Egernia hoserae ... Why discovering and naming new species is the critically important first step in all wildlife conservation. ABC Radio interview with the Snakeman Raymond Hoser, the world's leading reptile scientist.
May 2018
Listen to a recent ABC (Australia) radio interview with the world's leading reptile scientist, Raymond Hoser, AKA Snakeman as he talks about one of his many new species discoveries.
This interview centres on a spiky lizard known as the Hoser's Skink or Egernia hoserae, first discovered and named by the Snakeman himself in March 2018.
In the interview, Hoser explains how he came to discover this new but common species, literally sitting under people's noses for more than half a century in a serious case of misidentification.
To hear the full audio file of the radio interview, click on the link below:
New spiky lizard species discovered in 2018, Egernia hoserae, interview with the Snakeman
Note: Silubosaurus is in fact the correct genus name, although as of 2018 most people know these lizards as belonging to the genus Egernia. The latter genus is in fact a group of morphologically similar skinks from colder parts of South-east Australia and diverged from Silubosaurus an estimated 25 MYA.