APPLY: DNA Barcoding Workshop Series

APPLY: DNA Barcoding Workshop Series

Jan 26, 2021 | Announcements, Opportunities

Pretoria – The South African node of the International Barcode of Life (SABOL) is offering a series of workshops in the form of virtual presentations and practical sessions. DNA barcoding is a tool that allows for the standardisation of species delineation...
SA legless skink taxonomically ‘demoted’

SA legless skink taxonomically ‘demoted’

Jan 18, 2021 | News

Cape Town – The Variegated legless skink has been taxonomically ‘demoted’. Once a valid described species, its position on the tree of life is now less prominent since its designation as a taxonomic ‘synonomy’. Skinks (family Scincidae) are the most diverse group of...