Marion Anstis is an Australian

herpetologist Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (in ...

. Her work focuses on frogs and Tadpoles found in Australia.

Career

Anstis was a music teacher for 31 years before retiring in 2001. Before her retirement, she published 11 papers in scientific journals. In 2002, she published a book called ''Tadpoles of South-Eastern Australia'' which won a Whitley Award. Anstis published a children's book, ''Frogs and Tadpoles of Australia'' in 2007. She submitted her book, ''Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia'' as her PhD thesis at

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a mem ...

in 2012. It was then published in 2013 by

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. It won her another Whitley Award in 2014. She received grants from the Australian Biological Resources Study in 1999 and in 2006-7 and from WWF in 2003. She was shortlisted for a

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in 2003. A genus of West Australian frog, ''

Anstisia ''Anstisia'' is a genus of frogs in the family Myobatrachidae. These frogs are endemic to southern Western Australia. Prior to 2022, these species were classified in the genus ''Geocrinia''. However, a study split four ''Geocrinia'' species into ...

'', was named in honor of her in 2022.

Bibliography

*''Tadpoles of South-Eastern Australia'' (2002) *''Frogs and Tadpoles of Australia'' (2007) *''Tadpoles And Frogs Of Australia'' (2013)

References

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