CheloniaCast

Turtle Adventures

On Episode 9 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Wyatt Keil and Parker Gibbons to discuss their recent trip to Florida. The discussion ranges from run ins with alligators in murky water to spotted turtle research, salamander morphometrics, and exploding cars. There is a roundtable discussion pertaining to everyone’s upcoming herpetology/research related plans.
 
Guest socials Parker Gibbons - @parker_gibbons_herpetology Instagram/Facebook Wyatt Keil - @wyatts_wildlife_photography Instagram/Facebook
 
Host socials - Jason Carter @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang @americanmamushi
 
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Saga of the Snapping Turtle

On Episode 8 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Greg Brashear of Greg’s Turtle Haven to discuss southeastern turtles, with an emphasis on Alligator Snapping Turtles. Greg has many years of experience working with turtles, both in the wild, and in captivity. He hosts the popular YouTube channel, GregsTurtleHaven, where he documents his turtle adventures and shares information about all aspects of Chelonia. The discussion is packed with information and stories from Greg’s many turtle trips, and includes topics ranging from Alligator Snapping turtle research in the rivers of Georgia to hybrid snapping turtles and herping the southeast. For those interested in how best to keep Alligator Snapping Turtles in ex situ environments, this episode details many aspects of their ecology from primary observation that is useful to implement for happy and healthy turtles.
 
Guest socials - @GregsTurtleHaven on Instagram and YouTube
 
Host socials - Jason Carter - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @americanmamushi

The Unknown Genus

In episode 7 of CheloniaCast, Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Dr. Kevin Labille of theTurtleRoom and African Chelonian Institute. Beyond his profession as a full stack web developer, Kevin is passionate about the Pelomedusoid turtles. The discussion ranges from applying CS to conservation and re-discovering supposedly extinct species, to the ecology and/or systematics of nearly every African mud/helmeted turtle currently known. This is an informative episode for anyone interested in turtles.
 
Guest socials - @kevinlabille on Instagram/Facebook / @theTurtleRoom on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter / https://africanchelonian.org/
/ https://kevinlabille.com/
 
Host socials - Jason Carter - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @american.mamushi Follow us on Instagram @CheloniaCast

Adventures of a Herpetologist

On episode 6 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with president of Texas Turtles and former Biological Curator and Collections Manager at UT Arlington, Carl Franklin, to talk about some of Carl's numerous adventures in herpetology, focusing on his work with turtles. The conversation ranges from sea turtle attacks and aquarium diving in Mexico to wanderings in Southeast Asia and Rough-Footed Mud Turtle diversity, and everything in between!
 
Guest socials - @texasturtlesorg on Instagram / Texas Turtles FB Group @carl.j.franklin on Instagram and Facebook
 
Host socials - Jason Carter - @chelonian.carter, Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd, Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302, Ken Wang - @americanmamushi Follow us on Instagram @cheloniacast - DM us any guest suggestions!

ASTs, Map Turtles, Ridleys, and more (Texas Turtles)

On Episode 5 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Viviana Ricardez, Vice President of the non-profit organization Texas Turtles, to discuss all things TX chelonian. The discussion spans a wide range of topics, from Alligator Snapping Turtle and Box Turtle telemetry research to sea turtle rescues and stories from the incredible fieldwork Viviana has conducted.
 
Guest socials - @first_lady_of_texasturtles on Instagram / @texasturtlesorg on Instagram and Facebook
 
Hosts - Jason Wills @cheloniancarter / Michael Skibsted @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang @americanmamushi - peep his new webcam! Follow us on IG @cheloniacast

Australian Turtles Vol. 1

On this episode of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, and Jack sit down with Terence and Andrew Rogers to talk about Australian turtles. The conversation ranges from Australian wildlife laws and how they pertain to turtles, to defining new species of Emydura and Chelodina, diapause and hatching, as well as discussing Australians turbulent reptilian taxonomic history. Terence and Andrew also show some of the specimens in their extensive collection.
 
Guest social media - @turtaliaa on Instagram
 
Hosts - Jason Wills @cheloniancarter / Michael Skibsted @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang @americanmamushi Follow us on IG @cheloniacast

The Importance of Captivity in Turtle Preservation

On episode 3 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Anthony Pierlioni, Vice President of theTurtleRoom to discusses a variety of turtle topics. The discussion ranges from crazy hybrid turtles and snapping turtle taxonomy to the role of captive keeping/breeding in preservation efforts and ESA regulations.
 
Please excuse the poor sound quality, from episode 4 onward quality is greatly improved with switching to an improved streaming service.
 
Guest socials - AnthonyPierlioni on Instagram and Facebook / @theTurtleRoom on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
 
Hosts - Jason Wills @cheloniancarter / Michael Skibsted @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang @americanmamushi Follow us on IG @cheloniacast

Holocene Madness

In Episode 2 of CheloniaCast Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down to talk about notable recent adventures and topics that have been intriguing them recently. The discussion ranges from contemplating to what degree early humans played in halving Pleistocene tortoise diversity globally to osteology of Pleurodires and California's wild hippos.
 
Please excuse the audio quality, we had some preliminary issues with sound on our first 3 episodes working out the kinks
 
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Hosts: Jason Carter, Michael Skibsted, Jack Thompson, Ken Wang @chelonian.carter / @michael.skibstedd / @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / @americanmamushi

Turtles of France

Jason, Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with French turtle expert Simon Rouot to talk about the chelonians of France. Discussion ranges from Hermann's Tortoise biogeography and Pond Turtle phylogenetics to the importance of scientific illustration in herpetology and the conservation status of the Spanish Pond Turtle in France.
 
Please excuse the sound quality in the latter half of the episode, our first few recordings allowed us to work out the kinks
 
Follow us on Instagram @cheloniacast Follow Simon's work on Instagram @herpsimon Follow Simon's artwork at: https://www.facebook.com/herpainting18/
 
Learn more about European turtles at https://schildkroeten.dght.de/radiata/
 
Refuge des tortues at: https://lerefugedestortues.fr
 
 
Hosts: Jason Carter, Michael Skibsted, Jack Thompson, Ken Wang @chelonian.carter / @michael.skibstedd / @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / @americanmamushi