Jeanette Covacevich

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Jeanette Covacevich
Jeanette watching full eclipse of sun near Cooktown.jpg
Born(1945-03-26)26 March 1945
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Died17 December 2015(2015-12-17) (aged 70)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
CitizenshipAustralian
Alma mater(tertiary education):
Griffith University
Scientific career
FieldsScientist
Memorial bench for Jeanette Covacevich in Cooktown Botanic Gardens.
Plaque on memorial bench for Jeanette Covacevich

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 describing the Inland Taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), the world's most venomous land snake.[2][3] In addition, she described over thirty new species and genera including the Cape York striped blind snake (otherwise known as Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena), the Nangura spinosa (Nangur spiny skink), and the Phyllurus caudiannulatus (Bulburin leaf-tailed gecko).[4]

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; Australian geckos, Oedura jacovae and Amalosia jacovae[6] (J. A. Cov. + Latin suffix -ae).

References[]

  1. ^ Cohn, Helen (5 December 2016). "Covacevich, Jeanette Adelaide (1945 - 2015)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ Covacevich, J., McDowell, S.B., Tanner, C. & Mengdon, G. (Aust. Herp. Symposium, 1980). The relationship of the taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) and the small-scaled snake (O. microlepidotus), Serpentes: Elapidae (page 32). kingsnake.com Retrieved 15 November 2013
  3. ^ "Jeanette Covacevich - Memorial service for spirited herpetologist and museum curator". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ Couper, P.J.; McKay, J. (13 April 2016). "Vale Jeanette Adelaide Covacevich, AM, PSM (1945–2015)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 59 - network.qm.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 22 January 2021. Lay summary.
  5. ^ "SEARCH AUSTRALIAN HONOURS: Jeanette Covacevich". It's an honour. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Covacevich", p. 60).
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