The Royal Geographical Society - Singapore presents our World Wildlife Day special: “Sankar Ananthanarayanan: The Reptiles and Amphibians of Singapore!” in collaboration with Straits Clan. Join us between 7.30pm and 8.30pm Singapore Time (GMT+8) on 4 March 2021 to embark on a virtual journey into the green spaces inhabited by many species of our local wildlife.

Singapore may be a tiny, famously urbanised island. However, even amidst the concrete sprawl, life thrives! There are dozens of reptile and amphibian species to be found in the green spaces of Singapore. Some are commonplace, while others are much rarer. Let us explore Singapore’s diversity of herpetofauna in this talk, and learn how we can co-exist peacefully with these beautiful, but often misunderstood creatures!

Sign up for this Zoom webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LlvUHYuJTPaw6NjR9dpCew

About Sankar Ananthanarayanan:
Sankar is a co-founder and President of the Herpetological Society of Singapore. The HSS has been actively involved in herpetological education, outreach and conservation in Singapore since 2015. It is a member of the Singapore Biodiversity Roundtable and the Marine Turtle Working Group.

Sankar completed his degree in Life Sciences (Environmental Biology) at the National University of Singapore in 2019. As part of his final year project, he utilised high-throughput sequencing technology to investigate the diet and gut parasites of reticulated pythons in Singapore.