• Source: Scott A. Thomson

      • 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.


      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. 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. Thomson advocates for science-based rather than political- or conservation-driven taxonomy.
      Thomson has described several extant and fossil turtles, including:

      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




      External links



      Thomson's website

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