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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

2 years

NBC News NOW

@NBCNewsNow

2 years

A scientist is challenging people on social media to #findthatlizard - a fun photo game that has a much larger message. @Afro_Herper explained it all to @watchsavannah and @breakingchesky on #MorningNewsNow . Watch:

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

6 years

Up here at the Southwestern Research Station there is an initiative to remove invasive bull frogs from ponds. During the removal process they found a tadpole of gigantic proportions. BEHOLD #SciComm #desert #skyisland #frogs #arizona #BLACKandSTEM #womeninStem #UAResearch

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Y’all can start calling me Dr. McGee first of her name, Lizard Queen and lassoing extraordinaire 😁🦎💜

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Whether I’m out on a hike,in the wilderness doing fieldwork, or just chillin in the backyard I am #BlackinNature . On this first day of #BlackBirdersWeek we celebrate Black nature enthusiasts. #RepresentationMatters we won’t be ignored or silenced. Keep your post coming!

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I made @ForbesUnder30 !!!

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I just passed my comprehensive exams! I’m officially a PhD Candidate! One step closer to Dr. McGee 🙌🏿

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When it’s official official! Y’all I am crying! I’ve wanted to be Dr. McGee my whole life and I can’t believe it’s really happening 😭🥲🥺

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

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I’m no longer answering the question “Why should there be diversity (specifically Black ppl) in STEM?” or any of its variants cause no one ever asks “why should white people be in STEM?” It’s just assumed they belong. Black people & other POC belong in STEM simply for existing.

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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on the plane? Me: Yes, but I'm not that kind of … Flight attendant: The pilots are debating what kind of motherfuckin snakes are on this motherfuckin plane. Me: Okay. I’m here.

Marc Kissel (marckissel.bsky.social)

@MarcKissel

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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on the plane? Me: Yes, but I'm not that kind of … Flight attendant: The pilots are debating if humans are innately warlike and violent. Me: Okay. I’m here.

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This is not justice. Its punishing one man for a specific crime. Justice is dismantling the system that allowed and encouraged this Chauvin and many others to take the lives of Black people for no other reason than to indulge their own racism.

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You guys see that bubble between the lizard's eyes? Its basically the lizard's scuba tank. It uses that bubble to recycle air. We normally see this in invertebrates so its pretty cool to see it in a lizard. If you put your hand underwater, sometimes you see little bubbles

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@LindseySwierk

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An underwater peek at our quirky Anolis aquaticus ... just look at those lizard LIPS 💋 ! #lizardprince #herpetology #puravida

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@Afro_Herper

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We done told yall to stop approaching WILD animals like you Snow White.

ABC News

@ABC

4 years

'PLAY DEAD!' A woman in Yellowstone National Park was unharmed after a bison charged toward her as frightened onlookers urged her to lay still on the ground.

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@Afro_Herper

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This is exactly the kind of conversations y’all should NOT be having with your racist, bigoted family members. We aren’t going back to the pre-2016 status quo white supremacy. Y’all need to be snatching up your family members and slapping the white supremacy out of them.

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@katyperry

4 years

the first thing I did when the presidency was called is text and call my family members who do not agree and tell them I love them and am here for them. #FamilyFirst . Call your family today. Happy Sunday. ♥️

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@Afro_Herper

3 years

No idea on the physics of this but the shadow of the plane was encircled by a rainbow!

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

6 years

I know a lot of you were looking for updates and I can’t tell you exactly how big this guy is because the researchers haven’t published on it yet. A rough estimate would be the size of a medium banana. He is still alive and growing. His name is Goliath 😊 @swrsamnh

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Honestly still can’t believe I passed my defense. As a Black woman. Despite a global pandemic. While in collective grief & anger cause of police violence. Doing amazing research with the extra burden of advocating for Black women & other under represented groups. I am just...WOW

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@Afro_Herper

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At some point we’re going to have to start collectively valuing each other more than we do money. We are killing ourselves and destroying the Earth. Space will not save us.

