@DonnellanSteve

Honorary Researcher at the South Australian Museum, discovers new species and uses genetics to understand the evolution of the Australian biota

Joined August 2014
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Steve Donnellan retweeted
DNLt@dnltbingFeb 17
Three new species reveal an unrecognized clade of rock monitors (Varanidae: Varanus) from the eastern Australian savannas [Zozaya et al. 2026] academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/…
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The mating event of giant Australian cuttlefish happens each winter in #SouthAustralia. Thanks to new regulations, there is now a permanent, year-round ban of fishing for cuttlefish in the upper Spencer Gulf ensuring the highest level of protection. #greatsouthernreef
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Love the new community art at Coonalpyn! Beautiful, wildlife mosaic, conplements the silo art. #southaustralia
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Australia's biggest River Red Gums #5 - 'Cambrai Tree' near Cambrai in the #MountLoftyRanges of #SouthAustralia. 13.9 m trunk circ, 32 m tall, 34 m spread, for 678 total points. 📷: Dean Nicolle #EucBeaut
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Why bother going to #SouthAustralia? Apart from having one of the world’s most liveable city, Australia’s best oval, wine, festivals & some of the most amazing scenery in Oz.... There’s always a UNESCO World Heritage listed reason… just saying. #NaracoorteCaves
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Who let the frogs out? 🐸 A recent reclassification of frogs is going for croak! 🤿 The researchers used DNA analysis, and data on appearance, lifestyle and call type, to build a comprehensive updated family tree! 🌲 Read the paper at: spr.ly/6014AA6wK
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Steve Donnellan retweeted
Luis Mijangos@mijangos_luis8 Sep 2025
What’s dartR? 🧬 An open-source R package that helps researchers filter, analyse & visualise genomic data — powering 1,000+ studies in conservation, ag & health. A community-built tool making genomics more accessible. 👉 georges.biomatix.org/blog/po…

Eureka Prize dartR

We recently received the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software for the dartR package. But what is dartR?

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Congratulations to Prof Arthur Georges FAA – part of the dartR team from University of Canberra – who has been awarded the @ARDC_AU Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software. #EurekaPrizes
Group of five smiling individuals standing outdoors, representing the Australian Research Data Commons Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software, part of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes 2025.

ALT Group of five smiling individuals standing outdoors, representing the Australian Research Data Commons Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software, part of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes 2025.

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🏆 Passport2Recovery @flinders is awarded the @ScienceGovAU Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science. #EurekaPrizes Learn more: youtu.be/nBNEAv0fDIU #EurekaPrizes @CouncilSCC @usceduau
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Steve Donnellan retweeted
bioRxiv Evobio@biorxiv_evobio1 Sep 2025
Generalists link peaks in the shifting adaptive landscape of Australia's dragon lizards biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #biorxiv_evobio

Generalists link peaks in the shifting adaptive landscape of Australia’s dragon lizards

The adaptive landscape is one of biology’s most flexible and intuitive general concepts. This multidimensional space enables us to map individuals, populations, and species to an evolutionary...

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🐉 Bearded dragon genomes have revealed a surprising master switch for sex determination. Two global teams, two new genomes, and a big leap forward in reptile biology. 👉Read more on our website: bioplatforms.com/bearded-dra…
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Unlocking nature's time machine: Revolutionising collections science

Australia’s natural advantage gives us the possibility of succeeding to protect our biodiversity on a grand scale – and collections science is key.

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Steve Donnellan retweeted
FrogID@FrogIDAus16 Jul 2025
🐸 FrogID Dataset 6.0 is now online! Thanks to over 39,000 people, the dataset covers 6 years of #FrogID records across Australia and includes 974,700+ records from 226 species – that's nearly 1 million frog records! Read more: australian.museum/blog/amri-…

The FrogID Dataset 6.0 – nearly one million frog records now published open-access and online!

The sixth annual release of FrogID data is now published open-access and online to help inform frog ecology and conservation.

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Introducing Janjucetus dullardi, a new species of toothed baleen whale from the Oligocene of Australia! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/…

An immature toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia and insights into mammalodontid...

Abstract. Mammalodontids are a clade of toothed mysticetes known only from the Chattian of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. Despite three named spe

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Dermal armour in lizards: osteoderms more common than presumed academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/…

Dermal armour in lizards: osteoderms more common than presumed

ABSTRACT. Skin and its derivatives form the boundary with the external environment for most animals. Despite the vital character of its function, some of i

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dartR from #UniCBR is a finalist in the @ARDC_AU Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software. Learn more: youtu.be/eM_9H79bPec #EurekaPrizes
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Giant Australian Cuttlefish are still gathering in large numbers and currently laying plenty of eggs, with the waters around Point Lowly remaining clean. Today, the South Australian Government is holding an emergency meeting to plan for risks from the harmful algal bloom spreading to the upper Spencer Gulf. Expert scientists and managers are coming together to discuss safeguards and contingency measures for this extraordinary breeding event – the only one of its kind in the world. We’ll share more updates as they happen.
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Scientists release 7 point action plan to tackle SA's catastrophic algal bloom, emphasising urgent, strategic responses. Among the key recommendations is establishing long-term monitoring for the Great Southern Reef (GSR). abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/s…

Seven steps scientists say will tackle toxic algal bloom

An independent group of marine scientists from around Australia releases a seven-point plan to tackle what it describes as South Australia's "catastrophic" toxic algal bloom.

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We went diving into South Australia’s marine collapse afr.com/policy/energy-and-cl…

We went diving into South Australia’s marine collapse

Thousands of sea creatures have died and washed up on the coastline in recent months, an ecological crisis that is now becoming a political issue.

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Check out this great article by Roy Ebel on his recent paper in ZJLS. Fantastic video as well. New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them. ⁦@Ebelosaurus⁩ theconversation.com/new-stud…

New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of...

Australian goannas adapted remarkably well to harsh climates. Scientists looking for hidden bone structures in lizards may be a step closer to learning why.

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