All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October New species of toadlet named in honour of Gurrumul New species of toadlet named in honour of Gurrumul 20/10/2021 | 3 MINS A new distinct species of “squelching” toadlet discovered on the bio-diverse Wessel Islands, off the north-eastern coast of the Northern Territory, has been named in honour of the late musician Gurrumul. Renee Catullo, from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, and Scott Keogh, from the Research School of Biology at The Australian National University, have published a paper in Zootaxa on the small frog called Gurrumul’s Toadlet. The species was named after Dr Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu in recognition of his contribution to Australian music and his support of Aboriginal youth which continues today through the Gurrumul Foundation. "Dr Yunupingu was a member of the Gumatj clan of the Yolŋu people. Yolŋu traditional ownership extends to the Wessel Islands where this species is found." Dr Renee Catullo The frog, which has only been seen once, is part of a highly diverse monso
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 October New species of toadlet named in honour of Gurrumul New species of toadlet named in honour of Gurrumul 20/10/2021 | 3 MINS A new distinct species of ΓÇ£squelchingΓÇ¥ toadlet discovered on the bio-diverse Wessel Islands, off the north-eastern coast of the Northern Territory, has been named in honour of the late musician Gurrumul.
Renee Catullo, from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, and Scott Keogh, from the Research School of Biology at The Australian National University, have published a paper in Zootaxa on the small frog called GurrumulΓÇÖs Toadlet.
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The species was named after Dr Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu in recognition of his contribution to Australian music and his support of Aboriginal youth which continues today through the Gurrumul Foundation.
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Yolŋu traditional ownership extends to the Wessel Islands where this species is found." Dr Renee Catullo The frog, which has only been seen once, is part of a highly diverse monso
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