Mr Paul Oliver

Publications

Refereed Scientific Journals

 

30.  Oliver, P.M. Bauer, A.M. Molecular systematics of the Australian gecko genus Nephrurus: the effects of progressive biome shifts through the Miocene. Molecular Phylogenetics and evolution. Submitted.

 

29.  Oliver, P.M., Tjaturadi, B., Mumpuni, Krey, K. and Richards, S. A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the north coast ranges of New Guinea. Zootaxa. Submitted.

 

28.  Oliver, P.M, Adams, M. and Doughty, P. Extreme underestimation of evolutionary diversity within a nominal Australian gecko species (Crenadactylus ocellatus). BMC Evolutionary Biology. Accepted pending minor revisions.

 

27.  Richards, S. C. & Oliver, P. A new species of scansorial Cophixalus from the Kikori Integrated Conservation and Development Area, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology. In press.

 

26.  Oliver, P.M, Couper, P., Amey, A. (2010) A new species of Pygopus from north-east Queensland. Zootaxa. 2578, 47-61.

 

25.  Oliver, P.M and Lee, M.S.Y. (2010) The botanical and zoological codes impede biodiversity research by discouraging publication of unnamed new species. Taxon. 59, 1201-1205

 

24.  Oliver, P.M, Sistrom, M.J., Tjaturadi, B., Krey, K. & Richards, S.J. (2010) On the status and relationships of the gecko Gehyra barea Kopstein, 1926, with description of new specimens and a range extension. Zootaxa. 2354, 47-57.

 

23. Oliver, P.M. and Hutchinson, M. N. (2009) An adult micropthhalmic gekkotan Pygopus schraderi (Pygopdodiae: Squamata). Herpetological Review. 40, 414-415.

 

22.  Richards, S.J., Oliver, P.M., Krey, K. and Tjaturadi, B. (2009) A new species of Litoria (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) from the foothills of the Foja Mountains, Papua Province, Indonesia. Zootaxa. 2277, 1-13.

 

21.  Hutchinson, M.N., Doughty, P., Oliver, P.  (2009). Taxonomic revision of the stone geckos (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) of southern Australia.  Zootaxa. 2167, 25-46.

 

 

20.   Oliver, P., Doughty, P., Hutchinson, Lee, M.S.Y, and Adams, A. (2009) The taxonomic impediment in vertebrates: DNA sequence, allozyme and chromosomal data double estimates of species diversity in a lineage of Australian lizards (Diplodactylus, Gekkota). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences. 276, 2001-2007.

 

19.   Oliver, P.M. and Sanders, K. (2009). Molecular evidence for Gondwanan origins of multiple lineages within a diverse Australasian gecko radiation. Journal of Biogeography. 36, 2044-2055.

 

18.   Oliver, P., Edgar, P., Mumpuni, Iskandar, D.T. and Lilley, R. (2009) A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from Seram Island, Indonesia. Zootaxa. 2115, 47-55.

 

17.   Lee, M.S.Y., Oliver, P., and Hutchinson, M.N. (2009) Phylogenetic uncertainty and molecular clock calibrations: a case study of legless lizards (Pygopodidae: Gekkota). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50, 661-666.

 

16.   Oliver, P.M., Tjaturadi, B., Mumpuni, Krey, K. and Richards, S. (2008). A new species of large Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Melanesia. Zootaxa. 1894, 59-68.

 

15.    Oliver, P.M., Stuart-Fox, D. and Richards, S. (2008). A new species of treefrog (Hylidae, Litoria) from the lowlands of New Guinea. Current Herpetology. 27, 35-42.

 

14.   Doughty, P., Oliver, P.M. and Adams, M. (2008). Systematics of stone geckos in the genus Diplodactylus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) from northwestern Australia, with a description of a new species from the Northwest Cape, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 24, 247-265.

 

13.   Oliver, P.M., Hugall, A.H., Adams, M.A., Cooper S.J.B. and Hutchinson, M.N. (2007) Genetic elucidation of cryptic and ancient diversity in a group of Australian diplodactyline geckos; the Diplodactylus vittatus complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44, 77-88.

 

12.   Oliver, P.M., Hutchinson, M.H, and Cooper, S.J.B. (2007) Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard genus Diplodactylus Gray 1832, and resurrection of Lucasium Wermuth, 1965 (Gekkota, Diplodactylinae) Australian Journal of Zoology. 55, 197-210.

 

11.    Oliver, P.M., Richards, S.J., Tjaturadi, B. and Iskandar, D. (2007). A New species of large green Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea. Zootaxa. 1519, 17-26.

 

10.    Oliver, P.M. and Richards, S.J. (2007). A new species of torrent-dwelling Litoria from Papua, Indonesia (Anura: Hylidae). Hamadryad. 31, 299-303.

 

9.      Richards, S.J. and Oliver, P.M. (2007). A new species of Hylophorbus from the Huon Peninsula. Mittelhandelun Museum für Natürkunde Berlin Zoologische Reihe. 83, 83-89.

 

8.     Richards, S.J.R. and Oliver, P.M. (2007) A new species of Cophixalus from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.  Pacific Science. 61, 279-287.

 

7.    Oliver, P.M., Hutchinson, M. and Penck, D. (2007). Notes on the biology of an undescribed Lucasium. Herpetofauna. 37, 90-91.

 

6.    Oliver, P.M., Hutchinson, M.N. and Hutchinson, R. (2007) Karyotypic variation in the Australian gecko Diplodactylus tessellatus with the description of a new karyotypic race. Journal of Herpetology. 41, 540-543.

 

5.    Richards, S.J. and Oliver, P.M. (2006) A new species of torrent-dwelling Litoria from the Kikori Integrated Conservation and Development Area, Papua New Guinea. Salamandra. 42, 231-238.

 

4.    Oliver, P.M. (2006). Multiple male amplexus in Crinia signifera. Herpetological Review. 37, 443.

 

3.    Oliver, P.M. (2006) New locality data for two species of Tasmanian snow skinks, genus Niveoscincus. Herpetofauna. 36, 112-116.

 

2.    Richards, S.J. and Oliver, P.M. (2006) Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 1295, 41-60.

 

1.    Richards, S.J., Oliver, P.M., Tjaturadi, B. and Dahl, C. (2006) A new species of large green tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa. 1208, 57-68.

 

Other publications

 

Helgen K. M. and Oliver, P.M. (2004) A Review of the Mammal Fauna of the TransFly Ecoregion. Report to WWF South Pacific Program

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Entry last updated: Friday, 22 Jul 2011