Steven Michael Goodman

Steven Michael Goodman (1957–), U.S. zoologist.

• Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 46 taxon names authored by Steven Michael Goodman

Eponyms

(List may be incomplete)

• 1 eponym of Steven Michael Goodman

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1993

• Goodman, S.M. & Ravoavy, F 1993. Identification of bird subfossils from cave surface deposits at Anjohibe, Madagascar, with a description of a new giant Coua (Cuculidae: Couinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106(1): 24-33 BHL

1996

• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1996. Systematic Studies of Madagascar's Endemic Rodents (Muroidea: Nesomyinae): A New Genus and Species from the Central Highlands. Fieldiana Zoology 85: 231–256. BHL Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M. & Rakotondravony, D. 1996. The Holocene distribution of Hypogeomys (Rodentia: Muridae: Nesomyinae) on Madagascar. pp. 283–293 in Lourenço, W.R. (Ed.). Biogéographie de Madagascar. RD Editions: Paris. Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M., Langrand, O. & Whitney, B.M. 1996. A new genus and species of passerine from the eastern rain forest of Madagascar. Ibis 138(2): 153–159. DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04322.x Reference page. 

1998

• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 1998. New Taxa of Nesomyine Rodents (Muroidea: Muridae) from Madagascar's Nnorthern Highlands, with Taxonomic Comments on Previously Described Forms. Fieldiana Zoology 90: 163–200. BHL Reference page. 

1999

• Jansa, S.A., Goodman, S.M. & Tucker, P.K. 1999. Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Native Rodents of Madagascar (Muridae: Nesomyinae): A Test of the Single-Origin Hypothesis. Cladistics 15(3): 253–270. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.1999.tb00267.x Reference page. 

2000

• Rasoloarison, R.M., Goodman, S.M. & Ganzhorn, J.U. 2000. Taxonomic revision of mouse lemurs (Microcebus) in the western portions of Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 21(6): 963–1019. DOI: 10.1023/A:1005511129475 Reference page. 

2001

• Carleton, M.D., Goodman, S.M. & Rakotondravony, D. 2001. A new species of tufted-tailed rat, genus Eliurus (Muridae: Nesomyinae), from western Madagascar, with notes on the distribution of E. myoxinus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114: 972–987. BHL Reference page. 

2004

• Goodman, S.M. & Ranivo, J. 2004. The taxonomic status of Neoromicia somalicus malagasyensis. Mammalian Biology 69(6): 434–438. DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00166 Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M. & Soarimalala, V. 2004. A new species of Microgale (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae: Oryzorictinae) from the Foret des Mikea of southwestern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117(3): 250–264. BHL Reference page. 
• Olson, L.E., Goodman, S.M. & Yoder, A.D. 2004. Illumination of cryptic species boundaries in long-tailed shrew tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae: Microgale), with new insights into geographic variation and distributional constraints. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 83(1): 1–22. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00366.x Reference page. 

2005

• Goodman, S.M., Jenkins, P.D. & Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. 2005. A review of the genus Scotophilus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) on Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zoosystema 27(4): 867–882. PDF Reference page. 
• Rickart, E.A., Heaney, L.R., Goodman, S.M. & Jansa, S. 2005. Review of the Philippine Genera Chrotomys and Celaenomys (Murinae) and Description of a New Species. Journal of Mammalogy 86(2): 415–428. DOI: 10.1644/BEL-124.1 Reference page. 

2006

• Goodman, S.M., Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. & Randrianadrianina, F.H. 2006. A new species of Scotophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from western Madagascar. Acta Chiropterologica 8(1): 21–37. DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[21:ANSOSC]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Bates, P.J.J., Ratrimomanarivo, F., Harrison, D.L. & Goodman, S.M. 2006. A review of pipistrelles and serotines (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Madagascar, including the description of a new species of Pipistrellus. Acta Chiropterologica 8(2): 299–324. DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[299:ADOANS]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M., Raxworthy, C.J., Maminirina, C.P. & Olson, L.E. 2006. A new species of shrew tenrec (Microgale jobihely) from northern Madagascar. Journal of Zoology 270(2): 384–398. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00146.x Reference page. 

2007

• Carleton, M.D. & Goodman, S.M. 2007. A new species of the Eliurus majori complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae) from south-central Madagascar, with remarks on emergent species groupings in the genus Eliurus. American Museum Novitates 3547: 1–21. hdl: 2246/5834 Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M., Vasey, N. & Burney, D.A. 2007. Description of a new species of subfossil shrew tenrec (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae: Microgale) from cave deposits in southeastern Madagascar. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 120: 367–376. DOI: 10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[367:DOANSO]2.0.CO;2
• Goodman, S.M., Rakotondraparany, F. & Kofoky, A. 2007. The description of a new species of Myzopoda (Myzopodidae: Chiroptera) from western Madagascar. Mammalian Biology 72(2): 65–81. DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.08.001 Reference page. 

2008

• Goodman, S.M. & Ranivo, J. 2008. A new species of Triaenops (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Aldabra Atoll, Picard Island (Seychelles). Zoosystema 30(3): 681–693. PDF Reference page. 

