PD Dr. Dennis Rödder
@droedder.bsky.social
Privatdozent (Associate Professor) University of Bonn, Curator at Museum Koenig Bonn, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change @leibnizlib.bsky.social #herpetology #biodiversity #biogeography #conservation #macroecology #ecology
After refining conservation strategies yesterday, today we are discussing the global status and future potential of worldwide ex situ capacities to support IUCN’s One Plan Approach in the 2026 annual meeting of the conservation planning group! #LIBresearch
Rethinking and refining IUCN’s One Plan Approach to conservation at the 2026 annual meeting of the conservation planning specialist group! @leibnizlib.bsky.social
Closing the first full day discussing global conservation strategies within the IUCN gecko specialist group
Excited to be in Cologne, Germany, for the @cpsg_iucn Annual Conference 2026, hosted by @koelnerzoo! It’s inspiring to connect with fellow conservationists, researchers, zoo professionals, and changemakers from around the world.
Just published @leibnizlib.bsky.social ! Our global study of 74 LBF species & 4,760+ records shows how temperature, nutrients, light, salinity & currents shape distributions. Temperature was a key driver (8.5–34.4°C), while symbionts influenced responses to light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1127/njgp...
Just published @leibnizlib.bsky.social ! New research on Gloydius pitvipers shows they didn't migrate along the Himalayan arc. Instead, they expanded westward across Paleo-Tibet ~14.5 Ma via warm-temperate corridors before colonizing the Western Himalaya! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Tracing Ancient Migration Routes: Did <fi>Gloydius</fi> Pitvipers Disperse Across Paleo‐Tibet Through Temperate and Subtropical Corridors?
We investigated the evolutionary and biogeographic history of Himalayan and Hindu Kush Gloydius pitvipers by integrating time-calibrated phylogenetic analyses with paleoclimatic reconstructions and s...
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New article featuring integrative conservation work together with @leibnizlib.bsky.social! The Danube Dragon Action Plan was developed following IUCN´s One Plan Approach: Halpern et al. (2026): From plans to ponds: building a future for the Danube Dragon. AmphiBios 3: amphibios.app/articles/fro...
AmphiBios - Amphibian Survival Alliance
The Amphibian Survival Alliance's digital magazine - connecting the global community working to protect amphibians.
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Successful PhD defense! Congratulations, Dr. Marcos V. S. A. Vieira! The thesis comprises two parts: 1️ An updated global list & review of obligate bromeligenous frogs. 2️ Predicting their future in the face of climate change. Protecting these specialized species starts with understanding them!
New research @leibnizlib.bsky.social! How will climate change impact northern Vietnam's wildlife? Quasipaa acantophora, a forest-specialist frog, is in urgent need for targeted conservation! Read the full paper: tinyurl.com/mptjvbwk #ConservationBiology #ClimateChange #Herpetology #VietnamWildlife
Projected contraction of climatically suitable habitat for the forest-specialist anuran Quasipaa acanthophora under climate change in northern Vietnam
Anthropogenic impacts, including habitat loss and overexploitation, in combination with climate change, have resulted in rapid population declines and even local extirpations in many amphibians. As an...
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Conservation in action: update on the Electric blue gecko from Tanzania. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/how-...
How trade bans and local conservation helped save a dazzling blue gecko
Beauty is a curse — at least for the turquoise dwarf gecko of central Tanzania. Between December 2004 and July 2009, demand for this gecko from collectors in Europe boomed, leading to the capture and ...
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The Danube Dragon Action Plan for the Danube Crested Newt (Triturus dobrogicus) is now published! Developed for DANUBEPARKS by SEH experts, it outlines key conservation actions across the Danube Basin. danubeparks.org/news/the-dan... #conservation #LIBResearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social
Supervised with Prof. Thomas Ziegler, Sydney Nelson just defended her MSc! She asked what defines the border between two crested newts using occurrence data, SDMs, PCA‑env, and habitat analysis: Habitat is the gatekeeper – key for Danube basin climate‑change planning. Congrats, Sydney! #LIBresearch
The Hungarian Meadow Viper, one of Europe’s rarest snakes. Thanks to the EU Life+ project and Bálint Halpern, 25 years of work has seen thousands of vipers bred and released into restored habitats! Learn more about this conservation masterclass: rakosivipera.hu #LIBresearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social
Congratulations! Jointly supervised by me @leibnizlib.bsky.social and Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziegler, Nils Ostrowski successfully defended his BSc thesis #LIBResearch! Analyzing the impact of thousands of parameter combinations, he was able to improve model parametrization in SDMs significantly.
