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[markscherz]

This is a bit random but I was wondering if as a frogman you knew Phil Bishop. He was one of my favourite lecturers at uni and I was wondering how small the frog scientist community was.

As it happens, I did know Phil. What a human. I was able to take part in the World Congress of Herpetology in Dunedin in 2020, which he was instrumental in organising. I found it remarkable how he somehow kept everything running, yet seemingly had time for everyone. It was heartbreaking that we lost him so quickly soon afterwards.

To honour his memory and contributions to the field of Herpetology, my colleagues and I named a frog after him in 2022, Stumpffia bishopi

Hei maumaharatanga