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@Afro_Herper

3 years

Went to @REI yesterday cause pandemic pounds & what not. I was told I had to shop in the men’s section because larger women’s sizes weren’t carried in store, only online. Honestly, I am already struggling existing in this new body. I laughed it off but I was humiliated. Do better

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

4 years

You're looking for a hummingbird. These tiny birbs have long tongues that coil up into its skull & around its eyes. Makes it easy to get a plant's tasty nectar. You'll have until 9pm PDT to #FindThatLizard ..I mean #FindThatBird . Post guesses with #FoundThatBird #BlackBirdersWeek

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@Afro_Herper

4 years

Happy 2nd day of #BlackBirdersWeek ! Today, make sure you #PostABird photo, fun fact or both with the hashtag! I may be a herper but its always exciting when I get to see a cool new bird. Here's a family of Mexican spotted owls hanging out in the Chiricahua Mountains.

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

4 years

This summer many confederate and colonial statues came down. Today the life-sized statues of 6 women, devoted to inspiring young girls to pursue careers in STEM and giving them tools to succeed go up at @TheWCS NY @centralparkzoo . I am so deeply honored to be one of those women.

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4 years

I always knew I was destined for greatness.

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

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1 year

Meet the newest member of the Conservation Division and the Coordinator for Conservation Engagement at the @LAZoo ! #NewProfilePic #NewJob #NewMe

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@Afro_Herper

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Look at this Wildlife Conservationist @Barbie ! I wish I saw her growing up. I want to be her now!

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

1 year

First day at the new job. Wish me luck! @LAZoo

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

2 years

Losing a lot of followers this am. I just want to remind y’all this account is fun and games but it’s run by a Black woman who has experienced and spoken up about racism/anti-Blackness in America, more specifically in academia. It’s an integral part of my dissertation/work

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

3 years

I much prefer a guilty verdict over him not being held accountable but the ideal would be the police not killing Black folks in the first place.

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

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There's a compound in western fence lizard blood that neutralizes the bacteria that causes lyme, so when ticks feed on them, they get cured!

the banging

@idlewild_

3 years

@Afro_Herper @dilewis When you say they neutralize lyme in ticks, is it because they eat all the ticks or are they going around performing little tick vaccine clinics?

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Sometimes if you stare at a spot long enough, a lizard will appear. Not just in the game but irl too. Its one of my favorite things about the outdoors, there're always wonders right under your nose. Can you #FindThatLizard , the round tailed horned lizard? Comment #FoundThatLizard

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@Afro_Herper

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Look who made it to print!!! Holding this in my hands is such an amazing feeling!! @reviewjournal @BWFUND

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I thought this was a great challenge to reintroduce #FindThatLizard ! I created this game to teach folks about lizards, conservation, & that Black women can be herpetologists. Can you find this Clark's spiny lizard? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard

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Imagine you're driving down a dirt road behind @canicas . In the cloud of dust the car kicked up, you see a black log bookin it across the street. You pump the brakes, whip the car around, & hop out before its fully in park. You just know its what you think it is. BEST DAY EVER!!!

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4 years

Today would be an amazing day to arrest the killers that murdered Breonna Taylor.

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

4 years

This week you’re searching for a western banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus. Males sometime squeak or chirp when captured or when defending territory against other males. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . I’ll tweet the reveal at 9pm PT. Good luck 🦎💜

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@Afro_Herper

6 years

Just to clarify. This guy is not the norm. Definitely an outlier with some sort of hormonal imbalance!

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@Afro_Herper

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You’re looking for a green anole. They’re often confused for the brown anole however, green anoles have a longer, pointier face, and less distinct patterning on their backs. Can you #FindThatLizard ?! Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal at 9pm CDT 📸: @CorrieJN

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@Afro_Herper

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The Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus, aren’t native to the US yet have found it’s way across most of the country & thrives in urban settings. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal @ 9pm MT. Thanks @ScottWGonzalez for this weeks photo!

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@Afro_Herper

4 years

Hey y’all! I got the ok to share an update about Goliath the #BigAssTadpole . Unfortunately it died last year. Researchers at @swrsamnh preserved it to figure out why it stayed a tadpole it’s whole life, it’s sex, and other morphological studies.

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I can’t even describe the feeling of knowing that a big reason why this is happening is because they hate people who look like me for no real reason at all.

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One of my favorite facts about blue bellies aka western fence lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis, is that they have a compound in their blood that neutralizes the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal tonight at 9pm PT

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@Afro_Herper

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I AM LITERALLY SCREAMING! FIRST @FieldMuseum HONORS ME AND #FINDTHATLIZARD WITH A RETWEET THEN @NMNH LIKES SAID TWEET!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MUSEUM ARE SHOWING ME THEIR LOVE TODAY 🦎💜🥰

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Pretty cool that this happened!!

