Rafe Marion Brown

Rafe Marion Brown, U.S. herpetologist.

Biodiversity Institute and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States.

Taxon names authored

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109 taxon names authored by Rafe Marion Brown

PublicationsEdit

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1995Edit

Brown, R.M., Ferner, J.W. & Ruedas, L.A. 1995. A new species of lygosomine lizard (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae; Sphenomorphus) from Mt. Isarog, Luzon Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(1): 18–28. BHL Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Ferner, J.W. & Sison, R.V. 1995. Rediscovery and redescription of Sphenomorphus beyeri (Lacertilia; Scincidae) from the Zambales Mountains of Luzon, Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(1): 6–17. BHL Reference page.

1997Edit

Brown, W.C., Brown, R.M. & Alcala, A.C. 1997. Species of the hazelae group of Platymantis from the Philippines with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 49(11): 405–421. BHL Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Ferner, J.W. & Diesmos, A.C. 1997. Definition of the Philippine Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon intermedium Taylor 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): Redescription, Designation of a Neotype, and Comparisons with Related Species. Herpetologica 53(3): 357–373. JSTOR Reference page.
Ferner, J.W., Brown, R.M. & Greer, A.E. 1997. A new genus and species of moist closed canopy forest skinks from the Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 31(2): 187–192. DOI: 10.2307/1565386 Reference page.
Brown, W.C., Brown, R.M., Alcala, A.C. & Frost, D. 1997. Replacement name for Platymantis reticulatus Brown, Brown, and Alcala, 1997 (Ranidae: Raninae). Herpetological Review 28(3): 131. Reference page.

1998Edit

Brown, W.C., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 1998. Taxonomic status of Cornufer worcesteri. Journal of Herpetology 32(1): 131–133. DOI: 10.2307/1565494 JSTOR Reference page.

1999Edit

Brown, R.M. 1999. New Species of Parachute Gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Genus Ptychozoon) from Northeastern Thailand and Central Vietnam. Copeia 1999(4): 990–1001. DOI: 10.2307/1447974 JSTOR Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Leviton, A.E. & Sison, R.V. 1999. Description of a new species of Pseudorabdion from Panay Island, Philippines, with a revised key to the genus. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 7–12. BHL Reference page.
Brown, R.M., McGuire, J.A., Ferner, J.W. & Alcala, A.C. 1999. A New Species of Diminutive Scincid Lizard (Squamata: Lygosominae: Sphenomorphus) from Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines. Copeia 1999(2): 362–370. DOI: 10.2307/1447481 JSTOR Reference page.

2000Edit

Brown, R.M. & Diesmos, A.C. 2000. The lizard genus Luperosaurus: taxonomy, history, and conservation prospects for some of the world's rarest lizards. Sylvatrop 10: 107–124. Reference page.
Brown, R.M., McGuire, J.A. & Diesmos, A.C. 2000. Status of some Philippine frogs related to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae), description of a new species, and resurrection of Rana igorota Taylor 1922. Herpetologica 56(1): 81–104. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00042.1 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Supriatna, J. & Ota, H. 2000. Discovery of a New Species of Luperosaurus (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from Sulawesi, with a Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus, and Comments on the Status of Luperosaurus serraticaudus. Copeia 2000(1): 191–209. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)2000[0191:DOANSO]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.

2001Edit

Brown, R.M., Leviton, A.E., Ferner, J.W. & Sison, R.V. 2001. A new snake of the genus Hologerrhum Günther (Reptilia; Squamata; Colubridae) from Panay Island, Philippines. Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 9–22. BHL Reference page.

2004Edit

Foufopoulos, J. & Brown, R.M. 2004. A new frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia; Anura; Ranidae) from New Britain,with a redescription of the poorly-known Platymantis macrosceles. Copeia 2004(4): 825–841. DOI: 10.1643/CH-03-235R1 Reference page.

2006Edit

Brown, R.M., Foufopoulos, J. & Richards, S.J. 2006. New species of Platymantis (Amphibia; Anura: Ranidae) from New Britain and redescription of the poorly known Platymantis nexipus. Copeia 2006(4): 674–695. JSTOR Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Richards, S.J., Sukumaran, J. & Foufopoulos, J. 2006. A new morphologically cryptic species of forest frog (genus Platymantis) from New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Zootaxa 1334: 45–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.
Rösler, H., Siler, C.D., Brown, R.M., Demegillo, A.D. & Gaulke, M. 2006. Gekko ernstkelleri sp. n.—a new gekkonid lizard from Panay Island, Philippines. Salamandra 42(4): 197–211. PDF Reference page.

