Andolalao Rakotoarison Explained

Andolalao Rakotoarison
Birth Place:Mahajanga, Madagascar
Fields:Herpetology
Nationality:Malagasy
Alma Mater:Technical University of Braunschweig
Thesis Title:Integrative systematics of the narrow-mouthed frogs of Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae: Cophylinae)
Thesis Year:2017
Doctoral Advisor:Miguel Vences

Andolalao Rakotoarison (born 1982 in Mahajanga) is a Malagasy herpetologist.

Life and research

Rakotoarison conducted her Master's thesis at the University of Antananarivo in 2011.[1] She then conducted her PhD at the Technical University of Braunschweig on the systematics of the frogs of the Madagascar-endemic narrow-mouthed frog subfamily Cophylinae,[2] under the supervision of Professor Miguel Vences. As of mid-2020, she has co-authored the description of 52 frog species and two reptiles (one gecko and one chameleon).[3] In particular, Rakotoarison has contributed to knowledge of Madagascar's smallest frogs. In 2017, she led a study published as a monograph with sixteen other coauthors, describing 26 new species of the genus Stumpffia, including several frogs that number among the smallest in the world,[4] [5] [6] and in 2020, she was also involved in the description of five more miniaturised frogs, including the new genus Mini and its three diminutive species.[7] [8] [9]

After completing her PhD thesis in 2017, Rakotoarison was appointed as a lecturer at Soavinandriana in Itasy, Madagascar, an affiliate of the University of Antananrivo. In 2017 she also became co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group for Madagascar,[10] a position she still holds today. Currently, Rakotoarison is the Academic Director for the 'Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management' study abroad programme of the SIT Graduate Institute.

Matronyms

In 2019, the frog species Platypelis ando was named in honour of Rakotoarison[11] in recognition of her contributions to research on the amphibians of Madagascar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: School for International Training . Andolalao Rakotoarison, PhD . School for International Training . 7 June 2020.
  2. Book: Rakotoarison . Andolalao . Integrative systematics of the narrow-mouthed frogs of Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) . 2017 . Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig . 1015308724 .
  3. Web site: Scherz . Mark D. . Herpetofauna of Madagascar . Dr Mark D. Scherz . 14 August 2019 . 7 June 2020.
  4. 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 . 257190990 . free .
  5. News: Müller-Jung. Joachim. 26 neue Zwergfrosch-Arten: Ein gigantischer Clan. de. FAZ.NET. 2020-06-08. 0174-4909.
  6. Web site: 26 neue Arten von Stumpffia-Fröschen aufgespürt - derStandard.de. 2020-06-08. DER STANDARD. de-AT.
  7. Scherz. Mark D.. Hutter. Carl D.. Glaw . Frank . Vences . Miguel . Crottini . Angelica . Roberts . Sam Hyde . Glos . Julian . Ndriantsoa . Serge H. . Rödel . Mark-Oliver . Riemann . Jana C. . Rakotoarison . Andolalao . 2019-03-27 . Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera . PLOS ONE . en . 14 . 3 . e0213314 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0213314 . 1932-6203 . 30917162 . 6436692. 2019PLoSO..1413314S . free .
  8. Web site: 2019-03-27. New staple-size frog is one of the tiniest ever discovered. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329011214/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/smallest-frog-species-discovered-mini-mum/. dead. March 29, 2019. 2020-06-08. National Geographic. en.
  9. Web site: Solly. Meilan. Meet Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, Three New Frog Species Among the World's Smallest. 2020-06-08. Smithsonian Magazine. en.
  10. Web site: Regional Working Groups – IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020-06-07. en-GB.
  11. Scherz. Mark D.. Köhler. Jörn. Vences. Miguel. Glaw. Frank. 2019-06-26. A new yellow-toed Platypelis species (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae) from the Maroantsetra region, northeastern Madagascar. Evolutionary Systematics. 3. 1. 75–83. 10.3897/evolsyst.3.33417. 2535-0730. free.

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