Scott A. Thomson

Scott A. Thomson
Scott A. Thomson
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Canberra (B.Sc., M.Sc.)
	Scientific career
Fields	Herpetology, taxonomy, palaeontology
Institutions	Institute for Applied Ecology at University of Canberra, Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Chelonian Research Institute

Scott A. Thomson is an Australian herpetologist, paleontologist, and taxonomist, specialising in turtles of the family Chelidae.

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 13 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Butler, Marcus (8 January 2016). "Snapping turtle helps UC researcher make his mark". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "Authors". carettochelys.com. Gondwanan Turtles Information Network. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "IAE post on October 10, 2016". Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ "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 13 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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 978-0-9653540-9-7.
^ Jones, Benjamin (7 September 2017). "A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ S. A. Thomson; et al. (14 March 2018). "Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation". PLOS Biology. 16 (3): e2005075. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075. PMC 5851535. PMID 29538381.
^ Russell, R. A. (14 March 2015). "Leave taxonomy to the taxonomists and biologists: Q & A with Nathan Lujan". University of Toronto Scarborough - News and Events. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
^ Rhodin AG, Iverson JB, Bour R, Fritz U, Georges A, Shaffer HB, van Dijk PP, et al. (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. 7 (8 ed.): 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9.
^ 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.

External links

Thomson's website

[diggins2016-1] Diggins, Chloe (2016). "Going Global" (PDF). Monitor. Canberra: University of Canberra. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[butler2016-2] Butler, Marcus (8 January 2016). "Snapping turtle helps UC researcher make his mark". Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[chelys-3] "Authors". carettochelys.com. Gondwanan Turtles Information Network. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[iae2016-4] "IAE post on October 10, 2016". Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[tftsg-5] "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 13 October 2018.

[rhodin2015-6] 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 978-0-9653540-9-7.

[jones2017-7] Jones, Benjamin (7 September 2017). "A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy". Smithsonian. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[thomson2018-8] S. A. Thomson; et al. (14 March 2018). "Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation". PLOS Biology. 16 (3): e2005075. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005075. PMC 5851535. PMID 29538381.

[russell2018-9] Russell, R. A. (14 March 2015). "Leave taxonomy to the taxonomists and biologists: Q & A with Nathan Lujan". University of Toronto Scarborough - News and Events. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

[rhodin2017-10] Rhodin AG, Iverson JB, Bour R, Fritz U, Georges A, Shaffer HB, van Dijk PP, et al. (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. 7 (8 ed.): 1–292. doi:10.3854/crm.7.checklist.atlas.v8.2017. ISBN 978-1-5323-5026-9.

[thomson1999-11] 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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