2007Edit

Brown, R.M. & Gonzalez, J.C. 2007. A new forest frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia; Anura: Ranidae) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island, Philippines. Copeia 2007(2): 251–266. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[251:ANFFOT]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Duya, M.V. 2007. A new species of Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sierra Madre mountain range of northern Luzon Island, Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(1): 153–160. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Gaulke, M., Rösler, H. & Brown, R.M. 2007. A new species of Luperosaurus (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from Panay Island, Philippines, with comments on the taxonomic status of Luperosaurus cumingii (Gray, 1845). Copeia 2007(2): 413–425. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[413:ANSOLS]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.
Castoe, T.A., Smith, E.N., Brown, R.M. & Parkisnon, C.L. 2007. Higher-level phylogeny of Asian and American coralsnakes, their placement within the Elapidae (Squamata), and the systematic affinities of the enigmatic Asian coralsnake Hemibungarus calligaster (Wiegmann, 1834). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 151(4): 809–831. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00350.x Reference page.
McGuire, J.A., Brown, R.M., Mumpuni, Riyanto, A. & Andayani, N. 2007. The flying lizards of the Draco lineatus group (Squamata: Iguania: Agamidae): A taxonomic revision with descriptions of two new species. Herpetological Monographs 21(1): 180–213. DOI: 10.1655/07-012.1 ResearchGate Reference page.
Wallach, V., Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Gee, G.V.A. 2007 An enigmatic new species of blind snake from Luzon Island, northern Philippines (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Journal of Herpetology 41(4): 690–702. DOI: 10.1670/206-5.1 Reference page.

2008Edit

Brown, R.M. & Richards, S.J. 2008. Two new frogs of the genus Platymantis (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from the Isabel Island group, Solomon Islands. Zootaxa 1888: 47–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Oliveros, C.H., Siler, C.D. & Diesmos, A.C. 2008. A New Gekko from the Babuyan Islands, Northern Philippines. Herpetologica 64(3): 305–320. DOI: 10.1655/07-078.1 Reference page.
Hayden, C.J., Brown, R.M., Gillespie, G., Setiadi, M.I., Linkem, C.W., Iskandar, D.T., Arifin, U., Bickford, D.P., Riyanto, A., Mumpuni & McGuire, J.A. 2008. A new species of bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827, (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Herpetologica 64(1): 109–120. DOI: 10.1655/07-026.1 ResearchGate Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., McGuire, J.A., Hayden, C.J., Setiadi, M.I., Bickford, D.P. & Brown, R.M. 2008. A new species of bent-toe gecko (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) from Sulawesi Island, Eastern Indonesia. Herpetologica 64(2): 232–242. DOI: 10.1655/07-040.1 Reference page.

2009Edit

Brown, R.M., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Alcala, A.C. 2009. The Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura; Megophryidae): phylogeny-based species delimitation, taxonomic revision, and descriptions of three new species. Herpetological Monographs 23(1): 1-44. DOI: 10.1655/09-037.1 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Oliveros, C., Siler, C.D. & Diesmos, A.C. 2009. Phylogeny of Gekko from the northern Philippines, and description of a new species from Calayan Island. Journal of Herpetology 43(4): 620–635. DOI: 10.1670/08-207.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Alcala, A.C., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Species of Limestone-Forest Frog, Genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Eastern Samar Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65(1): 92–104. DOI: 10.1655/08-040R.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., McVay, J.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Species of Fanged Frog, Genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southeast Mindanao Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65(1): 105–114. DOI: 10.1655/08-041R1.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Rico, E.L., Duya, M.R. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Limb-Reduced, Loam-Swimming Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles) from Central Luzon Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 65(4): 449–459. DOI: 10.1655/08-076.1 Reference page.
Welton, L.J., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2009. A New Bent-Toed Gecko (Genus Cyrtodactylus) from Southern Palawan Island, Philippines and Clarification of the Taxonomic Status of C. annulatus. Herpetologica 65(3): 328–343. DOI: 10.1655/08-057R1.1 Reference page.

