Werner Conradie
Werner Conradie (born July 2, 1982 in George , Cape Province ) is a South African herpetologist . His main research interests are the frogs in southern Africa.
Life
Conradie is the second oldest of three brothers. He attended school in Willowmore until the age of 13 , after which he completed his elementary education at Wesbank Primary School in Oudtshoorn . He then moved with his family to Uniondale , where he graduated from Uniondale High School from 2000. He continued his college education at Potchefstroom University (now Northwest University (NWU)) and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and Biochemistry in 2004 . At the beginning of 2006 he graduated with a master's thesis Seasonal variation in anuran activities in the Vredefort Dome Conservation Area . The focus of this work was to compile a list of amphibian species for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Vredefort Dome , the largest asteroid impact site in the world.
After a year as a general laboratory and field assistant for the African Amphibian Conservation Research Group (AACRG), he became a physics teacher at PJ Oliver High School in Grahamstown . He also enrolled for a Post Graduate Education Certificate (PGCE) at Rhodes University , which he completed in 2008. In late 2007 he accepted a position as assistant herpetologist at the Port Elizabeth Museum and in May 2011 he succeeded William Roy Branch as curator at the herpetology department.
Conradie's research interests focus primarily on the taxonomy of amphibians and reptiles in southern Africa. He went on numerous excursions in South Africa as well as in Angola , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Zimbabwe and Zambia . He was among the Erstbeschreibern the lizards Pedioplanis huntleyi and Pedioplanis haackei (both 2011) from Angola, the skinks Acontias wakkerstroomensis and Acontias albigularis (both 2018) from South Africa, the frog species Nothophryne baylissi , Nothophryne inagoensis , Nothophryne ribauensis and Nothophryne unilurio (all 2018) from Mozambique, Cacosternum thorini (2014) from South Africa and seven species from the genus Hyperolius .
Conradie has been involved in several projects in the EDGE program of the Zoological Society of London , including the threat picture assessment of the Cape ghost frog ( Heleophryne rosei ) and Hewitt's ghost frog ( Helophryne hewitti ), which are included in the Southern African Frog Atlas , in the Red Data Book as well as are listed in the Global Amphibian Assessment , in the recording of populations and habitats by visiting historical and currently known sites as well as the search for other possible populations, in supplementing the current monitoring programs with studies on the spread of the chytrid fungus , in the development of Action plans to reduce threatening processes that have contributed to the high endangerment of the species and to raise public awareness of species protection around the ghost frogs and to train the responsible authorities.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Conradie, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African herpetologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | George , Cape Province |