FRED KRAUS

New Microhylid Frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea (2009)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

We describe from the Muller Range of New Guinea three new species of microhylid frogs, one each in the genera Albericus, Cophixalus, and Oreophryne. The new Albericus is unique in its combination of...

Remarkable Case of Anuran Sexual Size Dimorphism: Platymantis rhipiphalcus Is a Junior Synonym of Platymantis boulengeri (2008)

Fred Kraus

Herein I synonymize the ranid frog Platymantis rhipiphalcus, from New Britain, with Platymantis boulengeri, from the same island. The four mensural characters originally used to separate these frogs...

New Species of Parathelandros (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in Nyctimystes Trachydermis (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea (2008)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

Parathelandros allisoni n. sp. from the intestines of the frog Nyctimystes trachydermis (Hylidae) from Central Province, Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. It is the 12th species assigned...

Saurokoilophilia kinsellai n. gen., n. sp. (Trematoda: Hemiuridae) in the Lizard Papuascincus stanleyanus (Sauria: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea (2008)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

Saurokoilophilia kinsellai n. gen., n. sp. from the stomach of the skink Papuascincus stanleyanus (Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. The presence of an ecsoma, a single...

A New Species of Proteocephalus (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae), Description of the Male of Desmogathiema papuensis (Nematoda: Quimperiidae), and Other Endoparasites in Sylvirana supragrisea (Anura: Ranidae) from Papua New Guinea (2008)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

Sixty-two of 66 (94%) Sylvirana supragrisea collected from 4 localities in Papua New Guinea harbored 1,137 endoparasies representing 15 known species and 1 new species. Proteocephalus papuensis n....

TAXONOMIC NOTES ON FROGS OF THE GENUS RANA FROM MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2007)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

We provide a taxonomic diagnosis and discussion of the frogs of the Rana papua group within Milne Bay Province, the southeasternmost extent of New Guinea and associated offshore islands. Six members...

USING PATHWAY ANALYSIS TO INFORM PREVENTION STRATEGIES FOR ALIEN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS (2007)

Kraus, Fred

Alien reptiles and amphibians are deserving of greater attention that has hitherto been bestowed upon them by managers and researchers. Eradication or control of established taxa will generally be...

New Species of Blindsnake from Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea (2005)

Fred Kraus

I describe a new species of blindsnake of the genus Typhlops from Rossel Island, off the southeastern tip of New Guinea. The new species is a member of the Typhlops ater species group and is...

ENDOPARASITES IN SPHENOMORPHUS JOBIENSIS (SAURIA: SCINCIDAE) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA WITH DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW SPECIES (2005)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

One species of digenean, Zeylanurotrema sphenomorphi n. sp., and 2 nematode species, Meteterakis crombiei n. sp. and Physalopteroides milnensis n. sp., from the intestine of Sphenomorphus jobiensis,...

NEW GENUS, NEW SPECIES OF CESTODA (ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE), NEW SPECIES OF NEMATODA (COSMOCERCIDAE) AND OTHER HELMINTHS IN CYRTODACTYLUS LOUISIADENSIS (SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2005)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

Gekkotaenia novaeguineaensis n. gen., n. sp. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the small intestine and Cosmocerca zugi n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from the large intestine of the ring-tailed...

New Species of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Eastern New Guinea (2005)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

We describe a new species of Albericus from Mt. Shungol in the Herzog Mountains at the north end of the Owen Stanley terrane of Papua New Guinea. The new species differs from all other known species...

NEW SPECIES OF SPAULIGODON (NEMATODA: PHARYNGODONIDAE) IN LEPIDODACTYLUS NOVAEGUINEAE (SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2005)

Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus

Spauligodon zweifeli n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) from the large intestines of a gecko, Lepidodactylus novaeguineae (Sauria: Gekkonidae), is described and illustrated. Prevalence of infection...

Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea (2004)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

We describe two new species of lowland Litoria from Normanby Island, off the southeastern tip of New Guinea. One new species is a medium-sized member of the Litoria thesaurensis species group and...

A NEW SPECIES OF LITORIA (ANURA: HYLIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW GUINEA (2004)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

Abstract: We describe a new species of riparian Litoria from the Cloudy Mountains of southeastern Papua New Guinea. The new species is a member of the Litoria nigropunctata species group and differs...

A New Species of Austrochaperina (Anura: Microhylidae) From Northern Papua New Guinea (2003)

Allen Allison, Fred Kraus

We describe a new species of Austrochaperina from the Bewani Mountains of northwestern Papua New Guinea. The new species is a member of Zweifel's (2000) “Large” group of Austrochaperina closely...

Seasonal Variation in the Helminth Community of the Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei (Sauria: Polychrotidae), from Oahu, Hawaii (2002)

STEPHEN R. GOLDBERG, CHARLES R. BURSEY, FRED KRAUS

Seasonal prevalence and abundance of helminth species in an introduced population (Oahu, Hawaii) of the brown anole Anolis sagrei were examined. One species of Cestoda Oochoristica sp., four species...

A NEW SPECIES OF XENOBATRACHUS (ANURA: MICROHYLIDAE) FROM NORTHERN PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2002)

Fred Kraus, Allen Allison

We describe a new species of Xenobatrachus from the Bewani and Hunstein Mountains of northwestern Papua New Guinea. It is closely similar to X. mehelyi and X. subcroceus, but it keys out to the X....

Neotropical Frogs in Hawaii: Status and Management Options for an Unusual Introduced Pest (2002)

Campbell, Earl W., Kraus, Fred

Two species of Neotropical frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui and E. planiroshir, have been introduced into the state of Hawaii via the horticulture trade. Since 1997 frog colonies within the state have...

The Risk to Hawai'i from Snakes (2001)

Kraus, Fred., Cravalho, Domingo.

Pacific Science - Volume 55, Number 4, October 2001

An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of the Ontogeny Polarization Criterion in Phylogenetic Inference (1988)

Kraus, Fred

The ontogeny character polarization criterion was empirically evaluated relative to the outgroup criterion using the salamander genus Ambystoma. The ontogeny criterion produced a single...