Geographic Focus: ສາກົນ

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Three new species of spinule-bearing frogs allied to Rana megatympanum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 2003 from Laos and Vietnam.

Thu, 12/01/2005 - 12:00 Author(s): Stuart, B.L. and Bain, R.H.

Three new species of frogs allied to Rana megatympanum are described from Laos and Vietnam. One new species is from the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos, a second is from central Laos and adjacent…

A NEW CASCADE FROG (AMPHIBIA: RANIDAE) FROM LAOS AND VIETNAM

Wed, 04/20/2005 - 12:00 Author(s): Bryan L. Stuart, Nikolai L. Orlov and Tanya Chan-ard

A new frog species of the family Ranidae is described from 44 specimens from the mountainsof southern Laos and central Vietnam.

A new Philautus (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) from northern Laos

Thu, 01/01/2004 - 12:00 Author(s): Bryan L Stuart and Harold Heatwole

A new Philautus is described from Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area in northern Laos. Philautus petilus sp. nov. is most remarkable by having a very slender, elongated habitus.

Cash crops in the uplands: th cardamom experience

Fri, 06/19/2020 - 12:00 Author(s): Olivier Ducourtieux, Phoui Visonnavong and Julien Rossard

Farmers are often blamed for destroying tropical forests, especially in the Lao PDR. Converting shifting cultivation into cash crop-based agriculture is recurrently presented as the solution merging…

Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation

Wed, 03/14/2018 - 12:00 Author(s): Jennifer A. Sheridan and Bryan L. Stuart

Accurately delimiting species and their geographic ranges are imperative for conservation, especially in areas experiencing rapid habitat loss. Southeast Asia currently has one of the highest rates…

World checklist of Bamboos and Rattans

Wed, 08/24/2016 - 12:00 Author(s): Maria s. Vorontsova, Lynn G. Clark, John Dransfield, Rafael Govaerts, William J. Baker

This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and rattans, the correct names that…

Salamander protection starts with the newt

Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Author(s): Bryan L. Stuart, Jodi J. L. Rowley, Somphouthone Phimmachak, Anchalee Aowphol, Niane Sivongxay

The recent introduction of a chytrid fungus endangers Western Palearctic salamanders” (31 October, p. 630), A. Martel et al. warned that a newly discovered pathogenic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium…

Morphological and Molecular Variation in Tylototriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Laos, with Description of A New Species

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): SOMPHOUTHONE PHIMMACHAK, ANCHALEE AOWPHOL, BRYAN L. STUART

The salamandrid genus Tylototriton is poorly known in Laos, with one described species and unverified reports of two others. We undertook new fieldwork and obtained samples of Tylototriton at six…

Predicting Environmental Suitability for a Rare and Threatened Species (Lao Newt, Laotriton laoensis) Using Validated Species Distribution Models

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 12:00 Author(s):

The Lao newt (Laotriton laoensis) is a recently described species currently known only from northern Laos. Little is known about the species, but it is threatened as a result of overharvesting. We…

A taxonomic revision of the genus Phrynoglossus in Indochina with the description of a new species and comments on the classification within Occidozyginae (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae)

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:00 Author(s): Gunther Köhler, Joseph Vargas, Ni Lar Than, Tilman Schell, Axel Janke, Steffen U. Pauls, Panupong Thammachoti

We revise the frogs of the genus Phrynoglossus from Indochina based on data of external morphology, bioacoustics, and molecular genetics. The results of this integrative study provide evidence for…

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