In December of 2005, Scott travelled to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory to collect three species of freshwater turtles common in surrounding areas of New South Wales. Dr. Sean Doody, Dr. Arthur Georges, Mr. Scott Thomson and Mr. Dave Rhind of the University of Canberra provided collection and logistical support that allowed us to collect Emydura macquarii, Chelodina expansa and Chelodina longicollis. Most of our collections were in and around the Yass River north of Canberra and at the Mungabareena Reserve on the Murray River, near Albany, NSW. The turtles were heavily infected with parasite species that had been previously described from the area around Brisbane, QLD and northern areas of NSW.

A view of Bangkok from 19th floor	A toad in Kong Mong Tha
Looking for parasites	One of these children was diagnosed with malaria and given drugs
Rambutans are delicious
The white juicy flesh of mangostin is very refreshing	Polypedates leucomystax is rather common
Screening snails for cercariae	Found some!
Cows were used in mosquito traps	A wild aquatic snake at a restaurant!
A narrow-mouthed frog	Lunch time!
Pineapples are common in gardens	Our meals in the field not only looked colorful, they were delicious!
King's palace compound turned into museum	The artwork is simply breathtaking

Drinks are served in plastic bags for hygene reasons	A tropical lily pad
Ba was very helpful during our field work	At Bangkok Zoo
Water monitor shares space with invasive red-eared slider, a common American turtle	Farmers market