New Microhylid Frogs from the Muller Range, Papua New Guinea (2009)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Amphibians of the Australasian realm (2008)
Hero, Jean-Marc, Richards, Stephen, Alford, Ross, Allison, Allen, Bishop, Philip, Gunther, Rainer, ...
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Amphibians of the Australasian realm (2008)
Hero, Jean-Marc, Richards, Stephen, Alford, Ross, Allison, Allen, Bishop, Philip, Gunther, Rainer, ...
Amphibians of the Australasian realm (2008)
Hero, Jean-Marc, Richards, Stephen, Alford, Ross, Allison, Allen, Bishop, Philip, Gunther, Rainer, ...
TAXONOMIC NOTES ON FROGS OF THE GENUS RANA FROM MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2007)
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)
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...
Goldberg, Stephen R., Bursey, Charles R., Kraus, Fred.
Pacific Science - Volume 61, Number 3, July 2007
New Species of Blindsnake from Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea (2005)
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...
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,...
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)
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...
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...
A Colorful New Species of Albericus (Anura: Microhylidae) from Southeastern Papua New Guinea (2005)
Pacific Science - Volume 59, Number 1, January 2005
Two New Treefrogs from Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea (2004)
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)
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)
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...
A New Species of Callulops (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea (2003)
Pacific Science - Volume 57, Number 1, January 2003
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...
Goldberg, Stephen R., Kraus, Fred., Bursey, Charles R.
Pacific Science - Volume 56, Number 2, April 2002
A NEW SPECIES OF XENOBATRACHUS (ANURA: MICROHYLIDAE) FROM NORTHERN PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2002)
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
The ontogeny character polarization criterion was empirically evaluated relative to the outgroup criterion using the salamander genus Ambystoma. The ontogeny criterion produced a single...