School of Pharmacy and Applied Science
La Trobe University, Bendigo
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Bendigo, Victoria 3552
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 3 5444 7351
Fax: +61 3 5444 7476
Email: pharmacy
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Emeritus Scholar profile
Dr Tom Burton
Frog Anatomy and Systematics
Since 1978, I have worked on the anatomy
and systematics of frogs, particularly the microhylids of New
Guinea, and on the evolution of muscle groups in frogs, particularly
the muscles of the hand and foot.
In the course of my research,
I have participated in the description and naming of a number
of new species of frogs, and a new genus of New Guinean frogs.
I have also described and named a number of thitherto undescribed
muscles in frogs. In 2002, a newly discovered ligament in hands
of South American frogs of the genus Scinax was named “Burton’s
ligament” in recognition of my anatomical work.
I am a member of the following societies
Australian Institute of Biology
Australian Society of Herpetologists (Ass.Sec/Treas 1978–83;
1994–2001)
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Professional Associates
Emeritus Professor Michael J.
Tyler,
Department of Environmental Biology,
University of Adelaide
Dra Adriana S. Manzano,
CONICET, Diamante, Entre Rios,Argentina
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Burton's ligament
(BL)
(after Faivovich (2002) Cladistics 18:384) |
Recent Publications
Burton. T.C. (2004) Muscles
of the pes of hylid frogs. Journal of Morphology 260:
209-233.
Richards, S.J. and Burton,
T.C. (2003) A new species of Choerophryne (Anura:Microhylidae)
from Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Transactions
of the Royal Society of South Australia 127: 47-51.
Burton, T.C. (2001) Variation
in the foot muscles of frogs of the family Myobatrachidae. Australian
Journal of Zoology 49(5): 539-559.
Davies, M. & Burton,
T.C. (2000) Redefinition of the Australian frog Limnodynastes
depressus Tyler (Myobatrachidae: Limnodynastinae). Transactions
of the Royal Society of South Australia 124:141-150.
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A
member of the genus Albericus Burton & Zweifel (1995)
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Recent Presentations
Burton, T.C. (2002). A hunt for meaning
in the foot muscles of Australian hylid frogs. Joint Meeting of
Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Kansas City 3-8 July.
Manzano, A.S. & Burton, T.C. (2001).
Ontogeny of foot muscles in an Australian hylid frog. International
Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, Jena, Germany. July 21-26. Journal
of Morphology 248(3): 259.
Davies, M., Burton, T.C., & Tyler,
M.J. (2001) Thumbs up - Limnodynastes depressus exposed. Australian
Society of Herpetologists, Tasmania 9-12 Feb.
Wilkens, S. & Burton, T.C. (2000)
Psyllids on trial. Ecological Society of Australia, La Trobe University
Bundoora, November.
Davies, M. & Burton, T.C. (2000)
Redefinition of the Australian frog Limnodynastes depressus Tyler
(Myobatrachidae: Limnodynastinae). Royal Society of South Australia,
Adelaide, November.
Burton, T.C. (2000) The Diggers of Oz:
variation in the foot musculatures of myobatrachid frogs. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, La Paz Mexico 14-20
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