About Patrick Couper
Born 1958. Patrick Couper is a New Zealand herpetologist and zoologist.
Patrick J. Couper (born 1958) is a herpetologist in Queensland, Australia. Born in New Zealand, he migrated to Australia in 1981. 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 under the direction and mentorship of the admired senior curator and head of Vertebrate Zoology, Jeanette Covacevich.
A species of lizard, Lampropholis couperi, is named in honour of Patrick J. Couper.
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Who is Patrick Couper?
New Zealand herpetologist
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Patrick Couper was born in 1958 in New Zealand.
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Patrick Couper is a herpetologist and zoologist.
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Patrick Couper is New Zealand.
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