Courtney Hundermark- Advanced Diploma in Nature Conservation
- Student at Nelson Mandela University
Courtney Hundermark
- Advanced Diploma in Nature Conservation
- Student at Nelson Mandela University
AdvDip (BTech) Nature Conservation student at NMU Saasveld.
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Introduction
Photographer, naturalist, and author with a particular interest in Southern African amphibians and reptiles. UNISA nature conservation graduate, and current NMU Saasveld student.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
June 2022 - December 2022
Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF)
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- A fixed term (six month) contract with NSCF and SANBI, where I am assisting with the collection and organisation of data associated with wet specimens in the herpetology collection at Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, Pretoria/Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa.
June 2021 - November 2021
African Snakebite Institute
Position
- Assistant
Description
- My primary duties revolve around the care and maintenance of a large venomous snake collection, and when/where needed, I assist with other administrative, training, and graphic design tasks.
January 2021 - April 2021
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Fixed term appointment as a research assistant within the Bayworld (Port Elizabeth Museum) herpetology department, facilitated by SANBI and NSCF. My work focused on the identification, accessioning, and organisation of historical specimens within the Bill Branch Herpetology Collection.
Publications
Publications (7)
The genus Goggia is composed of ten small bodied leaf-toed gecko species endemic to South Africa and adjacent Namibia. Using a combination of phylogenetic and morphological analyses we assessed the taxonomic status of an isolated rupicolous population discovered south of Klein Pella in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The newly collected...
The Karoo is home to an array of unique and diverse biota, both flora and fauna. This basic field guide aims to promote interest and appreciation for some of the region’s lesser known and often maligned inhabitants – the reptiles. Fully illustrated, this publication introduces the reader to over 70 reptile species known to occur from Prince Albert...
Bijlia dilatata (Prince Albert Vygie) is a red-listed succulent (Aizoaceae) endemic to a single valley in the Western
Cape and restricted to disjunct sites in quartzite pavements. Populations of this species were surveyed in 2002
during above-average rainfall and again in 2020 and 2021 during drought, and in June 2023 following drought-
breaking ra...
Range-restricted species are generally poorly known and at higher risk of extinction than species with wider distributions. In the past, the Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko, Cryptactites peringueyi (Boulenger, 1910) caused much confusion and was once referred to as “one of the herpetological mysteries of the region”. Knowledge on the species has grown subs...
A short note detailing a novel dietary observation in the Beaked Stiletto Snake, Atractaspis duerdeni (Gough, 1907).
Two recent observations of Psammophis trigrammus (Günther, 1865) give new insight into the occurrence of this snake within the borders of South Africa.
A short note detailing an observation of reproduction in the East-African Shovel Snout, Prosymna stuhlmanni (Pfeffer, 1893).
