Lab of Evolutionary Genetics, Conservation and Sociality

30/03/2026

🎼Our PBT Jamboree

This month we tackled the maintenance of our translocation site and captured pygmy bluetongues across all the lineages and generations that reside here (except a few stubborn individuals) 🌟

With a fleet of helpful volunteers the pygmy team were able to fix up the fencing that separates different lineages, do some much needed whipper snipping, identify active lizard burrows and catch as many lizards as possible 🦎

Each caught lizard had measurements taken for morphemetrics data and body condition before being promptly returned home 🏠

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped out for the PBT Jamboree ⭐️ It was a lot of fun and incredibly productive!

25/02/2026

We have a volunteering opportunity in our lab 🦎

Do you have an interest in animal behaviour? Behavioural scoring is common method in animal behaviour studies and an incredible skill to have 🔥 By taking this on, you'll have a great addition to your resume 😉

Reach out to Apoorva using the details below to find out more ☺️

09/11/2025

Congratulations to all our students who just presented their final research 🥳🎉

Rumi Kotani (Honours), Case Case (Honours), and Nat Wallace (Masters) all did a fantastic job sharing their different projects on the pygmy bluetongue 🦎️

It's an exciting time in our lab watching these students take another big step towards their careers as scientists and we're proud of their achievements ✨️

05/11/2025

🗣 Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

The second issue of the LEGCS Newsletter is here for September & October ✨️

Check it out to stay updated with our research and fun field finds 📸🦎

The second issue of our new lab newsletter hot of the press! :) Check it out here… LEGCS NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2025Download

20/10/2025

We are excited to announce our very own Dr Gerrut Norval is guest editor for a special issue of “Animals”; The Ecology of Ticks and their Ecological Roles. This Special Issue of Animals is dedicated to advancing our knowledge of the ecology of comparatively neglected ticks, specifically those that primarily or exclusively parasitize wildlife. It will also address the necessity of ticks by considering the ecological functions of ticks, both directly through their own biological activities and indirectly through the pathogens they transmit. More details and submission dates in the PDF attached to our website linked below!

Our very own Dr Gerrut Norval is guest editor for a special issue of “Animals”; The Ecology of Ticks and their Ecological Roles. This Special Issue of Animals is dedicated to advancing …

03/09/2025

We're excited to share our first LEGCS newsletter!

To share in detail what goes on in our lab we'll be releasing a monthly issue 🦎

For August we included our favourite shots of the month 📸, meet the lab, and exciting articles about our field ventures and the ASH conference ⭐️

The first issue of our new lab newsletter has just dropped! :) Check it out here… LEGCS August Newsletter 2025Download

14/08/2025

Happy world lizard day from LEGCS 🦎

Our lab focuses primarily on sleepy lizards, pygmy bluetongues and gidgee skinks!

But it doesn't stop there, we have plenty of exciting field finds 📷

15/07/2025

LEGCS hits the 2025 ASH conference 🦎🎉

Our lab members presented posters & talks to share our research efforts and ideas amongst the Australian Herpetology Society members this June 🐸

A great opportunity for students, academics, and herpetology legends to connect, share ideas, and have some fun outside of the lab 🥳