Stephen John Richards


Stephen John Richards, often written as Stephen J. Richards, is an Australian herpetologist who works in the Department of Zoology at James Cook University. He is known for the discovery and description of dozens frog species from New Guinea and Australia. The Litoria richardsi, Hylophorbus richardsi are named in his honor

Taxa named in his honour

Litoria richardsi Dennis & Cunningham, 2006 Hylophorbus richardsi Günther, 2001

Taxa described

Albericus tuberculusAsterophrys leucopusCallulops sagittatusChoerophryne allisoniCophixalus monticolaLitoria chrisdahliLitoria duxLitoria elkeaeLitoria fusculaLitoria hilliLitoria huntiLitoria kudukiLitoria mackiLitoria majikthiseLitoria megalopsLitoria oktediensisLitoria purpureolataLitoria raraLitoria rivicolaLitoria robinsonaeLitoria sauroniLitoria scabraLitoria singadanaeLitoria spartacusLitoria wapogaensisMixophyes carbinensisMixophyes coggeriOreophryne atrigularisOreophryne minuta