The islands of New Caledonia are famous for their geckos. Recent research has revealed the evolutionary past of these sticky lizards, and it all began shortly after the islands themselves emerged from the Pacific Ocean.
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Main Paper References:
Skipwith PL, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Sadlier RA. 2016. Old but not ancient: coalescent species tree of New Caledonian geckos reveals recent post‐inundation diversification. Journal of Biogeography 43:1266–1276. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12719.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Griffing, A. H., Sanger, T. J., Epperlein, L., Bauer, A. M., Cobos, A., Higham, T. E., ... & Gamble, T. 2021. And thereby hangs a tail: morphology, developmental patterns and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1953), 20210650.
Other Links/Mentions:
Kimbrough L. 2022.Tiny new tree frog species found in rewilded Costa Rican nature reserve: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/tiny-new-tree-frog-species-found-in-rewilded-costa-rican-nature-reserve/
Crested gecko chirping audio on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFOGsS2TPuI
Independent article about house gecko on board ship: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/china-asian-maidstone-kent-b2007108.html
Editing and Music:
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Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
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184 Skin-eating Caecilians
183 Lizards Disrupting Dinner
182 Sea Snake Squad
181 Piebald Pythons
180 Urban Chameleon Warfare
179 Well-armed Newts
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176 Snakes and Pharaohs
175 Herding Turtles
174 Rotting Salamanders
173 Never Smile at a Crocodile
172 Super Hybrid Salamanders
171 Weaponised Chameleons
170 Meals for Mamushi
169 Gecko Screams in the Night
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