Observed arrival · 2026-09-30
Hinrich Kaiser’s field stories: frogs, papers, and a very strange journey
Herpetologist Hinrich Kaiser shares stories from four decades of research on tropical amphibians and reptiles.
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- The homepage links 26 stories to a career it says includes 209 publications and 31 species named.
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The homepage pairs longer accounts behind scientific papers with brief “Did you know?” anecdotes, and includes links to a species section, map, and publication list. Its examples move from a gecko identified in a London museum after 90 years to a blindsnake found in an ant nest beside Dili’s airport fuel depot. The page attributes its career figures to Kaiser’s own work and describes the stories as told in his voice.
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