Patrick J. Couper
Patrick J. Couper (born 1958) is a herpetologist in Queensland, Australia. Couper began his career at the Queensland Museum in 1984. He was initially employed in display construction, and became a research assistant in herpetology in 1986.[1] Since 1993 he has been Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians at the Queensland Museum.[2] He has described 47 new species of reptiles including six new genera. A major research focus has been leaf-tailed geckos that inhabit rainforest and rock habitats in eastern Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
A species of lizard, Lampropholis couperi, is named in honor of Patrick J. Couper.[2]
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