Louis du Preez explained

Birth Date:9 July 1962
Birth Place:Ficksburg, South Africa
Fields:parasitology
herpetology
Workplaces:North-West University
Alma Mater:University of the Free State
Thesis Title:Study of factors influencing the nature and extent of host-specificity among polystomatids (Polystomatidae: Monogenoidea) parasitic in Anura of southern Africa
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Louis Heyns Du Preez (born 9 July 1962) is a South African professor of zoology who specialises in parasitology and herpetology at the North-West University.[1] Du Preez is best known for his research on South African frog species, writing a widely used wildlife guide for the frogs of Southern Africa, and contributions to global parasitology with special focus studies on polystome worms.[2] [3] His contributions to polystome research have led to a recently discovered Malagasy frog species, Blommersia dupreezi[4] , being named in his honour.[5] [6]

Biography

Du Preez grew up in Ficksburg and started his tertiary education at the University of the Free State located in the same province he was brought up. In 1986 he obtained his Master of Science degree with the thesis titled Polystoma australis (Monogenea): aspekte van ontwikkeling en gedrag wat betrekking het op rekrutering en vestiging'.

From 1989 to 1990 he was a school teacher in Bloemfontein. From 1991 to 1993 he was Head of the Department of Herpetology at the National Museum in Bloemfontein. In 1994 he obtained a PhD degree from the University of the Free State with a thesis titled 'Study of factors influencing the nature and extent of host-specificity among polystomatids (Polystomatidae: Monogenoidea) parasitic in Anura of southern Africa' under the mentorship of Dawid Kok. Du Preez then progressed to being the Senior Lecturer of Zoology at the University of the Free State from 1996 to 2000. From 2001 to 2004 he was appointed associate professor. In 2002 he established the African Amphibian Research Conservation Group and was later promoted Full Professor of Zoology in 2005 at North-West University. In 2011 du Preez was elected Chair of the Zoology Department at North-West University.

Throughout his career he has conducted research in several countries across the world including France, United States, Nigeria, Brazil and China. He is a member of the Zoological Society of Southern Africa, the Herpetological Association of Africa, the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, the Parasitological Association of Southern Africa and the Microscopy Association of Africa.

Publications

Louis du Preez published several books and over 100 scientific articles. In addition to several parasite, frog, and reptile species that are new to science, du Preez's species descriptions include the frog species Breviceps carruthersi and Breviceps passmorei from the Rain Frog family (Brevicipitidae), and Hyperolius howelli from the Reed Frog family (Hyperoliidae).

Books

Scientific publications

Species descriptions

Du Preez has described or contributed to the description of at least 24 polystome species, 8 polystome genera, and more than 10 other non-polystome parasite species that have frogs or reptiles as their hosts. In herpetology, du Preez has described or contributed to the description of at least 20 new frog species and 6 reptile species.

