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SquaMates Ep. 27: I’m only hoppy when it rains

SquaMates Ep. 27: I’m only hoppy when it rains

Update: 2024-08-19
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In this episode we talk about everyone’s favourite frogs, rain frogs of the family Brevicipitidae! We go over their diversity, ecology, and anatomy, as well as their fun adhesive properties!


Remember that you can watch the full episode with video at youtube.com/@squamatespod!


Episode notes sometimes get clipped on your device or by your podcast provider; for full notes and references, go to squamatespod.com


Glued amplexus as exhibited by Breviceps spp. Illustration by Ethan Kocak.


Exciting updates


Check out Ethan’s new book, The Unfamiliars!


Hiral managed to secure a Rufford Small Grant


Gabriel illustrated Dave Hone’s new book, ‘Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know


Episode Citations


Feng, Y.-J., Blackburn, D.C., Liang, D., Hillis, D.M., Wake, D.B., Cannatella, D.C. & Zhang, P. (2017) Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 114(29):E5864–E5870. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1704632114


Noble, G.K. & Parker, H.W. (1926) A synopsis of the brevicipitid toads of Madagascar. American Museum Novitates, 232:1–21.


Parker, H.W. (1934) Monograph of the frogs of the family Microhylidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London, UK.


Zaman, S., Lengerer, B., Van Lindt, J., Saenen, I., Russo, G., Bossaer, L., Carpentier, S., Tompa, P., Flammang, P. & Roelants, K. (2024) Recurrent evolution of adhesive defence systems in amphibians by parallel shifts in gene expression. Nature Communications, 15:56 12. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49917-3


Shout-outs:


David Hone: homepagetwitter


Follow the show and the hosts on social media!


SquaMates: website • twitter • instagram • facebookyoutube


Mark D. Scherz: website • twitter • instagram • tumblr • facebook • researchgate • redbubblebluesky


Gabriel Ugueto: website • twitter • instagram • facebook • redbubblebluesky


Ethan Kocak: personal website • comic • twitter • tumblr • facebookpatreonbluesky


Hiral Naik: websitetwitterinstagrambluesky

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SquaMates Ep. 27: I’m only hoppy when it rains

SquaMates Ep. 27: I’m only hoppy when it rains

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