| Year |
Title |
| 1970 |
Ramsay Prize for Best Undergraduate Degree in Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra |
| 1975 |
Award for Best Student Paper at the Annual Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Olive Downs, NSW |
| 1983-1985 |
National president, Australian Society of Herpetologists |
| 1985 |
Whitley Award from Royal Zoological Society of NSW for Best Edited Symposium, given to "Biology of Australasian Frogs and Reptiles" |
| 1988-2007 |
Research Associate of the Australian Museum |
| 1988 |
Appointed as Research Associate of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, USA |
| 1988-1993 |
Member of Council, Royal Zoological Society of NSW |
| 1989-1995 |
Served on NSW Government's Advisory Committee on Non-indigenous Animals |
| 1989-1997 |
Member of International Herpetological Committee |
| 1991 |
Appointed to IUCN/SSC Australasian Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group |
| 1991 |
Josef Laszlo Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution to Herpetoculture, International Herpetological Symposium, Seattle (for "Outstanding Contribution to Herpetoculture") |
| 1991-1994 |
National president, Australian Society of Herpetologists |
| 1992-1997 |
Special Investigator Award, Australian Research Council |
| 1992 |
Whitley Award from Royal Zoological Society of NSW for Best Zoological Handbook, given to "Australian Snakes. A Natural History" |
| 1992 |
Acted as University of Göteborg's Opponent at thesis defence of graduate student (Mats Olsson), Sweden |
| 1992 |
Acted as University of Uppsala's Opponent at thesis defence of graduate student (Anders Forsman), Sweden |
| 1993 |
Plenary Lecture in Ecology at the Second World Congress of Herpetology, Adelaide |
| 1994-1996 |
Member of Federal Government Advisory Board on Cane Toad Research |
| 1994 |
"Distinguished Herpetologist" award, Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Athens, Georgia |
| 1995-1997 |
Member of Biological Sciences Panel of the Australian Research Council (Chair, 1997) |
| 1996 |
Lansdowne Visitor, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1996 |
Plenary speaker, Sixth International Behavioural Ecology Congress, Canberra |
| 1996 |
Appointed to IUCN/SSC Australasian Sustainable Use Specialist Group |
| 1997 |
Chairman, Animal and Plant Biology Panel, Australian Research Council |
| 1997-2005 |
Member of Executive Committee of the World Congress of Herpetology |
| 1999 |
Clarke Medal by The Royal Society of New South Wales, for excellence in scientific research on the Australian fauna |
| 2000 |
E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award, presented by the American Society of Naturalists for contributions to the evolutionary biology and natural history of snakes |
| 2003 |
Henry S. Fitch Award, presented by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists for outstanding contributions to herpetology |
| 2003 |
Elected to Australian Academy of Sciences |
| 2004 |
Graeme Caughley Travelling Fellowship (Australian Academy of Science) |
| 2004 |
Included in the Institute for Scientific Information's list of the world's most highly cited authors, comprising less than one half of one percent of all publishing researchers. **See http://isihighlycited.com/ |
| 2004-2007 |
Honorary foreign member of the Board of Governors, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles |
| 2005 |
Elected as fellow of the Linnean Society of London |
| 2005 |
Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia |
| 2005 |
Mueller Medal for research excellence, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) |
| 2006 |
Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research (Australian Museum and Royal Botanic Gardens |
| 2008 |
Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture (Australian Academy of Science) |
| 2008 |
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision (University of Sydney) |
| 2008 |
Selected as one of Sydney’s 100 most influential people, by The Sydney Magazine |
| 2009 |
Australian Natural History Medallion, Victorian Society of Naturalists |
| 2009 |
Plenary Speaker, Garvan Institute of Medical Research Symposium, Sydney |
| 2009 |
Appointed to IUCN/SSC Sea Snake Specialist Group |
| 2010 |
Lifetime Achievement Award, Australian Wildlife Expo |
| 2010 |
Award for research excellence, Co-operative Research Centre for Invasive Species |
| 2010 |
Elected as Honorary Foreign Member, Herpetologists’ League |
| 2010 |
Walter Burfitt Prize for research excellence, Royal Society of New South Wales |
| 2011 |
Appointed to IUCN/SSC Boa and Python Specialist Group |
| 2011 |
Eureka Prize for Promoting Public Understanding of Science Research (Australian Museum – Australian Government) |
| 2011 |
New South Wales plant and animal scientist of the year (NSW State Government) |
| 2011 |
Winner of the environment category, Australian Innovation Challenge Awards (Australian Government) |
| 2011 |
Elected to Council of the Australian Academy of Science |
