Herpetologists attend conference in KwaZulu-Natal

Delegates at  the 13th conference of the Herpetological Association of Africa. (Photo: S. Parusnath)

In January Dr Michael Bates and Buyi Makhubo of the Herpetology Department attended the 13th conference of the Herpetological Association of Africa held at Bonamanzi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. Michael presented a paper entitled A revision of the egg-eating snakes (Dasypeltis) of north-eastern Africa and south-western Arabia (with the late Dr D.G. Broadley as co-author), while Buyi’s paper (with Michael as co-author) was entitled Phylogenetic relationships in the Pachydactylus capensis species complex (Sauria: Gekkonidae).