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Yall got 'choking" trending on twitter. I wish yall cared about the life of a Black man as much as yall care about that dog. His life should be the priority in this situation. I'm going to need yall to have some more outrage about her tryng to weaponize the police like this.

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

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How it started: How it's going:

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3 years

Non-Black Scientists: I don't bring politics into science Me, A Black Scientist: I'm a Black person who works in the outdoors where white people might not think I belong. This man was murdered cause some white people thought he was outside in the wrong hood. Do you get it now?

The Associated Press

@AP

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The Justice Department has indicted three men on federal hate crime charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. The Black man was killed while out for a run last year.

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You may be a responsible gun owner but too many others are using guns to take people’s lives. Guns need to be regulated. Not everybody needs access to guns. If you think your “right to bear arms” is more important than saving human lives then you shouldn’t have guns either.

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You're searching for a Komodo Dragon. When I was on safari in Tanzania, I had to use the bush bathroom. I was terrified I'd go behind a bush and see a lion. If you had to use a bush bathroom on Komodo Island could you #FindThatLizard even irl? Reveal at 9pm MST. 📸: @DrLMTurner

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@Afro_Herper

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If you’re Black and interested in pathways into wildlife/natural resources/ other outdoor careers ask questions using this tag, #AskABlackBirder and I’ll be happy to answer to the best ability! 🦎🐍🐢🐛🐺🐥🦅🦉🐞🕸🐅🐬🐟🐠🐋🦎🐙🦒🐘🦍🦏🦦🦥🐁🐉

BlackAFinSTEM

@BlackAFinSTEM

4 years

We are floored by all the support so far. We continue our week of supporting, amplifying and uplifting black naturalists and nature lovers with #AskABlackBirder . Please send us your questions by tweeting them with the hashtag and/or tagging this account. (1/2)

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Lizards, like this tree lizard, have incredible camo! But sometimes predators still see them. Its important that lizard habitats have crevices and vegetation that lizards can seek shelter in. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Solution @ 9pm PT. Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard 🦎

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This week you’re looking for Clark’s spiny lizard, they are one of the larger lizards found in the Sonoran desert however they still blend in effortlessly on the trees & cacti they live on. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . Solution at 9 pm MT 🦎🏜 🌵!

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@Afro_Herper

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Good morning yall. There won't be a #FindThatzlizard challenge today. There's a lot going on and I need to take sometime to take care of myself. I'll see you next week🦎💜

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Recently the life of Christian Cooper, a Black birder, was threatened by a white woman because he asked her to follow the rules of a public space. This is the response from my #BlackAFinSTEM crew. I hope you'll join me in participating in #BlackBirdersWeek ✊🏿🦉 #BlackandSTEM

Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

4 years

If you want to support Black people in wildlife especially Black Birders, stay tuned for a major announcement coming tomorrow! 🦅 🐦 🦆🦉

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The Sonoran COLLARED lizard is a large lizard with a big head. They’re speedy and when a predator is spotted, they can use their tails for balance to run away on two feet! Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard ! Reveal at 9pm PT 📸: @mtbogan

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@Afro_Herper

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Wow it’s real rude to share my inner thoughts like this @TheOnion 😒

The Onion

@TheOnion

3 years

Scientist Really Thought Job Would Be Less Grant Writing And More Glow-In-The-Dark Lizard Making

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How do you feel the difference between a green anole that turned brown and a brown anole? Green anoles typically have longer, narrower noses & less distinct patterning on their backs. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Reply with #FoundThatLizard Reveal at 9pm PST 📸: @ChelseaHerps

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4 years

Come through portrait mode!

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You're looking for a Madrean alligator lizard, Elgaria Kingii. This long bodied, long tail species, likes tall grasses and leave litter to give them cover as they forage for insects. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal tonight at 9pm PST. Good luck!

