SNAKE MAN!
Spectacular species he has discovered and named!

Raymond Hoser is the world's foremost reptile expert!
He has discovered and named more species of snake than any person alive!
He has discovered and named more species of lizard than any person alive!
He has discovered and named more species of turtle than any person alive!
He has discovered and named more species of crocodile than anyone else alive!
He has discovered and named more species of frog in Australia than anyone else in history!
He has discovered and named more species of reptile than anyone else in Australia's history (over 250) and globally (over 700 species).
Add to that some species of fish, over 20 mammals and a few other bits and pieces and it is easy to see that the Snakeman is a scientific eco-powerhouse.
On this page are photos of some of the better-known species he has discovered and named.
But because he has named over 2,200 family, genera and species, only a fraction are shown here.
Some of these critters really are spectacular!

Images are below the names of them

Hoser's Python Leiopython hoserae Hoser, 2000

Papuan Carpet Python Morelia harrisoni Hoser, 2000

Eastern Pygmy King Brown Snake Cannia pailsei Hoser, 1998

Papuan Pygmy King Brown Snake Cannia rossignolii Hoser, 2000

Territory Mainland Pygmy King Brown Snake Cannia hoserae Hoser, 2013

South Wet Tropics Rough-scaled Snake Tropidechis sadlieri Hoser, 2003

South Pilbara Death Adder Acanthophis wellsei Hoser, 1998

Dick Shearim's Burrowing Snake Brachyurophis richardshearimi Hoser, 2020

Ron Hoser's Skink Allengreerus ronhoseri Hoser, 2009

Vodafone Dragon Tympanocryptis vodafone Hoser, 2019

Heads Gecko Diplodactylus amaleighheadsae Hoser, 2023

The Bigmore's Rock Monitor Worrellisaurus bigmoreum Hoser, 2018

Makhans Rock Monitor Worrellisaurus makhani Hoser, 2013

Maxine's cool skink Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022

Hoser's spikey skink Silubosaurus (or Egernia) hoserae Hoser, 2018

Martinek's Gecko Underwoodisaurus martinekae Hoser, 2016

Mensforth's Gecko Underwoodisaurus mensforthi Hoser, 2016

Eastern Broad-shelled Turtle Supremechelys duboisi Hoser, 2014

Hoser's River Frog Mixophyes hoserae Hoser, 2020

Cumming's Froglet Crinia fiacummingae Hoser, 2020

Hoser's Froglet Paracrinia lenhoseri Hoser, 2020

Jacky Hoser's Dragon Ctenophorus jackyhoserae Hoser, 2020

Sydney Basin Stone Gecko Diplodactylus richardwellsi Hoser, 2023

South-east Gecko Diplodactylus fiacummingae Hoser, 2023

Wifi Tree Frog Colleeneremia wifi Hoser, 2020

Martinek's Skink Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022

Cogger's Black Rock Skink Woolfscincus halcoggeri Hoser, 2018
See the original scientific description here.

Crotty's Gecko Heteronotia crottyi Hoser, 2022

Tropical Rough-skinned Gecko Heteronotia nonidem Hoser, 2022

Maxine Hoser's Gecko Heteronotia maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022

Otways Geocrinia Geocrinia otwaysensis Hoser, 2020
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Martinek's Froglet Pseudophryne martinekae Hoser, 2020

Kumanjayi Walker's Red-eyed Tree Frog Kumanjayiwalkerus kumanjayi Hoser, 2020

Sonemann's Copper-tailed Skink Ctenotus sonnemannorum Hoser, 2024

Shireen Hoser's Burrowing Skink Anepischetosia shireenhoserae Hoser, 2022

Jacky Hoser's Skink Allengreerus jackyhoserae Hoser, 2012
Yes this tiny skink is one of the most common species of lizard found in Melbourne's back yards!

Adelyn Hoser's Skink Allengreerus adelynhoserae Hoser, 2022
Yes this tiny skink is one of the most common species of lizard found in Sydney's back yards!

Alex Antenor's Striped Marsh Frog Limnodynastes alexantenori Hoser, 2020
One of the most common frogs in Melbourne (Australia) on the east side and into Gippsland!

Cameron Gant's Western Striped Marsh Frog Limnodynastes cameronganti Hoser, 2020
One of the most common frogs in south-west Victoria, adjacent South Australia, King Island and nearby north-west Tasmania!

Hoser's Mountain Dragon Rankinia hoserae Hoser, 2015
Endemic to central/southern parts of Victoria and nearby areas to the east and north. One of three Victorian species, all discovered and named by the Snakeman. The others are R. jameswhybrowi Hoser, 2015 and R. neildaviei Hoser, 2015.

Remember, Raymond Hoser has discovered and named species from all over the planet! Want to know more?
Download the entire list of Hoser taxonomy papers (dated 12 Feb 2024), list of named taxa, type material, type localities and more at this link!

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