Raymond Terrence Hoser

Raymond Terrence Hoser, controversial Australian herpetologist, editor of Australasian Journal of Herpetology.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 6 taxon names authored by Raymond Terrence Hoser

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1998

• Hoser, R.T. 1998. Death Adders (Genus Acanthophis): An overview, including descriptions of Five new species and One subspecies. Monitor 9(2): 20-41. Reference page. 

2009

• Hoser, R. 2009. A reclassification of the true cobras; species formerly referred to the genera Naja, Boulengerina and Paranaja. Australasian journal of herpetology 7: 1–15. PDF Reference page. 

2012

• Hoser, R. 2012: A review of the extant scolecophidians (blindsnakes) including the formal naming and diagnosis of new tribes, genera, subgenera, species and subspecies for divergent taxa. Australasian journal of herpetology, (15): 1–64. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: A reassessment of the Dibamidae, including the division of the genus Dibamus Duméril and Bibron, 1839 (Squamata: Sauria: Dibamidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 31–36. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: A four-way division of the skink genus Chalcides Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 27–30. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: Two new subspecies of frill-necked lizards (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 24–26. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: A five-way division of the agamid genus Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 17–23. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: A review of the taxonomy of the living crocodiles including the description of three new tribes, a new genus, and two new species. Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 9–16. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: A division of the patch-nosed snakes, genus Salvadora Baird and Girard, 1853 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 6–8. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: Yeomansus: a new genus for the slender racer (Serpentes: Colubridae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (14): 3–5. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2012: A new subgenus of giant snakes (anaconda) from South America (Serpentes: Boidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, (12): 36–39. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2012: A division of the African tree viper genus Atheris Cope, 1860 into four subgenera (Serpentes: Viperidae). Australasian journal of herpetology 12: 32–35. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2012: Exposing a fraud! Afronaja Wallach, Wüster and Broadley, 2009 is a junior synonym of Spracklandus Hoser, 2009! Australasian journal of herpetology, (9): 1–64. PDF of whole issue Reference page. 

2013

• Hoser, R.T. 2013: Tidying up the taxonomy of the extant Booidea, including the erection and naming of two new families, the description of Acrantophis sloppi sp. nov ., a new species of ground boa from Madagascar and Candoia aspera iansimpsoni, subsp. nov ., a new subspecies of Boa from Papua New Guinea. Australasian journal of herpetology 16: 3–8. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2013: An updated taxonomy of the living alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys Gray, 1856), with descriptions of a new tribe, new species and new subspecies. Australasian journal of herpetology 16: 53–63. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2013: Case 3601 Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, ELAPIDAE): request for confirmation of the availability of the generic name and for the nomenclatural validation of the journal in which it was published. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 70(4): 234–237. Abstract Reference page. 

2014

• Hoser, R. 2014: A logical new genus-level taxonomy for the Xenosauridae, Anniellidae, Diploglossidae and Anguidae (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian journal of herpetology 24: 20–64. Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2014: A logical new taxonomy for the Asian subfamily Draconinae based on obvious phylogenetic relationships and morphology of species (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae). Australasian journal of herpetology 22: 9–59. Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2014: A review of the turtle genus Pelochelys Gray, 1864 (Trionychidae) including the division into two subgenera and the formal descriptions of two new species. Australasian journal of herpetology 22: 60–64. Reference page. 
• Hoser, R. 2014: A break up of the genus Acrochordus Hornstedt, 1787, into two tribes, three genera and the description of two new species (Serpentes: Acrochordidae). Australasian journal of herpetology 22: 2–8. Reference page. 

2016

• Hoser, R.T. 2016a. Acanthophis lancasteri Wells and Wellington, 1985 gets hit with a dose of Crypto! ... this is not the last word on Death Adder taxonomy and nomenclature. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 3-11. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016b. A division of the elapid genus Salomonelaps McDowell, 1970 from the Solomon Islands, including the resurrection of two species and formal description of four other forms (Serpentes: Elapidae: Micropechiini: Loveridgelapina). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 12-21. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016c. A division of the genus elapid genus Loveridegelaps McDowell, 1970 from the Solomon Islands, including formal description of four new species (Serpentes: Elapidae: Micropechiini: Loveridgelapina). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 22-28. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016d. A review of the Xenodermidae and the Dragon Snake Xenodermus javanicus Reinhardt, 1836 species group, including the formal description of three new species, a division of Achalinus Peters, 1869 into two genera and Stoliczkia Jerdon, 1870 into subgenera (Squamata; Serpentes, Alethinophidia, Xenodermidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 29-34. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016e. A second new Tropidechis Günther, 1863 from far north Queensland (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 35-38. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016f. A review of the Candoia bibroni species complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Candoiidae: Candoia). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 39-61. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2016g. A new species of Denisonia from North-west Queensland, Australia (Serpentes: Elapidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 31: 62-63. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2018

• Hoser, R.T. 2018. An unexpected case of cannibalism involving two skinks in the genus Liopholis Fitzinger, 1843 and the formal description of a new subspecies in the L. whitii Lacépède, 1804 species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 38: 3-5. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2018a. A significant improvement to the taxonomy of the gecko genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 sensu lato to better reflect morphological diversity and ancient divergence within the group. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 38: 6-18. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2018b. A revised taxonomy of the gecko genus Ptychozoon Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822, including the formal erection of two new genera to accommodate the most divergent taxa and description of ten new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 38: 19-31. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Hoser, R.T. 2018c. A revised taxonomy of the gecko genera Lepidodactylus Fitzinger, 1843, Luperosaurus Gray, 1845 and Pseudogekko Taylor, 1922 including the formal erection of new genera and subgenera to accommodate the most divergent taxa and description of 26 new species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 38: 32-64. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Hoser, R. 2002: Death adders (genus Acanthophis): an updated overview, including descriptions of 3 new island species and 2 new Australian subspecies. Crocodilian, 4 (1): 5–7, 9-11, 14, 16-22, 24-30.
• Hoser, R. 2004: A reclassification of the Pythoninae including the descriptions of two new genera, two new species and nine new subspecies. Crocodilian, 4 (4): 21–39.
• Hoser, R. 2009: Creationism and contrived science: a review of recent python systematics papers and the resolution of issues of taxonomy and nomenclature. Australasian journal of herpetology, 2: 1–34. PDF
• Hoser, R. 2009: A new genus and a new species of skink from Victoria. Australasian journal of herpetology, 3: 1–6. PDF
• Hoser, R. 2009: Eight new taxa in the genera Pseudonaja Gunther 1858, Oxyuranus Kinghorn 1923, and Panacedechis Wells and Wellington 1985 (Serpentes: Elapidae). Australasian journal of herpetology, 4: 1–27. PDF
• Hoser, R. 2009: A reclassification of the rattlesnakes; species formerly exclusively placed in the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. Australasian journal of herpetology, 6: 1–21. PDF
• Hoser, R. 2009: A reclassification of the true cobras; species formerly referred to the genera Naja, Boulengerina and Paranaja. Australasian journal of herpetology, 7: 1–15. PDF

References

Links

• Kaiser, H., Crother, B.I., Kelly, C.M.R., Luiselli, L., O’Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W.D. & Wüster, W. 2013. Best practices: in the 21st Century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review 44(1): 8–23. PDF Reference page.  [consists of extensive documentation of the problematic taxa and publications of Hoser]