From August 5th to 9th 2024, members of our staff made presentations on their research findings at the 10th World Congress of Herpetology held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The World Congress of Herpetology is the world’s largest conference on reptiles and amphibians, and is held every four years. Around 1,400 people, from all over the world, attended and made presentations and symposiums on their specific expertise. Members from our foundation made research presentations on how captive sea snakes find and identify prey, and the conservation of lizards. We exchanged opinions with scientists from around the world to help with future research and conservation.

Conference

10th World Congress of Herpetology

Title of the presentation

• How sea snakes find and identify their prey in water（Presenter: Hidetaka Sasai, at The symposium of diversity and evolution of snake sensory systems）
• Age Structure and Growth Pattern of the Kishinoue's Giant Skink, Plestiodon kishinouyei (Squamata: Scincidae), Inferred by Skeletochronology（Presenter: Hidetaka Sasai）

Giving a presentation