Doc's prize frog research
AN Australian National University researcher has been awarded a prestigious Eureka Prize for his research work on frogs, conducted in Cairns.
Dr Conrad Hoskin was recognised for his discoveries in the evolution of new frog and reptile species as well as identifying, classifying and naming them.
"I really didn’t expect to win, but I am very happy that taxonomy is being recognised," he said.
Dr Hoskin splits his time between Cairns and Canberra and said he was surprised when he was named the winner of the Australian Biological Resources Study Eureka Prize for Early Career Species Discovery and awarded the $10,000 prizemoney.
He said he would be using the prizemoney for his research projects.
"It is really great in Cairns as there are still things out there yet to be discovered," he said.
Recently, Dr Hoskin was involved in the rediscovery of the armoured green tree frog.
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Something to croak about: Dr Conrad Hoskin has won a Eureka Award for work he is doing with frogs and reptiles in rainforest near Mareeba. Picture: SEAN DAVEY
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