Conversations Nick's land of lizards
Feb 12, 2024
Nick Clemann, Australia's leading lizard expert, shares his unconventional path into research after years as a tradie. The podcast explores the diversity and beauty of Australian lizards, the critically endangered gothiger skinks, and the fascinating lifestyle of giant burrowing frogs. It also discusses Nick's journey from a factory worker to university student and the method of catching lizards in the desert using a slip noose made of dental floss.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Land of Lizards
02:10 • 9min
Gothiger skinks: Diet, habitat, and conservation
11:15 • 8min
From Factory Worker to University Student
19:35 • 19min
Catching Lizards in the Desert
38:53 • 8min
Threatened Frog Species and the Elusive Southern Giant Borrowing Frog
46:40 • 2min
The Life and Habits of Giant Burrowing Frogs
48:52 • 3min