Keogh Group - Evolutionary biology & ecology of reptiles and amphibians
My primary research interest is the study and evaluation of evolutionary processes and we work mostly on reptile and frog systems because they are the animals I know the most about. My research interests and those of the group are quite broad. We 'concentrate' on four main research areas: molecular phylogenetics at all scales, comparative evolutionary biology, behavioural and molecular ecology, and natural history and conservation biology. Of course there is overlap between these research themes, particularly in some of the molecular methods used to tackle questions. What we do in each of these areas are described on my lab web site and have a look through our publications to get a better feel for what my group does.
For more information on our lab you can go to these links:
- Keogh Lab web site
- Follow the Keogh Lab on Twitter
- Check out some of the awards won by our lab members
- Possibly the greatest achievement of our lab - our work on sexual deception in African flat lizards was featured on the 'Colbert Report' in segment called 'When animals attack our morals.'
- Follow the Division of Ecology & Evolution on Twitter
Visiting Fellow
Divisional Visitors
Peri Bolton
Tariq Ezaz
Arthur Georges
Hannah Gerke
Geoffrey Kay
Maxine Piggott
Danswell Starrs
Marta Vidal-Garcia
PhD Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
Group Leader
Honorary Professor
Masters Student
Project | Status |
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Domestic applicants for PhDs in Ecology & Evolution | Current |
Evolutionary biology of Australian reptiles and amphibians | Current |
The most up to date list of our publications can be found on our Keogh Lab web site. You can also go to a complete list of publications on the ISI website.

Study reveals mass extinction event 35 million years ago

Ancient gecko shines light on Australian desert origins

Pythons and boas shed new light on reptile evolution

Nature as a work of art
I came to the realisation that biologists are incredibly creative people and it was an inspiration to work alongside them in RSB

Scott Keogh
I really get a buzz out of seeing new university students getting enthusiastic about something they didn’t necessarily think of as a ca

New lizard species, named after Sir David Attenborough
