Margaret M. Davies

Margaret Davies is an Australian herpetologist born on 8 November 1944. She worked at the University of Adelaide studying Australian frogs, retiring in 2002. Initially appointed to a teaching post at the university, she was inspired to research frog taxonomy and their ecology from the 1970s. She identified over 30 new species of frogs during her career. She has contributed to over 120 publications.

In 2015 she was made a member of the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women.

The species Davies' toadlet (Uperoleia daviesae Young, Tyler & Kent, 2005) was named to honour her because her scientific publications have substantially expanded knowledge of the genus Uperoleia.

Litoria daviesae Mahony, Knowles, Foster & Donnellan, 2001 was also named after her.

Species described Cophixalus zweifeli Crinia bilingua Crinia nimbus Cyclorana vagitus Limnodynastes lignarius Litoria cavernicola Litoria exophthalmia Litoria longirostris Litoria lorica Litoria pallida Litoria personata Litoria piperata Litoria splendida Magnificent Tree Frog Litoria umbonata Litoria xanthomera Mixophyes hihihorlo Neobatrachus aquilonius Rheobatrachus vitellinus Uperoleia altissima Uperoleia arenicola Uperoleia aspera Uperoleia borealis Uperoleia capitulata Uperoleia crassa Uperoleia fusca Uperoleia glandulosa Uperoleia inundata Uperoleia lithomoda Uperoleia littlejohni Uperoleia martini Uperoleia micromeles Uperoleia mimula Uperoleia minima Uperoleia talpa Uperoleia trachyderma Uperoleia tyleri

Personal life Davies is the great-great-granddaughter of John Davies, who co-founded The Mercury.