Dr Mark D. Scherz
@markscherz.bsky.social
Curator of Herpetology & Associate Professor of Vertebrate Zoology at Natural History Museum of Denmark • ERC StG: GEMINI • Co-host of SquaMates Podcast and AnatomyInsights on Youtube • He/Him
I guess it’s the main axis of weight distribution for the forelimbs? But there are some species of Arthroleptis that have obscenely long third fingers, and I have no idea why
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I guess it’s the main axis of weight distribution for the forelimbs? But there are some species of Arthroleptis that have obscenely long third fingers, and I have no idea why
@katie.hipopener.com they have more bones in that finger than the first two. Also it’s the first to form during development.
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@katie.hipopener.com they have more bones in that finger than the first two. Also it’s the first to form during development.
do they not consume single food items larger than their bodies, like gulper eels?
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
do they not consume single food items larger than their bodies, like gulper eels?
Shipping Xenopus around the world certainly didn’t help matters. But I’m actually also curious where the consensus is right now.
October 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Shipping Xenopus around the world certainly didn’t help matters. But I’m actually also curious where the consensus is right now.
Yup, the museum tag is attached to it.
October 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Yup, the museum tag is attached to it.