology of reptiles, amphibians and all kinds of other critters.
Very happy that our new paper on the odd, looped optic nerves of chameleons is now out! It turns out having highly mobile eyes require some pretty specialized connections! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Very happy that our new paper on the odd, looped optic nerves of chameleons is now out! It turns out having highly mobile eyes require some pretty specialized connections! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Keeping it local for world lizard day- Rhineura floridana, also known as the Florida worm lizard or, brilliantly, the thunderworm, is a truly bizarre and wonderful creature. Eyeless, burrowing and restricted to the sandy soils of the sunshine state. What a fabulous weirdo!
August 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Keeping it local for world lizard day- Rhineura floridana, also known as the Florida worm lizard or, brilliantly, the thunderworm, is a truly bizarre and wonderful creature. Eyeless, burrowing and restricted to the sandy soils of the sunshine state. What a fabulous weirdo!
Very excited to be part of the #ASIHin3D symposium! @hannahoish.bsky.social has put together an amazing lineup!
July 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very excited to be part of the #ASIHin3D symposium! @hannahoish.bsky.social has put together an amazing lineup!
Delighted to receive my bizarre beast spiny mouse pins. I really love the video they put together, and am tickled that the armored, Eocene hedgehog thing, Pholidocercus, gets a shout out too!
February 15, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Delighted to receive my bizarre beast spiny mouse pins. I really love the video they put together, and am tickled that the armored, Eocene hedgehog thing, Pholidocercus, gets a shout out too!
I’m excited for the upcoming publication of our paper summarizing the lessons learned from seven years of specimen digitization. The oVert project has produced tens of thousands of datasets and is changing the way people view and use collections.
February 4, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I’m excited for the upcoming publication of our paper summarizing the lessons learned from seven years of specimen digitization. The oVert project has produced tens of thousands of datasets and is changing the way people view and use collections.
Happy Halloween! No eye of newt or toe of frog, but here's a (sort of) blindworm's sting! Atractaspis, or stiletto snakes are so-named as they have a sharpened tail that they can poke attackers with, in addition to some pretty formidable fangs! UF:herp:68168 Atractaspis irregularis.
October 31, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Happy Halloween! No eye of newt or toe of frog, but here's a (sort of) blindworm's sting! Atractaspis, or stiletto snakes are so-named as they have a sharpened tail that they can poke attackers with, in addition to some pretty formidable fangs! UF:herp:68168 Atractaspis irregularis.
It’s wonderful to spend some time in Dorset during the summer. I’ve never appreciated how many lizards and snakes were within a few miles of my childhood home! Zootoca, Lacerta, Anguis and Natrix! 2/3rds of British reptile diversity in a few days! Will keep Vipera & Coronella for the next visit!
August 19, 2023 at 4:36 PM
It’s wonderful to spend some time in Dorset during the summer. I’ve never appreciated how many lizards and snakes were within a few miles of my childhood home! Zootoca, Lacerta, Anguis and Natrix! 2/3rds of British reptile diversity in a few days! Will keep Vipera & Coronella for the next visit!