Our final, 5th question of the week: What essential part of your project has proved to be the most tedious? 🐸🐢🐍🦎

We're looking for a Webinar officer! Are you interested in amphibian conservation? Do you want to volunteer with a global team? Do you have expertise in organizing webinars? If yes, email aborzee [at] https://t.co/uA2uB0E2I2 explaining your background and interest.

🚨 APPLY NOW! ONE DAY LEFT 🚨 Only one day remains to apply for our Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation award to win a fully funded trip to the 10th World Congress of Herpetology. Spread the word 🐸 Apply here ⬇️ https://t.co/ySRxujjF7z #AmphibianConservation #WHC2024

Five days, five questions, Q4: What three words describe the most satisfying part of undertaking your project? 🐸🐢🐍🦎

Five days, five questions, Q3: In three words, what advice would you give to a student about to embark on a herpetological research project? 🐸🐢🐍🦎

Five days, five questions, Q2: What three words describe the biggest challenges you faced at the start of your project?🐸🐢🐍🦎

Five days, five questions, Q1: Were you specifically interested in herpetology before starting on your research project? 🐸🐢🐍🦎 (Give your answer in the comment section).

Our fifth confirmed plenary speaker is Dato' Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. He will speak about The Challenges and Successes in the Conservation of Coastal Nesting Turtles in Peninsular Malaysia. More details here: https://t.co/88i03El431

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Dr. Jason R. Rohr, from Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA, is our 4th plenary speaker at WCH10. Dr. Rohr will discuss The Roles of Climate Change and Biodiversity in Mediating Amphibian Disease Risk and Declines. https://t.co/88i03El431

Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka from Madagasikara Voakajy, Madagascar, will be giving a plenary talk at WCH10. Julie will focus on the challenges of conserving reptiles and amphibians in Madagascar. More info about the plenary speakers and their talks here: https://t.co/88i03El431

Our 2nd plenary speaker at WCH10, Prof Madhava Meegaskumbura from Key Lab in Forest Ecology & Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, China. Prof. Meegaskumbura will speak about Decoding Frog Diversification: Cues from Old-World Tree Frogs. https://t.co/88i03El431

The details of the 5 plenary talks are now on our website. Today, we introduce Dr. Emma Sherratt, from Division of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide, Australia. Emma will talk about Evolvability of the Explosive Sea Snake Radiation: https://t.co/88i03El431

📢 The second call for Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation Program is open! This round will provide funding to early career researchers from amphibian-rich, resource-poor countries to attend the 10th World Congress of Herpetology. Read here; https://t.co/dI4QOMFw8O

10WCH Student Travel Grants Global Women in Herpetology, Carl Gans Fundation, 10WCH – Sarawak State Government, 1StopBorneo, World Congress of Herpetology and GARD24 are offering various grants to support students and early career researchers. Apply at

WCH10 plenary speakers, list of symposia and student grant applications are available on the website of the event. For more details visit

🚨 State of the World's Amphibians is out! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the 2nd Global Amphibian Assessment. Get the full report here👇🏾 https://t.co/h1nckHoxtn

New Zealand J. Ecology special issue to honour P. Bishop! An amazing scientist, conservationist, teacher and colleague. He brough 100s of herpetologists to WCH9 in New Zealand in 2020 & was Secretary General Elect of WCH and helped set WCH10 in Malaysia.

Interested to organize a symposia during the forthcoming World Congress of Herpetology (WCH10)? Find out about the details here:

Call for Symposia A symposium organized during the 9th WCH in 2020, played an important role in identifying research priorities in amphibian conservation. The outcomes have been published by Campbell et al. in Conservation Science and Practice.