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Dr. Earyn McGee
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#FindThatLizard Creator|Future Natural History Show Host|AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador|Forbes #30u30| #BlackBirdersWeek|#HU16|ΔΣΘ|She/Her| http://linktr.ee/EarynMcGee
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 2d
Yaaass!!!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 2d
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you for saying that!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
Very much so!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
NGL getting FindThatLizard out today was hard. I've been suffering with burnout and depression as of late. I'll make it through but I need life to go ahead and throw me a month or two of ease.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
Thanks so much for playing! Please support us if you can. Links in bio!

#science #wildlife #game #WomenInSTEM #conservation
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
It takes a lot of energy to regrow a tail. So if they lose it when resources are scarce, that could mean game over for this little lizard.

Can you #FindThatLizard?!

Let me know in the comments with #FoundThatLizard!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
As you can see from the photo, this lizard has a thick and fatty tail, which acts as their pantry. Those fatty tails store energy and water for times when the Mojave Desert offers few resources.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 3d
Can you #FindThatLizard

Like many other lizards, the western banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) can drop its tail when threatened by a predator. However, losing their tail could mean a life-or-death fight for this nocturnal species.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 5d
Very much so!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 6d
It did in fact bite me after that video lol
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 6d
Herp gods finally blessing me with a southern alligator lizard!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 7d
Love this!!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
Absolutely! Have a great week!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
If you enjoyed this challenge please support us! Your support makes it possible for me to get photos, keep up to date on current research, and keeps the scholarship going!

Thank you! www.patreon.com/FindThatLizard
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
Meaning these lizards can use chemicals to tell the difference between male and female lizards within their species.

I hope you #FoundThatLizard! Let me know in the comments and don’t forget you can also submit challenge photos on my website!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
If a male finds a rival male’s scent mark in their territory too frequently, the male may confront the rival and chase them away. In addition to using chemosensory cues to establish territories and ward off rivals, these lizards also use chemical cues to identify potential mates.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
I think this species is particularly interesting because of its ability to recognize each other through chemosensory (referring to an organ that receives and processes information provided by chemicals). These lizards will leave their scent marks to claim specific territories.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 17d
Can you #FindThatLizard in Toledo?!

My mentor Tien and her partner John were recently in Toledo, Spain for a wedding when they came across a Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanicus).

📷: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 28d
This is the moment I was born for and I missed it 😭😭😭 #FindThatLizard
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · Sep 7
Thank you!!
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · Sep 7
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Emily Runnells @e-runnells.bsky.social · Sep 7
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · Sep 7
Can you #FindThatLizard?!

It’s my birthday this Sunday so for this week’s challenge, I wanted to reflect on my love for lizards and why I wanted to share that love with all of you.

I wasn’t always obsessed with lizards. In fact for most of my life, I didn’t even give them a second thought.
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