Richard Walter Wells

Richard Walter Wells, controversial Australian herpetologist.

• Editor of Australian Journal of Herpetology and Australian Biodiversity Record

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 51 taxon names authored by Richard Walter Wells

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1984

• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. [1983] 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3–4): 73–129. Reference page. 

1985

• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 1–61. Reference page. 
• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A synopsis of the Amphibia and Reptilia of New Zealand. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series 1: 62–64. Reference page. 

1987

• Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1987. A new species of proteroglyphous snake (Serpentes, Oxyuranidae) from Australia. The Australian Herpetologist 503: 1–8. Reference page. 

2007

• Wells, R.W. 2007. Some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class Reptilia in Australia. A new genus of the family Chelidae from eastern Australia. Australian Biodiversity Record 2007(3): 1–13. PDF Reference page. 

2009

• Wells, R.W. 2009: Some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class Reptilia in Australia. A new species of freshwater turtle in the genus Wollumbinia Wells 2007 (Reptilia: Chelidae) from eastern Australia. Australian biodiversity record 2009(1): 1-12. PDF PDF Reference page. 

References

Extensive documentation of the problematic taxa and publications of Wells:

• 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.