Amphibians

Reptiles

Nematodes

Flatworms

Awards

1994: W.O. Neitz medal for the best dissertation in parasitology by the Parasitological Association of Southern Africa.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louis Heyns du Preez . 2023-08-03 . news.nwu.ac.za.
  2. Web site: Frogs of Southern Africa: A Complete Guide . 2023-08-03 . www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za . en.
  3. Web site: Louis Du Preez . 2023-08-03 . scholar.google.com.
  4. Vences . Miguel . Armerding . Moritz . Köhler . Jörn . Glaw . Frank . 2023-05-26 . Genetic diversity of the mantellid frog Blommersia blommersae, and description of a new anuran species from south-eastern Madagascar . African Journal of Herpetology . en . 72 . 1 . 47–72 . 10.1080/21564574.2023.2165547 . 257513651 . 2156-4574.
  5. Web site: Omarjee . Lameez . Meet the 'Dupreezi': SA professor honoured with new frog species named after him . 2023-08-03 . Business . en-US.
  6. Web site: Maela . Tsoku . 2023-04-24 . Critically endangered frog species named after South African scientist . 2023-08-03 . Getaway Magazine.
  7. Minter . Leslie R. . Netherlands . Edward C. . Preez . Louis H. Du . 2017-08-02 . Uncovering a hidden diversity: two new species of Breviceps (Anura: Brevicipitidae) from northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa . Zootaxa . en . 4300 . 2 . 195–216 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.2.3 . 1175-5334. free .
  8. Web site: Miralles, A., J. Köhler, F. Glaw, K. C. Wollenberg Valero, A. Crottini, G. M. Rosa, L. du Preez, P.-S. Gehring, D. R. Vieites, F. M. Ratsoavina & M. Vences . 2023-08-02 . www.salamandra-journal.com.
  9. Vences . Miguel . Köhler . Jörn . Crottini . Angelica . Hofreiter . Michael . Hutter . Carl R. . du Preez . Louis . Preick . Michaela . Rakotoarison . Andolalao . Rancilhac . Loïs . Raselimanana . Achille P. . Rosa . Gonçalo M. . Scherz . Mark D. . Glaw . Frank . 2022-05-26 . An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar . Vertebrate Zoology . 72 . 271–309 . 10.3897/vz.72.e78830 . 2625-8498. 10451/55750 . free . free .
  10. Channing . A. . Hillers . A. . LöTters . S. . RöDel . M.-O. . Schick . S. . Conradie . W. . RöDder . D. . Mercurio . V. . Wagner . P. . Dehling . J.M. . Du Preez . L. H. . Kielgast . J. . Burger . M. . 2013-03-07 . Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species . Zootaxa . 3620 . 3 . 301–350 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.1 . 26120712 . 1175-5334.
  11. Petzold . Alice . Vargas-RamíRez . Mario . Kehlmaier . Christian . Vamberger . Melita . Branch . William R. . Preez . Louis Du . Hofmeyr . Margaretha D. . Meyer . Leon . Schleicher . Alfred . šIroký . Pavel . Fritz . Uwe . 2014-05-15 . A revision of African helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa), with descriptions of six new species . Zootaxa . 3795 . 5 . 523–548 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.5.2 . 24870496 . 1175-5334. free .
  12. Svitin . Roman . Kuzmin . Yuriy . Harnoster . Florence . du Preez . Louis . 2020-12-01 . New records of Amphibiophilus spp. (Nematoda: Amphibiophilidae) parasitic in Strongylopus grayii (Smith) and Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron) (Amphibia: Anura: Pyxicephalidae) in South Africa, with a description of Amphibiophilus bialatus n. sp. . Systematic Parasitology . en . 97 . 6 . 713–725 . 10.1007/s11230-020-09947-z . 33145657 . 226251189 . 1573-5192.
  13. Svitin . Roman . Du Preez . Louis . 2018-01-01 . Amphibiophilus mooiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Amphibiophilidae), a parasite of Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron) (Amphibia: Pyxicephalidae) from South Africa . Systematic Parasitology . en . 95 . 1 . 81–89 . 10.1007/s11230-017-9763-z . 29210016 . 25044294 . 1573-5192.
  14. Hodda . M. . 2022-03-10 . Phylum Nematoda: a classification, catalogue and index of valid genera, with a census of valid species . Zootaxa . en . 5114 . 1 . 1–289 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5114.1.1 . 35391386 . 1175-5334. free .
  15. Harnoster . F. . du Preez . L. H. . Svitin . R. . 2022-02-01 . Three new species of Cosmocerca Diesing, 1861 (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) parasitising frogs Cacosternum boettgeri Boulenger, 1882, Kassina senegalensis Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 and Phrynomantis bifasciatus Smith, 1847 from South Africa . Parasitology Research . en . 121 . 2 . 563–571 . 10.1007/s00436-021-07390-7 . 1432-1955 . 8800902 . 35043259.
  16. Svitin . Roman . Bullard . Stephen . Dutton . Haley . Netherlands . Edward . Syrota . Yaroslav . Verneau . Olivier . du Preez . Louis . 2021-12-01 . Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) bumpi n. sp. (Nematoda: Capillariidae) Parasitising West African Lungfish Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839) (Lepidosireniformes: Protopteridae) in Mozambique and Its Phylogenetic Position Within Capillariid Nematodes . Acta Parasitologica . en . 66 . 4 . 1204–1211 . 10.1007/s11686-021-00389-1 . 233299158 . 1896-1851.