2010Edit

Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Brachymeles): Taxonomic Revision of Pentadactyl Species Groups and Description of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 24(1): 1–54. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00003.1 JSTOR Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A new species of scincid lizard (Genus: Sphenomorphus) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 66(1): 67–79. DOI: 10.1655/08-074.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. New Loam-Swimming Skink, Genus Brachymeles (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Luzon and Catanduanes Islands, Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 49–60. DOI: 10.1670/08-318.1 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C., Duya, M.V., Garcia, H.J.D. & Rico, E.L.B. 2010. A new forest gecko (Squamata; Gekkonidae; Genus Luperosaurus) from Mt. Mantalingajan, southern Palawan Island, Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 37–48. DOI: 10.1670/08-316.1 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Linkem, C.W., Balete, D., Duya, M.V., Diesmos, A.C. & Ferner, J.W. 2010. Species boundaries in Philippine montane forest skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus): three new species from the mountains of Luzon and clarification of the status of the poorly known S. beyeri, S. knollmanae, and S. laterimaculatus. Scientific Papers of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas 42: 1–27. handle. Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Sy, E. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines. Zootaxa 2396: 37–49. Preview. Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., Hesed, K.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010 Species boundaries and cryptic lineage diversity in a Philippine forest skink complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(2): 572–585. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.043 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Balete, D.S., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A New Legless Loam-swimming Lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Genus Brachymeles) from the Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines. Copeia 2010(1): 114–122. DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-231 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Oaks, J.R., Esselstyn, J.A., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of Philippine bent-toed geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) contradict a prevailing model of Pleistocene diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(2): 699–710. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.027 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, M.L. & Brown, R.M. A new species of limestone-forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines. Zootaxa 2482: 49–63. Preview. Reference page.
Welton, L.J., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Phylogeny-based species delimitation of southern Philippines bent-toed geckos and a new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. Zootaxa 2390: 49–68. Preview. Reference page.
Welton, L.J., Siler, C.D., Bennett, D., Diesmos, A., Duya, M.R., Dugay, R., Rico, E.L.B., van Weerd, M. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation. Biology Letters 6: 654–658. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0119 Reference page.
Welton, L.J., Siler, C.D., Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. Philippine Bent-Toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus agusanensis Complex: Multilocus Phylogeny, Morphological Diversity, and Descriptions of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 24(1): 55–85. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00005.1 Reference page.

2011Edit

Arifin U., Iskandar, D.T., Bickford, D.P., Brown, R.M., Meier, R. & Kutty, S.N. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744(1): 39–52. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2744.1.3 Reference page.
Bauer, A.M., Parham, J.F., Brown, R.M., Stuart, B.L., Grismer, L.L., Papenfuss, T.J., Böhme, W., Savage, J.M., Carranza, S., Grismer, J.L., Wagner, P., Schmitz, A., Ananjeva, N.B. & Inger, R.F. 2010. Availability of new Bayesian-delimited gecko names and the importance of character-based species descriptions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278(1705): 490–492. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1330 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Oliveros, C.H. 2011. A new flap-legged forest gecko (Genus Luperosaurus) from the northeastern Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 45(2): 202–210. DOI: 10.1670/10-123.1 Reference page.
Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1217–1243. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Siler, C.D., Oliveros, C.H., Diesmos, A.C. & Alcala, A.C. 2011. A new Gekko from Sibuyan Island, central Philippines. Herpetologica 67(4): 460–476. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-11-00025.1 Reference page.
Fuiten, A.M., Welton, L.J., Diesmos, A.C., Barley, A.J., Oberheide, B., Duya, M.V., Rico, E.L.B. & Brown, R.B. 2011. A new species of stream frog (Sanguirana) from the mountains of Luzon Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 67(1): 89–103. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00042.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Phylogeny of Philippine slender skinks (Scincidae: Brachymeles) reveals underestimated species diversity, complex biogeographical relationships, and cryptic patterns of lineage diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1): 53–65. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.12.019 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Jones, R.M., Welton, L.J. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Redescription of Tetradactyl Philippine Slender Skinks (Genus Brachymeles). Herpetologica 67(3): 300–317. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00071.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Crombie, R.I., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Redescriptions of Two Poorly Known Slender Skinks, Brachymeles bicolor and Brachymeles pathfinderi (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from the Philippines. Journal of Herpetology 45(3): 355–369. DOI: 10.1670/10-103.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Fuiten, A.M., Jones, R.M., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitation in Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) II: Taxonomic Revision of Brachymeles samarensis and Description of Five New Species. Herpetological Monographs 25(1): 76–112. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00013.1 Reference page.

