About Me
Australia hosts a rather ridiculous number of reptiles and a smaller, but still diverse assemblage of frogs. For unknown reasons I find them rather interesting which has led to the PhD that I’ve (perhaps foolishly) just started in the Keogh Lab, researching macroevolutionary patterns in Australian squamates.
On the side, I spend far too many hours driving to seemingly random parts of the country in search of said reptiles and frogs. Along the way, I’ve made several close friends with the same interests who luckily make the many hours on the road much more bearable. Together, we’ve explored many a national park, roadside verge and remote servo in our ongoing quest for small brown skinks.
After completing several such longer trips around parts of the country in search of various herpetofauna, I decided I wanted to share some of my adventures through my own writing. Social media could really only take me so far, nobody wants to read a multi paragraph essay on Facebook or Instagram. So I made a website.
I hope you enjoy my rambling writings about our reptilian and amphibian friends. You can also find most of my photos under the photography tab.
If you’d like to get in touch with me to purchase images, for image use or just for general communication, email me at: wread99@gmail.com