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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-10-01 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006587b.htm person Davies Margaret OAM AACR2 8 November 1944 Herpetologist Margaret Davies is a herpetologist whose research focussed on the taxonomy and systematics of the frogs of the Australo/Papuan region, and on their osteology. She published over 120 papers, including descriptions of 34 new species, particularly in the genus Uperoleia. For nearly 30 years she was on the faculty of the University of Adelaide. Davies was President of the Australian Society of Herpetologists from 1990 to 1991. She was also active in the Royal Societies of both South Australia and Tasmania, holding executive office and for long periods editing their respective journals. 1966 1966 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Tasmania 1978 1982 Career position - Secretary, Royal Society of South Australia 1978 1983 Career position - Secretary/Treasurer, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1982 1993 Career position - Editor, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 1983 1991 Career position - South Australian Representative, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1990 1991 Career position - President, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1991 1994 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Society of Herpetologists 1992 1994 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia 1994 1996 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1994 2001 Career position - Council Member, World Congress of Herpetology 1995 1999 Career position - Secretary, Australian Institute of Biology 1995 2001 Career position - Fauna Editor, Handbooks of the Flora and fauna of South Australia 1996 1998 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of South Australia 1998 Award - Honorary Member, Royal Society of South Australia 1999 2001 Career position - South Australian Representative, Australian Institute of Biology 2002 2002 Life event - Retired 2003 2019 Career position - Editor, Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 2010 Award - Life Member, Australian Society of Herpetologists 2014 2014 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to science in the field of herpetology 2015 2015 Award - Inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women Royal Society of Tasmania (1843 - )

Member of Council 2003 -

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1994 - 1996; Honorary Life Member 1998 -

 Australian Society of Herpetologists (1964 - )

President 1990 - 1991; Life Member 2010 -

 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

Editor 1982 - 1993

 'Davies, Margaret', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Davies, Margaret Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Ideas and Endeavours: the Natural Sciences in South Australia Twidale, C.; Tyler, M.; and Davies, M. Ideas and Endeavours: the Natural Sciences in South Australia Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia 1986 Book: Index to the Transactions [of the Royal Society of South Australia] volumes 92-101 (1968 - 1977) Davies, M.; compiler Index to the Transactions [of the Royal Society of South Australia] volumes 92-101 (1968 - 1977) Adelaide Royal Society of South Australia [1978] Journal Article: Michael James Tyler AO, MSc, DSc, 1937 - 2020 Davies, Margaret Michael James Tyler AO, MSc, DSc, 1937 - 2020 2020 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 144 2 154-79 Resource: Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2014: A-E] Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2014: A-E] Canberra Governor General's Office 2014