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Biodiversity researcher and PhD student at #GriffithUni and #QLDmuseum. Lizards, frogs, evolution, ecology, etc.

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Lil subadult Shingleback trying to get some winter sun at Mt Ainsleigh, Canberra. Perfectly content to hang in the sunny spot by his shelter log, saw him in the same spot half an hour later on my walk back :)

14.06.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Juvenile Shingleback Lizard

Juvenile Shingleback Lizard

Adult Shingleback Lizard

Adult Shingleback Lizard

Eastern Three-Toed Earless Skink

Eastern Three-Toed Earless Skink

A pair of Boulenger's Skinks

A pair of Boulenger's Skinks

Despite sub-zero mornings, a few #reptiles still out on a sunny Canberra afternoon at Mt Ainsleigh. Two Shinglebacks (Tiliqua rugosa), a pair of Boulenger's Skinks (Morethia boulengeri) and an Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink (Hemiergis talbingoensis) #ItsTooCold #canberra #Herping

14.06.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chased this little Muppet Christmas off the road with traffic incoming. Him not impressed... Eastern Blue Tongue, Tiliqua scincoides 🦎🦎🦎#wildlife #reptilesofinstagram #bluetongue #bluetongueskink #reptiles

16.02.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Freakin' huge Australian Lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, hanging out in Enoggera Creek.

Lungfish and Tetrapods diverged some 420 million years ago. Casually finding this living fossil in a local creek line was surreal!

#Qld #wildlife #lungfish #Neoceratodus #ancient #livingfossil

06.01.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, best wishes for 2025 y'all πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„

26.12.2024 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just two fuzzy girls on their way to mamma's place 😁❀️

18.12.2024 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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DNA extractions make me happy 😁 #phdlife #lab #madscience

16.12.2024 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Smooshface ❀️ #CouchDog

10.12.2024 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fig Trees are the coolest 😎 🌳 #trees #ficus

04.12.2024 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When #Kendrick fillets, he chooses...

03.12.2024 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inland Taipans At the Border: How Far South Does Australia’s Most Venomous Snake Occur? Could Australia’s most venomous snake occur as far south as Victoria? Exploring the occurrence data and bioclimatic evidence.

Latest article is up on Medium 🐍 Huge thanks to @jesseswildlife, go check him out on IG for more amazing fauna photos!
medium.com/@janne.torkk...

#science #wildlife #ecology #snakes

02.12.2024 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tropidolaemus subannulatus, The Bornean Keeled Pit-Viper. Good looking snake 😍🐍 #reptiles #wildlife #HerpetofaunaAreBetterFauna

25.11.2024 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sleepy face...

22.11.2024 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good choice πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘πŸπŸπŸ

21.11.2024 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finding Lizards in Hostile Territory: Queensland University of Technology’s Bar-Sided Skinks Reptile nerds of QUT- J’accuse! Find these Lizards.

My latest piece of nerdery... medium.com/@janne.torkk...

20.11.2024 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lil cutie! Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) #wildlife #Australia #macropod

20.11.2024 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elegant snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus pulcher. Sunny spot is popular! #reptiles #wildlife

19.11.2024 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey y'all, here's a nice lizard in a nice log! Dark Bar-Sided Forest Skink, Concinnia martini. Who else here is about that #herpetology life?

14.11.2024 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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