2012Edit

Siler, C.D., Oaks, J.R., Welton, L.J., Linkem, C.W., Swab, J.C., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2012. Did geckos ride the Palawan raft to the Philippines?. Journal of Biogeography 39(7): 1217–1234. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02680.x Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Jones, R.M., Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M.L.L. & Brown, R.M. 2012. Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitation In Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) III: Taxonomic Revision of the Brachymeles gracilis Complex, With Descriptions of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 26(1): 135–172. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-11-00006.1 Reference page.

2013Edit

Linkem, C.W. & Brown, R.M. 2013. Systematic revision of the Parvoscincus decipiens (Boulenger, 1894) complex of Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) with descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa 3700(4): 501–533. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.4.1 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Richards, S.J. & Broadhead, T.S. 2013. A new shrub frog in the genus Platymantis (Ceratobatrachidae) from the Nakanai Mountains of eastern New Britain Island, Bismarck Archipelago. Zootaxa 3710(1): 31–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.1.2 Reference page.
Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Anuar, S., Muin, M.A., Quah, E.S.H., McGuire, J.A., Brown, R.M., Ngo, V.T. & Thai, P.H. 2013. Integrative taxonomy uncovers high levels of cryptic species diversity in Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and the description of a new species from Peninsular Malaysia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 169(4): 849–880. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12064 Reference page.

2014Edit

Chan, K.O., Grismer, L.L. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Reappraisal of the Javanese bullfrog complex, Kaloula baleata (Müller, 1836) (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae), reveals a new species from Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3900(4): 569–580. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3900.4.7 Reference page.
Chan, K.O., Brown, R.M., Lim, K.K.P., Ahmad, N. & Grismer, L. 2014. A new species of frog (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) of the Hylarana signata complex from peninsular Malaysia. Herpetologica 70(2): 228–240. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00057 Reference page.
Richards, S.J., Oliver, P. & Brown, R.B. 2014. A new scansorial species of Platymantis Günther 1858 (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Manus Island, Admiralty Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. pp. 123–134 in Telnov, D. (ed.). Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Volume II. The Entomological Society of Latvia: Lettland, Latvia. ISBN 9789984976877 Reference page.
Davis, D.R., Feller, K.D., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2014. Evaluating the diversity of Philippine slender skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae): redescription of B. tridactylus and descriptions of two new species. Journal of Herpetology 48(4): 480–494. DOI: 10.1670/13-173 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Dececchi, T.A., Merkord, C.L., Davis, D.R., Christiani, T.J. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Cryptic diversity and population genetic structure in the rare, endemic, forest-obligate, slender geckos of the Philippines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 70: 204–209. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.014 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Linkem, C.W., Cobb, K., Watters, J.L., Cummings, S.T., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the semi-aquatic skink Parvoscincus leucospilos (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 3847(3): 388–412. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.4 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Welton, L.J., Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Davey, C.S., Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M.L. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the Pseudogekko compresicorpus Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with descriptions of three new species. Herpetological Monographs 28(1): 110–139. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-14-00005 Reference page.
Welton, L.J., Travers, S.L, Siler, C.D. & Brown, R.M. 2014. Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny-based species delimitation of Philippine water monitor lizards (Varanus salvator complex) with descriptions of two new cryptic species. Zootaxa 3881(3): 201–227. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.1 Reference page.

2015Edit

Brown, R.M. 2015. A new species of stream frog (genus Hylarana) from the mountains of southern Mindanao Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 71(3): 223–233. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-14-00075 Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Layola, L.A. de, Lorenzo, A. II, Diesmos, M.L.L. & Diesmos, A.C. 2015. A new species of limestone karst inhabiting forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: subgenus Lupacolus) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines. Zootaxa 4048(2): 191–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4048.2.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page.
Brown, R.M., Siler, D.S., Richards, S.J., Diesmos, A.C. & Cannatella, D.C. 2015. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 174(1): 130–168. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12232 Reference page.
Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Köhler, G., Whitsett, C., Huron, N.A., Brown, R.M., Diesmos, A.C. & Siler, C.D. 2015. Redescription of the rare Philippine false gecko Pseudogekko brevipes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of a new species. Zootaxa 4020(2): 357–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.2.7. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

