Jane Melville AM

One of the best moments in my career. The rediscovery of the Victorian Earless Dragon. In 2019 I undertook the taxonomic research to show this little lizard was a unique species, different to those in the ACT & NSW. So, so pleased it is not extinct! @museumsvictoria

@thekriswild @SVMahony @joanna_sumner99 You got it!

@MVLizards @SVMahony @joanna_sumner99 Hunkered down!

CAN YOU FIND THE DRAGON IN THIS PHOTO? It was great talking with Michael Dahlstrom, Yahoo News, about our recent paper on the Hidden Dragon from remote north-western Australia. PHOTOS: @svmahony au.news.yahoo.com/rare-animal-hi…

The rediscovery of this rare hidden dragon hiding on an Outback roadside has helped solve a decades-long mystery. au.news.yahoo.com/rare-discovery…

UPCOMING BOOK. I'm exploring museums for images and specimens for my narrative book. Australia's first female museum employee - Jane Ward Tost (1816-1889). Subscribe: offers, updates, behind the scenes janemelville.com.au #womeninSTEM #hiddenhistory

Fabulous Nocturnal event! The first talk about my new book! Trailblazing taxidermist and naturalist, Jane Ward Tost. janemelville.com.au/biography #WomenInSTEM #AustralianHistory #BookAnnouncement #TaxidermyHistory #MuseumLife #Biography #ComingSoon #WomenInScience #HiddenHistories

Big news! My book is getting published! It's a narrative biography of Jane Ward Tost—Australia’s 1st female museum employee. Her amazing story includes Gould, Audubon, shipwrecks & triumph. janemelville.com.au/biography #WomenInSTEM #AustralianHistory #BookAnnouncement #HiddenHistories

And thank you for the warm welcome that I received from everyone - I had the best time 😊

Thank you @MVLizards for having me at @melbournemuseum and @UniMelb - working with you all was an absolute pleasure. 85 high-resolution µCT scans of Egernia group skinks in only four days!😊

Look what I saw at my favourite Melbourne bookshop @ReadingsBooks They have very excellent books. Definitely would have bought it if I didn't already have a copy! @JLosos

CAVEPS and presenting @STEM Design sprints @melbournemuseum 🦎🐍🐸☢🦣🐀🦖🦕🐳🦭🐟🦅🧬🧪🔬🦴🦷 #Science @MonashUni @UniMelb @museumsvictoria @MVLizards #fossils

CAVEPS is on @melbournemuseum 18th CONFERENCE ON AUSTRALASIAN VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION, PALAEONTOLOGY & SYSTEMATICS 🦎🐍🐸☢🦣🐀🦖🦕🐳🦭🐟🦅🧬🧪🔬🦴🦷 #Science @MonashUni @UniMelb @museumsvictoria @MVLizards #fossils

SiaSP Workshop @scienceworks_melb @melbournemuseum @museumsvictoria @lizarddocmelville #scientistlife #fossils #sciencecommunication #scienceworld 🦎🐍🐸☢ @MVLizards @jehzim

Little Desert- fire and biodiversity Project, done and dusted. Well done MV Team 🤟🐸🐍🦎🕷🦗🪲🐜🦂🐀🔥🌿 #littledesert #fire #biodiversity @melbournemuseum @museumsvictoria @monash_uni #melvillelab #bushblitz @MVLizards

Good luck! I have my fingers and toes crossed!

This is what success looks like! Here we come 💪🤟☢🦎🐍🐸 #volumegraphics #fossils #ctscanning #scientistlife #littletreasures @lizarddocmelville @melbournemuseum @museumsvictoria @monash_uni @MVLizards

A great article aimed for kids about the important work we're doing @museumsvictoria to help Victorian Grassland Earless Dragons. Rediscovered after more than 50 years. Featuring a wonderful pic of @joanna_sumner99 kidsnews.com.au/animals/one-of…

@joanna_sumner99 @museumsvictoria Fabulous news Jo! Very exciting and so well deserved 👏

Thrilled and incredibly grateful to have received a 2024 #ChurchillFellowship! I'll visit Wildlife BioBanks in Europe & US using cryopreservation in conservation. We must conserve native habitat, but we need solid back-up plans too. @museumsvictoria churchilltrust.com.au/fellow/joanna-…

Looking forward to chatting with the @breakfasters on @3RRRFM tomorrow morning! Talking up #museumscience, #wildlifeconservation and my second favourite group of dragons! @museumsvictoria

Bite-size talks for kids and families @melbournemuseum 🐍🦎🐊🦖🐸🦴☢ #ctscanning #australianfauna #herpetology #fossils #scientistlife #bones #arcfossilgrant @museumsvictoria #pleistocene @melbournemuseum @monash_uni @lizarddocmelville #nationalscienceweek @MVLizards

We are growing our curatorial staff and currently have three positions open! Visit hr.harvard.edu/search-jobs for details. Search for Entomology: 63346BR, Mammalogy: 63347BR, and Ornithology: 63348BR