Jeanette Covacevich
Australian herpetologist and museum curator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich AM (1945–2015) was a herpetologist in Queensland, Australia. As a senior curator of vertebrates at the Queensland Museum, she discovered and studied many reptiles and frogs in Queensland.[1] Covacevich is most famous for rediscovering and describing the Inland Taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), the world's most venomous snake.[2][3] In addition, she described over thirty new species and genera including the Cape York striped blind snake (Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena), the Nangur spiny skink (Nangura spinosa), and the Bulburin leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus caudiannulatus).[4]
Jeanette Covacevich | |
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Born | (1945-03-26)26 March 1945 |
Died | 17 December 2015(2015-12-17) (aged 70) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian |
Alma mater | (tertiary education): Griffith University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Scientist |
On 12 June 1995 she was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to science, in particular for herpetology and conservation.[5]
Covacevich is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of earthworm, Terriswalkerius covacevichae; the Australian spiders, Zophorame covacevichae and Kababina covacevichae; the Australian frog, Pseudophryne covacevichae; and the Australian gecko, Amalosia jacovae[6] (J. A. Cov. + Latin suffix -ae).