Jane Melville AM
@MVLizards
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Senior Curator Reptiles & Frogs @museumsvictoria. Assoc. Prof. @MonashBiol. Author. Love nature, lizards, birds, museums, history. RT/likes not endorsement.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined May 2019
One of the best moments in my career. The rediscovery of the Victorian Earless Dragon. In 2019 I undertook the taxonomic research to show this little lizard was a unique species, different to those in the ACT & NSW. So, so pleased it is not extinct! @museumsvictoria.
Some good news for your Sunday. This little guy is a Victorian grassland earless dragon. One hasn’t been seen in Victoria for over 50 years and was thought to be extinct in the wild - until now.
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CAN YOU FIND THE DRAGON IN THIS PHOTO? It was great talking with Michael Dahlstrom, Yahoo News, about our recent paper on the Hidden Dragon from remote north-western Australia. PHOTOS: @svmahony.
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RT @mb_dahlstrom: The rediscovery of this rare hidden dragon hiding on an Outback roadside has helped solve a decades-long mystery. https:….
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UPCOMING BOOK. I'm exploring museums for images and specimens for my narrative book. Australia's first female museum employee - Jane Ward Tost (1816-1889). Subscribe: offers, updates, behind the scenes #womeninSTEM #hiddenhistory
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Fabulous Nocturnal event! The first talk about my new book! Trailblazing taxidermist and naturalist, Jane Ward Tost. . #WomenInSTEM #AustralianHistory #BookAnnouncement #TaxidermyHistory #MuseumLife #Biography #ComingSoon #WomenInScience #HiddenHistories
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Big news! My book is getting published! It's a narrative biography of Jane Ward Tost—Australia’s 1st female museum employee. Her amazing story includes Gould, Audubon, shipwrecks & triumph. #WomenInSTEM #AustralianHistory #BookAnnouncement #HiddenHistories
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RT @Ebelosaurus: And thank you for the warm welcome that I received from everyone - I had the best time 😊
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RT @Ebelosaurus: Thank you @MVLizards for having me at @melbournemuseum and @UniMelb - working with you all was an absolute pleasure. 85 h….
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Look what I saw at my favourite Melbourne bookshop @ReadingsBooks They have very excellent books. Definitely would have bought it if I didn't already have a copy! @JLosos
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RT @RoAguilar15: CAVEPS and presenting @STEM Design sprints @melbournemuseum 🦎🐍🐸☢🦣🐀🦖🦕🐳🦭🐟🦅🧬🧪🔬🦴🦷 #Science.@MonashUni. @UniMelb @museumsvictor….
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RT @RoAguilar15: CAVEPS is on @melbournemuseum 18th CONFERENCE ON AUSTRALASIAN VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION, PALAEONTOLOGY & SYSTEMATICS 🦎🐍🐸☢🦣🐀🦖🦕🐳….
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RT @RoAguilar15: SiaSP Workshop @scienceworks_melb @melbournemuseum @museumsvictoria @lizarddocmelville #scientistlife #fossils #sciencecom….
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RT @RoAguilar15: Little Desert- fire and biodiversity Project, done and dusted. Well done MV Team 🤟🐸🐍🦎🕷🦗🪲🐜🦂🐀🔥🌿 #littledesert #fire #biodive….
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Good luck! I have my fingers and toes crossed!.
Not seen since the mid 90s and only known from 3 specimens, the quest to rediscover one of Australia’s most imperilled reptiles has begun!.
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RT @RoAguilar15: This is what success looks like! Here we come 💪🤟☢🦎🐍🐸.#volumegraphics #fossils #ctscanning #scientistlife #littletreasures….
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A great article aimed for kids about the important work we're doing @museumsvictoria to help Victorian Grassland Earless Dragons. Rediscovered after more than 50 years. Featuring a wonderful pic of @joanna_sumner99.
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RT @NKWhiteman: How can caffeine be an insecticide, our favorite stimulant, and a cause of the Opium War? How did quinine, which Cinchona t….
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RT @joanna_sumner99: Looking forward to chatting with the @breakfasters on @3RRRFM tomorrow morning! Talking up #museumscience, #wildlifeco….
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RT @RoAguilar15: Bite-size talks for kids and families @melbournemuseum 🐍🦎🐊🦖🐸🦴☢ #ctscanning.#australianfauna #herpetology #fossils #scienti….
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RT @MCZHarvard: We are growing our curatorial staff and currently have three positions open! Visit for details. Sea….
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Welcome @rishpillai . lots of fossil CT scans to come 😁🐍🐸🦎.
What a day! Welcome Rishab to Melville lab and thanks Roy for a great workshop on Fossil Frog ID! 🐸🤟🦴 #ctscanning.#australianfauna #herpetology #fossils #scientistlife #arcfossilgrant @museumsvictoria #pleistocene @melbournemuseum @monash_uni @lizarddocmelville @MVLizards
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