Achille Philippe Raselimanana Explained

Achille Philippe Raselimanana
Fields:Herpetology
Nationality:Malagasy
Alma Mater:University of Antananarivo

Achille Philippe Raselimanana is a Malagasy herpetologist.

Life and research

Raselimanana conducted his PhD research at the Université d'Antananarivo on the subject of the systematics and biogeography of Malagasy gerrhosaurs.[1] Before his PhD research began, he was a student of the Ecological Training Program (ETP),[2] founded by Steven M. Goodman in 1993. The ETP would later become the association Vahatra,[3] [4] and Raselimanana its president.[5] As of 2003, he was also the chief biodiversity scientist for WWF Madagascar.

Raselimanana has contributed to research on Malagasy Gerrhosauridae[6] [7] among other reptiles and amphibians,[8] [9] [10] and has served as herpetologist on various faunistic surveys across Madagascar.[11] [12] In addition to the primary literature on Malagasy herpetofauna, Raselimanana has coauthored two French-language field guides to the amphibians of Madagascar.[13]

Raselimanana is a Professor in the Department of Animal Biology at the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. He serves as associate editor of Vahatra's scientific journal, Malagasy Nature.[14]

Patronyms

In 2017, the frog species Stumpffia achillei was named in honour of Raselimanana.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Raselimanana, Achille P.. Contribution à la systématique et à l'analyse phylogénétique et biogéographie des Gerrhosauridés malgaches. Département de Biologie Animale, Université d'Antananarivo. 2000. Antananarivo, Madagascar. 182+58 pages of appendix. Thèse de Doctorat de Troisième Cycle.
  2. Bohannon. J.. 2003-09-26. STEVE GOODMAN PROFILE: Madagascar Tames the Bohemian of Biology. Science. en. 301. 5641. 1835–1837. 10.1126/science.301.5641.1835. 14512598 . 178986206 . 0036-8075.
  3. Book: Fleming. Theodore H.. Racey. Paul A.. Island Bats : Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. 15 March 2010 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0-226-25331-2. 1135577151.
  4. Web site: Historical Perspective. 2020-06-15. www.vahatra.mg.
  5. Web site: Permanent members of VAHATRA. 2020-06-15. www.vahatra.mg.
  6. Recknagel. Hans. Elmer. Kathryn R.. Noonan. Brice P.. Raselimanana. Achille P.. Meyer. Axel. Vences. Miguel. 2013. Multi-gene phylogeny of Madagascar's plated lizards, Zonosaurus and Tracheloptychus (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 69. 3. 1215–1221. 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.013. 23831454 .
  7. Raselimanana. Achille P.. Noonan. Brice. Karanth. K. Praveen. Gauthier. Jacques. Yoder. Anne D.. 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of Malagasy plated lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 50. 2. 336–344. 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.10.004. 18952185 .
  8. Ratsoavina. Fanomezana M.. Scherz. Mark D.. Tolley. Krystal A.. Raselimanana. Achille P.. Glaw. Frank. Vences. Miguel. 2019-10-07. A new species of Uroplatus (Gekkonidae) from Ankarana National Park, Madagascar, of remarkably high genetic divergence. Zootaxa. 4683. 1. 84–96. 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.1.4. 31715936 . 207962838 . 1175-5334.
  9. Rasolonjatovo. Safidy M.. Scherz. Mark D.. Hutter. Carl R.. Glaw. Frank. Rakotoarison. Andolalao. Razafindraibe. Jary H.. Goodman. Steven M.. Raselimanana. Achille P.. Vences. Miguel. 2020. Sympatric lineages in the Mantidactylus ambreensis complex of Malagasy frogs originated allopatrically rather than by in-situ speciation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 144. 106700. 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106700. 31809850 . 208813978 .
  10. Ratsoavina. Fanomezana Mihaja. Raselimanana. Achille P.. Scherz. Mark D.. Rakotoarison. Andolalao. Razafindraibe. Jary H.. Glaw. Frank. Vences. Miguel. 2019-01-21. Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar. Zootaxa. 4545. 4. 563–577. 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.7. 30790891 . 73455466 . 1175-5334.
  11. Book: Raselimanana . Achille P.. Raxworthy. Christopher J.. Nussbaum. Ronald A. . Goodman . Stephen M. . A Floral and Faunal Inventory of the Parc National de Marojejy, Madagascar: With Reference to Elevational Variation . Field Museum of Natural History . August 31, 2000 . 157–174 . Chapter 9: Herpetofaunal species diversity and elevational distribution within the Parc National de Marojejy, Madagascar.
  12. Book: Raselimanana . Achille P.. Raxworthy. Christopher J.. Nussbaum. Ronald A.. Ramanamanjato. Jean-Baptiste . Goodman . Stephen M. . A Floral and Faunal Inventory of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andohahela, Madagascar: With Reference to Elevational Variation . Field Museum of Natural History . June 30, 1999 . 157–174 . Chapter 11: Amphibians and reptiles of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andohahela, Madagascar.
  13. Web site: Achille P. Raselimanana. 2020-06-15. press.uchicago.edu.
  14. Web site: Malagasy Nature. 2020-06-15. www.vahatra.mg.
  15. Rakotoarison. A.. Scherz. M.D.. Glaw. F.. Köhler. J. Andreone. F.. Franzen. M.. Glos. J.. Hawlitschek. O.. Jono. T.. Mori. A.. Ndriantsoa. S.H.. Raminosoa Rasoamampionona. N.. Riemann. J.C.. Rödel. M.-O.. Rosa. G.M.. Vieites. D.R.. Crottini. A.. Vences. M.. Describing the smaller majority: Integrative fast-track taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar. Vertebrate Zoology. 2017. 67. 3. 271–398. 10.3897/vz.67.e31595 . free .

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