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This week you’re looking for a chuckwalla. These large lizards hardly ever drink water. They get their H2O from succulent plants. A handy adaptation when you’re living in rocks in the desert. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal @ 9pm MT. 📷 @mtbogan

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Tonight you're searching for a young male red-headed agama. While on my game drive, my guide explained that even though it was dry season, they see more rain each year due to climate change. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Solution posted at 9pm MST

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To my herp people, I am very deliberately using the word “lasso” over “noose”cause as a VERY BLACK person,the word noose & the action being described as noosing by white people has always made me very uncomfortable due to past & recent history. Think about it. #HerpetALLogy

Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

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Getting a tiny lasso (which quickly becomes invisible in the sun or when a couple feet away) around a smallish lizard’s neck. Extra hard is when the lizard has smooth scales so the lasso has nothing to catch on to. 😂💁🏿‍♀️🦎

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Things are not ok. And I’m not talking about the pandemic. I’m talking about how all summer our criminal justice system has been saying the quiet part out loud. That it doesn’t matter how good of a person you are. If you’re Black you don’t get the benefit of the doubt.

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If you want to support Black people in wildlife especially Black Birders, stay tuned for a major announcement coming tomorrow! 🦅 🐦 🦆🦉

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Before running off this greater earless lizard turned and gave me some over the shoulder side-eye. I got a great view of the crossbars right above its legs which distinguish it from zebra-tailed lizards. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal @ 9pm PT

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I'm probably gonna lose followers for this but idc. If you aren't moved to imagine a different kind of society by the death of a child at the hands of your government you are a demon. There is no excuse. ACAB. Defund the police. Remember "life liberty & the pursuit of happiness"?

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If you study science you’re a scientist. Degrees say you have training satisfactory to a school. Also only calling people with degrees scientists wrongly invalidates traditional (ecological) knowledge holders & the knowledge itself

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Question: when did you START calling yourself a scientist? Because right now as an undergrad I’m just like: I’m a science major I’m a future scientist I study science 😂

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It’s day one of #BlackBirdersWeek and we’re amplifying #BlackInNature . But don’t let a rt be all you do today. A thread.

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The striped plateau lizard hiding in this photo is a gravid females. Even lizards have baby bumps. Sometimes when super full of eggs, you can see the egg indentations on their bellies. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . I'll post the reveal @ 9pm PDT 🦎

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Just when you thought 🐍were only on land! 🤣 There are true sea snakes which are fully adapted to marine life. These are not those. True sea snakes don’t have large belly scales so they can’t move on land. If these aren’t stowaways, they are sea kraits, semi aquatic snakes 🐍

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His legs did that cartoon-character thing…🤣😭🤣

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I made my first teapot!!

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You’re searching for the blunt nose leopard lizard, Gambelia silus, adults in this species tend to have enough fat reserves to remain below ground for two winters when conditions about ground are poor. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . 📸: @phoreignature

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You're looking for a sagebrush lizard! They're diurnal (active during the day) but most active from mid morning-early afternoon. They hang out on the ground but sometimes bask on rocks. Thanks @caparisek for this photo. Can you #FindThatLizard . Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard

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Often, if you see a lizard run up & do pushups, it likely isn't talking to you, its but to another lizard that is a bit harder for you to see. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Both of the western fence lizards?! Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal tonight at 9pm PT. 📸: @anjpsych

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@Afro_Herper

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I’m on the front page!! If you haven’t already check out !

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@Afro_Herper

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Photographing lizards on your own can get tricky. This yellow backed spiny lizard didn't want me to get this photo. Every time, I moved it scurried to the other side of the tree. But I finally got it📸! Will you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know w #FoundThatLizard . Reveal at 9pm PST!

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Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎

@Afro_Herper

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How do we feel about this lizard themed mug? Poll in the thread!

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@Afro_Herper

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Yes do this*. Because teaching deer, the animals who consistently get hit by cars, that cars= food is such a great idea. 🤦🏿‍♀️ 🤦🏿‍♀️ 🤦🏿‍♀️ *I can’t stress it enough, don’t fucking do this!

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Y’all know what time it is #dasavage

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You're looking for a desert spiny lizard. One of my favorite species for all their personality. This post is for all of the Black folks out there who just want to live life unbothered, focusing on who & what we love. I hope you #FindThatLizard . Let me know with #FoundThatLizard

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Poor baby looked so disappointed they didn’t get a snack 😭

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@CorRaven

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Dogs are basically tiny people. 🤣 (From @.cuttingintegral on TikTok)

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@Afro_Herper

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This week your searching for a striped plateau lizard. These lizards live in the mountains and like to hang out in open areas with plenty of rocks, logs, and trees to bask on. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . The reveal is at 9pm PDT! Good luck! 🦎💜

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@Afro_Herper

4 years

“It kind of took my breath away because here I am, a young Black woman studying lizards and, you know, who does that?” Thank you @kimirobin for this awesome article!!