  17. Harnoster . Florence . Svitin . Roman . Preez . Louis Du . 2019-10-01 . Serpinema cayennensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae), a parasite of the freshwater turtle Rhinoclemmys punctularia Daudin (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) from French Guiana: morphology and phylogenetic relationships with other turtle-parasitising camallanids . Zootaxa . en . 4679 . 1 . 181–193 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4679.1.11 . 31715977 . 207964830 . 1175-5334.
  18. Kuzmin . Yuriy . Svitin . Roman . Harnoster . Florence . du Preez . Louis . 2020-08-01 . Description and molecular characterisation of a new nematode species parasitic in the lungs of Strongylopus grayii (Smith) (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) in South Africa . Systematic Parasitology . en . 97 . 4 . 369–378 . 10.1007/s11230-020-09917-5 . 219854427 . 1573-5192.
  19. Kuzmin . Yuriy . Junker . Kerstin . Preez . Louis du . Bain . Odile . 2013-12-01 . A new species of Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Blommersia domerguei (Guibé) (Amphibia: Mantellidae) in Madagascar . Folia Parasitologica . en . 60 . 5 . 469–474 . 10.14411/fp.2013.050. 24471289 . 10394/13851 . free .
  20. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aussietrema queenslandense (Pichelin, 1995) Du Preez & Verneau, 2020 . 2023-08-03 . www.marinespecies.org.
  21. Web site: WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Aussietrema spratti (Pichelin, 1995) Du Preez & Verneau, 2020 . 2023-08-03 . www.marinespecies.org.
  22. Curran . Stephen S. . Dutton . Haley R. . Warren . Micah B. . du Preez . Louis . Bullard . Stephen A. . 2021-04-01 . Two new species of Cephalogonimidae Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Plagiorchioidea) from Africa (Mozambique and Guinea), including a new phylogenetic hypothesis for related plagiorchioids . International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife . en . 14 . 228–240 . 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.02.010 . 2213-2244 . 8056140 . 33898223.
  23. Du Preez . Louis H. . Badets . Mathieu . Héritier . Laurent . Verneau . Olivier . 2017-01-31 . Tracking platyhelminth parasite diversity from freshwater turtles in French Guiana: First report of Neopolystoma Price, 1939 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species . Parasites & Vectors . 10 . 1 . 53 . 10.1186/s13071-017-1986-y . 1756-3305 . 5286908 . 28143592 . free .
  24. Du Preez . Louis H. . Verneau . Olivier . 2020-12-01 . Eye to eye: classification of conjunctival sac polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of three new genera Apaloneotrema n. g., Aussietrema n. g. and Fornixtrema n. g. . Parasitology Research . en . 119 . 12 . 4017–4031 . 10.1007/s00436-020-06888-w . 222303104 . 1432-1955.
  25. Chaabane . Amira . Verneau . Olivier . Preez . Louis Du . 2019 . Indopolystoma n. gen. (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species and reassignment of eight known Polystoma species from Asian frogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae) . Parasite . en . 26 . 67 . 10.1051/parasite/2019067 . 1776-1042 . 6865761 . 31746733.
  26. du Preez . Louis H. . Badets . Mathieu . Verneau . Olivier . 2014-12-04 . Assessment of platyhelminth diversity within amphibians of French Guiana revealed a new species of Nanopolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) in the caecilian Typhlonectes compressicauda . Folia Parasitologica . en . 61 . 6 . 537–542 . 10.14411/fp.2014.065. free .
  27. Heyns du Preez . Louis . Domingues . Marcus Vinícius . Verneau . Olivier . 2022-12-01 . Classification of pleurodire polystomes (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of two new genera from the Australian and Neotropical Realms . International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife . en . 19 . 180–186 . 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.09.004 . 2213-2244 . 9519787 . 36188110.
  28. Sales . Ailson Nunes . Du Preez . Louis . Verneau . Olivier . Domingues . Marcus Vinícius . 2023-02-01 . Morphology and molecular characterization of Polystoma goeldii n. sp. (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) parasite from the urinary bladder of Physalaemus ephippifer (Steindachner) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) . Parasitology International . en . 92 . 102685 . 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102685 . 36174939 . 1383-5769.
  29. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polystoma knoffi Du Preez & Domingues, 2019 . 2023-08-03 . www.marinespecies.org.
  30. Web site: WoRMS – World Register of Marine Species – Polystoma testimagnum Du Preez & Kok, 1993 . 2023-08-03 . www.marinespecies.org.
  31. Chaabane . Amira . Preez . Louis Du . Johnston . Gerald R. . Verneau . Olivier . 2022 . Revision of the systematics of the Polystomoidinae (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with redefinition of Polystomoides Ward, 1917 and Uteropolystomoides Tinsley, 2017 . Parasite . en . 29 . 56 . 10.1051/parasite/2022056 . 1776-1042 . 9879127 . 36562437.

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