Alain Dubois
Alain Dubois, French herpetologist.
- Reptiles & Amphibiens, Département Systematique & Evolution, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France.
Taxon names authored
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Publications Edit
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1992 Edit
- Dubois, A. 1992. Notes sur la classification des Ranidae (Amphibiens anoures). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 61(10): 305–352. PDF Reference page.
2001 Edit
- Bossuyt, F. & Dubois, A. 2001. A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica 6: 1–112. Reference page.
2005 Edit
- Delorme, M., Dubois, A., Grosjean, S. & Ohler, A. 2005. Une nouvelle classification générique et subgénérique de la tribu des Philautini (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophorinae). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 74(5): 165–171. DOI: 10.3406/linly.2005.13595 Reference page.
2008 Edit
- Dubois, A. 2008. A family-series nomen based on a junior synonym is not thereby made invalid: the case of Adamansini Huber, 2007 (Cyprinotontiformes, Nothobranchiidae). Zootaxa 1757: 66–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1757.1.4 .
2009 Edit
- Dubois, A. & Raffaëlli, J. 2009. A new ergotaxonomy of the family Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 (Amphibia, Urodela). Alytes 26: 1–85. PDF; ResearchGate Reference page.
- Dubois, A. & Breuil, M. 1983. Decouverte de Triturus alpestris (Laurenti, 1768) en Calibre (Sud de lItalie). Alytes 2: 9–18.
2010 Edit
- Dubois, A. & Bour, R. 2010. The nomenclatural status of the nomina of amphibians and reptiles created by Garsault (1764), with a parsimonious solution to an old nomenclatural problem regarding the genus Bufo (Amphibia, Anura), comments on the taxonomy of this genus, and comments on some nomina created by Laurenti (1768). Zootaxa 2447: 001–052. Preview. Reference page.
- Biju S.D., Shouche Y., Dubois A., Dutta S.K. & Bossuyt F. 2010. A ground-dwelling rhacophorid frog from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats of India. Current Science 98: 1119–1125. Full article (PDF)
2012 Edit
- Dubois, A. 2012. New synonymies in the order Urodela Duméril, 1805 (Amphibia, Batrachia), with comments on the use of the formula "new taxon" to designate new nomina. Zootaxa 3563(1): 65–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa3563.1.5 Reference page.
- Ohler, A. & Dubois, A. 2012. Validation of two familial nomina nuda of Amphibia Anura. Alytes. Paris 28(3-4): 162–167. Reference page.
2013 Edit
- Louchart, A., Viriot, L. & Dubois, A. 2013. The use of the prefix Pan- and other problems in zoological family-series nomenclature. Zootaxa 3750(2): 197–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.2.9 Reference page.
- Nemésio, A., Rasmussen, C., Aguiar, A.P., Pombal, Jr., J.P. & Dubois, A. 2013. Nomenclatural issues in ornithology: the incredible controversy on the identity of a long overlooked Brazilian bird. Zootaxa 3734(2): 241–258. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.8 Reference page.
2014 Edit
- Dubois, A., Nemésio, A. & Bour, R. 2014. Primary, secondary and tertiary syntypes and virtual lectotype designation in zoological nomenclature, with comments on the recent designation of a lectotype for Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758. Bionomina 7: 45–64. Preview Reference page.
2015 Edit
- Dubois, A. 2015. The different meanings of the nomen Amphibia: a correction. Zootaxa 3986(3): 397–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.9 Reference page.
- Ohler, A., Frétey, T. & Dubois, A. 2015. The authorships and dates of the specific nomina Megophrys shuichengensis and Pseudohynobius shuichengensis (Amphibia). Zootaxa 3963(4): 595–597. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.4.6 Reference page.
2016 Edit
- Ceríaco, L.M.P., Gutiérrez, E.E. & Dubois, A. 2016. Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa 4196(3): 435–445. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.9. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Ohler, A. & Dubois, A. 2016. The identity of the South African toad Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura). PeerJ 4: e1553. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1553 Reference page.
2017 Edit
- Dubois, A. 2017. A few problems in the generic nomenclature of insects and amphibians, with recommendations for the publication of new generic nomina in zootaxonomy and comments on taxonomic and nomenclatural databases and websites. Zootaxa 4237(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.1.1. Reference page.
- Dubois, A. 2017. The nomenclatural status of Hysaplesia, Hylaplesia, Dendrobates and related nomina (Amphibia, Anura), with general comments on zoological nomenclature and its governance, as well as on taxonomic databases and websites. Bionomina 11: 1–48. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.11.1.1 Reference page.
- Dubois, A., Duellman, W.E. & Ohler, A. 2017. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the subfamily Acridinae of the family Hylidae (Amphibia, Anura). Bionomina 11: 49–61. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.11.1.2 Reference page.
- Dubois, A. 2017. The need of reference specimens in zoological taxonomy and nomenclature. Bionomina 12: 4–38. DOI: 10.11646/bionomina.12.1.2
2018 Edit
- Raposo, M.A., Dubois, A., Kirwan, G.M., Assis, C.P., Höfling, E. & Stopiglia, R. 2018. Synonymization of the genus nomen Dendroplex Swainson, 1827 and description of a new genus of woodcreeper (Aves: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae) with remarks on Articles 67.5 and 70.3 of the Code. Zootaxa 4532(4):561–566 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4532.4.7 Full article (PDF) Reference page.
2021 Edit
- Dubois, A., Ohler, A. & Pyron, R.A. 2021. New concepts and methods for phylogenetic taxonomy and nomenclature in zoology, exemplified by a new ranked cladonomy of recent amphibians. Megataxa 5(1): 1–738. DOI: 10.11646/MEGATAXA.5.1.1 Reference page.