2016Edit

Wynn, A.H., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. Two new species of Malayotyphlops from the northern Philippines, with redescriptions of M. luzonensis (Taylor) and M. ruber (Boettger). Journal of Herpetology 50(1): 157–168. DOI: 10.1670/14-104 Reference page.
Chan, K.O., Grismer, L.L, Zachariah, A., Brown, R.M. & Abraham, R.K. 2016. Polyphyly of Asian Tree Toads, Genus Pedostibes Günther, 1876 (Anura: Bufonidae), and the Description of a New Genus from Southeast Asia. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0145903 (1–13). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145903 Reference page.
Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Feller, K.D., Ashford, A., Kouri, J., Nguyen, D., Shauberger, K., Sheatsley, K., Winfrey, C., Wong, R., Sanguila, M.B., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) III: a new species from Tablas Island. Zootaxa 4132(1): 30–43. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.3. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Geheber, A.D., Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Feller, K.D., Davey, C.S., Ellsworth, E.D., Flanagan, R.L., Heitz, B.B., Moore, T., Nguyen, M.D.C., Roberts, A., Sutton, J.M., Sanguila, M.B., Linkem, C.W., Brown, R.M. & Siler, C.D. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) I: a new species from Lubang Island. Zootaxa 4132(1): 1–14. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.1. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Sanguila, M.B., Cobb, K.A., Siler, C.D., Diesmos, A.C., Alcala, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands. ZooKeys 624: 1–132. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.624.9814 . Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Davis, D.R., Freitas, E.S., Huron, N.A., Geheber, A.D., Watters, J.L., Penrod, M.L., Papeş, M., Amrein, A., Anwar, A., Cooper, D., Hein, T., Manning, A., Patel, N., Pinaroc, L., Diesmos, A.C., Diesmos, M.L., Oliveros, C.H. & Brown, R.M. 2016. Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) II: a new species from the northern Philippines. Zootaxa 4132(1): 15–29. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.1.2. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Davis, D.R., Diesmos, A.C., Guinto, F., Whitsett, C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. A new species of Pseudogekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Romblon Island Group, Central Philippines. Zootaxa 4139(2): 248–260. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.8. Reference page.
Yan, F., Jiang, K., Wang, K., Jin, J.-Q., Suwannapoom, C., Li, C., Vindum, J.V., Brown, R.M. & Che, J. 2016. The Australasian frog family Ceratobatrachidae in China, Myanmar and Thailand: discovery of a new Himalayan forest frog clade. Zoological Research 37(1): 7–14. DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.7 Reference page.

2017Edit

Brown, R.M., Prue, A., Chan, K.O., Gaulke, M., Sanguila, M.B. & Siler, C.D. 2017. Taxonomic reappraisal of the Northeast Mindanao Stream Frog, Sanguirana albotuberculata (Inger 1954), validation of Rana mearnsi, Stejneger 1905, and description of a new species from the central Philippines. Herpetological Monographs 31(1): 210–231. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00009.1 Reference page.
Siler, C.D., Davis, D.R., Watters, J.L., Freitas, E.S., Griffith, O.W., Binaday, J.W.B., Lobos, A.H.T., Amarga, A.K.S. & Brown, R.M. 2017. First Record of the Pseudogekko brevipes Complex from the Northern Philippines, with Description of a New Species. Herpetologica 73(2): 162–175. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-16-00074 Reference page.

2018Edit

Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Quah, E.S.H., Murdoch, M.L., Grismer, M.S., Herr, M.W., Espinoza, R.E., Brown, R.M. & Lin, A. 2018. A phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cyrtodactylus peguensis group (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of two new species from Myanmar. PeerJ 6: e5575. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5575 Reference page.
Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Grismer, M.S., Brown, R.M. & Stuart, B.L. 2018. Geographically structured genetic variation in Ptychozoon lionotum (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and a new species from an isolated volcano in Myanmar. Zootaxa 4514(2): 202–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.4 Reference page.
Travers, S.L., Richards, S.J., Broadhead, T.S. & Brown, R.M. 2018. A new miniature Melanesian Forest Frog (Ceratobatrachidae: Cornufer) from New Britain Island, constituting the first record of the subgenus Batrachylodes from outside of the Solomon Archipelago. Zootaxa 4370(1): 23–44. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.1.2. Reference page.