Scott A. Thomson
Scott A. Thomson is an Australian paleontologist, taxonomist, and herpetologist specialising in turtles of the family Chelidae.
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| Born | 3 February 1966 Penrith, NSW, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Canberra (B.Sc., M.Sc.) |
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| Fields | Herpetology, taxonomy, paleontology |
| Institutions | Institute for Applied Ecology at University of Canberra, Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Chelonian Research Institute |
Education
Thomson attended the University of Canberra for both his bachelor's and master's degrees in applied sciences, studying zoology and mathematics.[1][2][3]
Career
Thomson is a researcher at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo and curator at the Chelonian Research Institute in Oviedo, Florida.[4] He is active in resolving nomenclatural issues, a member of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of the IUCN's Species Survival Commission, and co-author of the 2015 checklist of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene turtles.[2][5][6][7] Thomson advocates for science-based rather than political- or conservation-driven taxonomy.[8][9]
Thomson has described several extant and fossil turtles, including:[6][10][11]
- Chelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kennett, and Georges 2000 – Arnhem snake-necked turtle, sandstone snake-necked turtle
- Chelodina canni McCord and Thomson 2002 – Cann's snake-necked turtle
- Chelodina (Chelydera) Thomson and Georges 2020
- Elseya (Hanwarachelys) Thomson et al. 2015
- Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges, and Limpus 2006 – white-throated snapping turtle, southern snapping turtle
- Elseya flaviventralis Thomson and Georges 2016 – yellow-bellied snapping turtle
- †Elseya nadibajagu Thomson and Mackness 1999 – ancient snapping turtle
- Elseya rhodini Thomson et al. 2015 – southern New Guinea stream turtle, Rhodin's stream turtle
- Myuchelys Thomson and Georges 2009
- †Rheodytes devisi Thomson 2000 – DeVis' river diver
References
- Diggins, Chloe (2016). "Going Global" (PDF). Monitor. Canberra: University of Canberra. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- Butler, Marcus (8 January 2016). "Snapping turtle helps UC researcher make his mark". Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- "Authors". carettochelys.com. Gondwanan Turtles Information Network. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- "IAE post on October 10, 2016". Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- "Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group". www.iucn-tftsg.org. International Union for Conservation in Nature, Species Survival Commission, IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- Rhodin, A. G. J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G. L.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I. G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M. S.; Bourque, J. R.; Delfino, M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J. B.; Shaffer, H. B.; van Dijk, P. P. (2015). "Turtles and Tortoises of the World During the Rise and Global Spread of Humanity: First Checklist and Review of Extinct Pleistocene and Holocene Chelonians" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5 (5). doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
- Jones, Benjamin (2017-09-07). "A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- S. A. Thomson and 183 others (14 March 2018). "Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation". PLOS Biology. 16 (3): e2005075. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075. PMID 29538381.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Russell, R. A. (2015-03-14). "Leave taxonomy to the taxonomists and biologists: Q & A with Nathan Lujan". University of Toronto Scarborough - News and Events. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- Rhodin, A.G.J., Iverson, J.B., Bour, R. Fritz, U., Georges, A., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P. (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) (2017). Rhodin, A.G.J.; Iverson, J.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (eds.). "Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status". Chelonian Research Monographs. Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (8 ed.). 7: 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 9781532350269.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Thomson, S.; Mackness, B. (1999). "Fossil Turtles from the Early Pliocene Bluff Downs Local Fauna, with a description of a new species of Elseya". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 123 (3): 101–105.
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