Meet the Arizona grad student and 'lizard lady' named a Forbes' 30 Under 30 scientist

Earyn McGee learned in December that she was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 scientists list. Her message: "A herpetologist can be a young Black woman."

www.azcentral.com

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@Afro_Herper

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Holding/touching an animal can be a great way to learn about them but all animals deserve respect. As a kid I loved catching lizards like many of you but I wasn't taught how to properly handle them till college. (Thread) Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard

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@Afro_Herper

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I think its safe to say that the desert spiny lizard is king of the rock. Often he sees you before you see him. He puffs himself up and does a couple pushups to let you know this is his territory! Can you #FindThatLizard ? Reveal posted at 9pm. Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard !

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@Afro_Herper

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Thermoregulation is a process that lizards use to adjust their body temperatures. Moving from sun to shade & back to reach an optimal temp to function. You're looking for an ornate tree lizard! Can you #FindThatLizard ? Share guesses with #FoundThatLizard . Solution at 9pmPDT

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@Afro_Herper

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Brown anoles are often confused for green anoles, a native species they’re displacing. Brown anoles will have shorter faces, a deeper brown color, and more distinctive markings. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal at 9pm MST! 📸: @artfulmegalodon

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@Afro_Herper

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Watch where you step, there just may be a baby lizard there. Though they’ll likely hear you coming before you even get close. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard ! I’ll post the reveal tonight at 9 pm PST. Good luck! 🦎💜

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This weekend I saw a bunch of western fence lizards. There are two in this photo! One that's been in the sun and one that just came out (hint its darkly colored since its cold). Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal 9pm PST*

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3 years

What in the actual fuck is wrong with y’all????

Bleacher Report

@BleacherReport

3 years

Christian Pulisic living on the edge 😭 @brfootball (via @cpulisic_10 )

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We always think about the males of a species dawning breeding colors but female striped plateau lizards get blue throat blotches. When gravid those blotches may get an orange outline or turn fully orange. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know w/ #FoundThatLizard ! Reveal at 9pm MT!

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@Afro_Herper

3 years

Finally made it to Tanzania. Celebrating my graduation and birthday (in two days)!

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My career in wildlife has been a mix of hard work and having the right mentorship. During this #FindThatLizard , as you search for my spark lizard, Yarrow's spiny lizard, AMA about being a #HERper ! Don't forget to let me know you #FoundThatLizard in the comments. Reveal at 9pm MST

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4 years

I deleted this tweet because I don’t want people to continue liking & rting it, thinking it’s an ongoing issue. Some people hate to see Black women shine. But some awesome wiki editors who took time out of their weekend to save the day. Thank you all for the support!

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You're looking for a western fence lizard. They like open sunny spaces where they can bask on logs, rocks, trees, & fences! This time of year, you'll see smol hatchlings! Can you #FindThatLizard ? Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal at 9pm MST. 📸: @Geoff_steinhart & Harper

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Tonight you're searching for the striped plateau lizard. These lizards have two yellow racing stripes on their backs. I think the stripes help them run like the flash 🤣 Can you #FindThatLizard ? I'll post the solution at 9pm PT. Post guesses in the comments with #FoundThatLizard

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@Afro_Herper

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When trying to evade predators, the Desert horned lizard stays as still as possible hoping its camouflage makes it invisible! If grabbed it'll puff up and hiss. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard ! Solution posted at 9pm PT🍀🦎 📸: @paisleyinthedesert

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@Afro_Herper

3 years

The common chuckwalla, Sauromalus ater is a large lizard getting up to 16in! Adult males have black heads & limbs but depending on location, their trunks can be different colors. I drove to northern, AZ to see this morph. Can you #FindThatLizard ? Let me know with #FoundThatLizard

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@Afro_Herper

4 years

Fun fact, their call sounds like a dog barking!

BlackAFinSTEM

@BlackAFinSTEM

4 years

@Afro_Herper 's fav bird? Elegan Trogon!! #AskABlackBirder

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@Afro_Herper

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The roundtail horned lizard, is one of the smaller species characterized by their short, stubby, round tail. In the US, you can find them in Colorado, New Mexico. But can you #FindThatLizard tonight?! Let me know with #FoundThatLizard . Reveal posted at 9pm PST 🦎💜

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