Third day of the CBD expert meeting on the draft global guidance for sustainable wildlife management! Discussing revisions and streamlining the guideline, supported by #LIBResearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social
A strong start to the CBD expert meeting on the draft global guidance for sustainable wildlife management! Day 1 featured rich, constructive discussions and valuable inputs from diverse perspectives, supported by #LIBResearch @leibnizlib.bsky.social Looking forward to continuing the review tomorrow.
Spannend zu sehen, wie LIB-Forschung auch außerhalb der Fachcommunity aufgegriffen wird — danke an RiffReporter für das Feature! Ein gutes Beispiel dafür, wie Infrastruktur unbeabsichtigt Tierbewegungen beeinflussen kann. #LIBResearch
RiffReporter@riffreporter.bsky.social · 9mo ago#Schlangen als blinde Passagiere? Laut einer Studie könnten giftige indische Königskobras womöglich gern mal unfreiwillig mit dem #Zug durch Indien reisen. Warum das sowohl für die gefährdeten Tiere selbst als auch für Mensch und #Umwelt ein Risiko wäre, weiß @susannewedlich.bsky.social.
@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What Cyrtodactylus Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards Read more: www.anoleannals.org/2026/02/03/f...
From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What Cyrtodactylus Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards
Like anoles, geckos are famous for their adhesive toepads, enabling astonishing climbing abilities. Since adhesive toepads evolved independently in geckos and anoles, these two rather distantly rel…
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Cold-blooded commerce: Characterizing and predicting trade in Australian squamates. Sad to read that John Measey has passed away - John was a leading invasion biologist 🌐🌎🧪 #bioinvasions conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Cold‐blooded commerce: Characterizing and predicting trade in Australian squamates
Despite a national ban on native wildlife exports, Australian reptile species continue to appear in international trade. Using boosted regression trees, we found that large body sizes and taxonomic f...
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Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India
Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country
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📄 New paper @leibnizlib.bsky.social: Snakes on Trains! Using 22 years of rescue data + SDMs, we show that railway infrastructure may facilitate accidental dispersal of Ophiophagus kaalinga into unsuitable habitats. doi.org/10.1111/btp.... #Biogeography #ConservationBiology #Herpetology #LIBresearch
Snakes on Trains: Railways May Sway Goa's King Cobra Distribution
Distribution of King Cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) across Goa, India, shows occurrence in climatically suitable forests and, notably, also along low-suitability railway corridors, suggesting that sna...
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@leibnizlib.bsky.social #LIBresearch: Iranian marsh crocodiles show unique head & neck scale patterns compared to the rest of Crocodylus palustris range. Could this mean Iran hosts a separate conservation unit? Find out more: wildlife-biodiversity.com/index.php/jw...
How do mountains shape biodiversity? A new study on the Himalayan toad shows that rising mountains and deep valleys split populations long ago, sending them down separate evolutionary paths. Geography, more than ecology, shaped this hidden diversity. #LIBresearch © Adobe Stock, RealityImages 1/2
The news is finally out — #TIBS2028 will be held in #China 🇨🇳 The conference will take place in #Beijing, bringing the global #biogeography community together again after two years. High expectations for an exciting meeting and stimulating discussions.
Cool poster #TIBS2026 highlighting the importance of digitalization of natural history collections to improve our knowledge on global biodiversity!
Poster at TIBS 2026 in Aarhus 🇩🇰🥶 Promoting the Master's thesis of Laura Steib, assessing the best modelling strategies for herps in Romania! Thanks to everyone who stopped by for the discussions and feedback, and to the organizers for a great meeting. #TIBS2026 #InternationalBiogeographySociety
⏩️"It is not that there is life on the surface of earth. Life is THE surface of earth!"⏪️ #tibs2026 @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social with a.very interesting symposium on co-evolution of landscape & life
It was great to meet so many other Early Career Researchers at our #TIBS2026 mixer last night - both catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. To celebrate all the ECR Biogeographers, we have created a starter pack so you can follow all the exciting work being done: go.bsky.app/KvnmdnK
Gecko Evolution Unveiled: How Adhesion Really Started! Have you ever wondered how geckos developed their incredible ability to walk on walls or even upside down? Our brand-new study sheds new light on this mystery of natur. @leibnizlib.bsky.social Read more: doi.org/10.3762/bjna...
