Day 6 Frid 9th
Rainforest Critters
The Carpet Snake
Hey, this friendly carpet snake just joined in with the Team's frisbee match. It has a creative scaly pattern and actually seemed to be enjoying the attention!!!
Meet the Scientist
Ecologist: Collin Storlie
Country of Birth: United States of America (Washington State)
Degree: Zoology
Post Graduate: Research Methodology
Doctorate: Rainforest skinks – particularly the prickly-forest skink – Gnypetoscinicus Queenslandiae
By using DNA analysis to compare the genetic variation between skinks of the same species, it can be determined which skinks are more likely to survive the predicted 4 degrees Celsius increase in temperature due to climate change.
To quote Collin “being a rainforest ecologist is heaps better than an office job”!
The Prickly-Forest Skink - Gnypetoscinicus Queenslandiae
The prickly-forest skink lives under wet rotten logs. It is only found in the Wet Tropics Region.