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 there. He is now Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians at the Museum. 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.

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