2009

• Goodman, S.M. & Ranivo, J. 2009. The geographical origin of the type specimens of Triaenops rufus and T. humbloti (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) reputed to be from Madagascar and the description of a replacement species name. Mammalia 73(1): 47–55. DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.011 Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M., Raheriarisena, M. & Jansa, S.A. 2009. A new species of Eliurus Milne Edwards, 1885 (Rodentia: Nesomyinae) from the Réserve Spéciale d’Ankarana, northern Madagascar. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 56(3): 133–149. PDF Reference page. 
• Olson, L.E., Rakotomalala, Z., Hildebrandt, K.B.P., Lanier, H.C., Raxworthy, C.J. & Goodman, S.M. 2009. Phylogeography of Microgale brevicaudata (Tenrecidae) and Description of a New Species from Western Madagascar. Journal of Mammalogy 90(5): 1095–1110. DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-305.1 Reference page. 

2010

• Esselstyn, J.A. & Goodman, S.M. 2010. New species of shrew (Soricidae: Crocidura) from Sibuyan Island, Philippines. Journal of Mammalogy 91(6): 1467–1472. DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-002.1 Reference page. 

2011

• Goodman, S.M., Raherilalao, M.J. & Block, N.L. 2011. Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2776: 40–60. Preview. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2776.1.3 PDF Reference page. 
• Cruaud, A., Raherilalao, M.J., Pasquet, E. & Goodman, S.M. (2011). Phylogeography and systematics of the Malagasy rock-thrushes (Muscicapidae, Monticola). Zoologica scripta 40 (6): 554–566. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00497.x Reference page. 

2012

• Goodman, S.M., Taylor, P.J., Ratrimomanarivo, F. & Hoofer, S.R. 2012. The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in Madagascar, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3250(1): 1–25. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3250.1.1 Reference page. 
• Goodman, S.M., Puechmaille, S.J., Friedli-Weyeneth, N., Gerlach, J., Ruedi, M., Schoeman, M.C., Stanley, W.T. & Teeling, E.C. 2012. Phylogeny of the Emballonurini (Emballonuridae) with descriptions of a new genus and species from Madagascar. Journal of Mammalogy 93(6): 1440–1455. DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-271.1 Reference page. 
• Ruedi, M., Friedli-Weyeneth, N., Teeling, E.C., Puechmaille, S.J. & Goodman, S.M. 2012. Biogeography of Old World emballonurine bats (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) inferred with mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64(1): 204-211. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.019 Reference page. 

2013

• Goodman, S.M., Raherilalao, M.J. & Muldoon, K. 2013. Bird fossils from Ankilitelo Cave: Inference about Holocene environmental changes in southwestern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3750(5): 534–548. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.5.6 Reference page. 

2015

• Goodman, S.M., Ramasindrazana, B., Naughton, K.M. & Appleton, B. 2015. Description of a new species of the Miniopterus aelleni group (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from upland areas of central and northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3936(4): 538–558. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.4 Reference page. 
• Foley, N.M., Thong, V.D., Soisook, P., Goodman, S.M., Armstrong, K.N., Jacobs, D.S., Puechmaille, S.J. & Teeling, E.C. 2015. How and Why Overcome the Impediments to Resolution: Lessons from rhinolophid and hipposiderid Bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution 32(2): 313–333. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msu329 Reference page. 

2016

• Armstrong, K.N., Goodman, S.M., Benda, P. & Hand, S.J. 2016. A common name for the bat family Rhinonycteridae—the Trident Bats. Zootaxa 4179(1): 115–117. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4179.1.7 Reference page. 

2017

• Goodman, S.M., Kearney, T., Ratsimbazafy, M.M. & Hassanin, A. 2017. Description of A New Species of Neoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern Africa: A name for “N. cf. melckorum”. Zootaxa 4236(2): 351–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4236.2.10 Reference page. 

2018

• Younger, J.L., Strozier, L., Maddox, J.D., Nyári, A.S., Bonfitto, M.T., Raherilalao, M.J., Goodman, S.M. & Reddy, S. 2018. Hidden diversity of forest birds in Madagascar revealed using integrative taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 124: 16–26 and supplements. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.017 Reference page. 

2019

• Demos, T.C., Webala, P.W., Goodman, S.M., Kerbis Peterhans, J.C., Bartonjo, M. & Patterson, B.D. 2019. Molecular phylogenetics of the African horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): expanded geographic and taxonomic sampling of the Afrotropics. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19: 166. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1485-1 Reference page. 
• Jansa, S.A., Carleton, M.D., Soarimalala, V., Rakotomalala, Z. & Goodman, S.M. 2019. A review of the Eliurus tanala complex (Rodentia: Muroidea: Nesomyidae), with description of a new species from dry forests of Western Madagascar. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 430: 1–69. hdl: 2246/6939 Reference page. 
• Younger, J.L., Block, N.L., Raherilalao, M.J., Maddox, J.D., Wacker, K.S., Kyriazis, C.C., Goodman, S.M. & Reddy, S. 2019. Diversification of a cryptic radiation, a closer look at Madagascar's recently recognized bird family. BioRxyv DOI: 10.1101/825687 ResearchGate Reference page. 

2025

• Apanaskevich, D.A., Greiman, S.E., Goodman, S.M., Apanaskevich, M.A., Ahmed, R. & Barker, S.C. 2025. Validation of Sharifiella Santos Dias, 1958 (Acari: Ixodidae) as a genus of hard ticks containing S. theilerae (Hoogstraal, 1953), a parasite of tail-less tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber) (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae) on Madagascar. Zootaxa 5627(3): 503–525. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.5 Reference page. 

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