Contents

ELEMENTS OF ALAIN’S LIFE

Alain Dubois – a batrachologist’s life
Annemarie Ohler
Pages 5–12             Summary and pdf 

Publications of Alain Dubois
Pages 13–33             Summary and pdf 

Jean Rostand – biologiste engagé pour la Paix
Jean-Louis Fischer
Pages 34–40             Summary and pdf 

“À la recherche du chaînon manquant” – Alain Dubois et la radio
Thierry Lefebvre
Pages  41–44             Summary and pdf 

ANOMALIES

Anomalies of the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris (Linneaus, 1758) in the European and the East Uralian parts of its distribution area
Vladimir L. Vershinin & Dimitry L. Berzin
Pages 45–53             Summary and pdf 

ANATOMY

Histological differentiation of gular skin between male and female Micryletta inornata (Boulenger, 1890) from Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand
Prapaiporn Thongproh, Chantip Chuaynkern, Chutima Hanjavanit, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Pramote Ratree, Prateep Duengkae, Ekachai Phetcharat & Wassana Kingwongsa
Pages 54–62             Summary and pdf 

LARVAE

The tadpoles of all five species of the West African frog family Odontobatrachidae (Amphibia, Anura)
Joseph Doumbia, Laura Sandberger-Loua, Arne Schulze & Mark-Oliver Rödel
Pages 63–92             Summary and pdf 

First description of the Nanorana (Chaparana) aenea (Smith, 1922) tadpole from northern Thailand and additional information on the Quasipaa (Eripaa) fasciculispina (Inger, 1970) tadpole buccopharyngeal anatomy
Chantip Chuaynkern, Nithina Kaewtongkum, Annemarie Ohler, Prateep Duengkae, Sutee Duangjai, Sunchai Makchai & Yodchaiy Chuaynkern
Pages 93–108             Summary and pdf 

TAXONOMY

Alain Dubois’ contributions to African amphibian nomenclature
Alan Channing
Pages 109–129             Summary and pdf 

Two new Madagascan frog species of the Gephyromantis (Duboimantis) tandroka complex from northern Madagascar
Mark D. Scherz, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Fanomezana Mihaja Ratsoavina, Oliver Hawlitschek, Miguel Vences & Frank Glaw
Pages 130–158             Summary and pdf 

A new species of the microhylid frog genus Choerophryne from Papua New Guinea
Rainer Günther & Stephen J. Richards
Pages 159–169             Summary and pdf 

Distinct species status of Kurixalus chaseni (Rhacophoridae, Anura) as revealed by mitochondrial phylogeny
Masafumi Matsui, Yasuhiro Kawahara, Koshiro Eto, Kanto Nishikawa, Amir Hamidy, Norhayati Ahmad & Mohamad Yazid Hossman
Pages 170–177             Summary and pdf 

Proposal for a new taxonomic arrangement of Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti, 1768) (Urodela, Salamandridae), an iconic species with a complex phylogenetic structure
Jean Raffaëlli
Pages 178–193             Summary and pdf 

NOMENCLATURE

A new subgeneric name for a hemiphractid frog name that is preoccupied by a generic name of a fossil sponge
William E. Duellman & David Cannatella
Pages 194–199             Summary and pdf 

Onymotope: “Gabon”, une localité type plus restreinte quʼil nʼy paraît
Thierry Frétey & Maël Dewynter
Pages 200–211             Summary and pdf 

Reflecting on a theory of biological nomenclature (onymology)
Erna Aescht
Pages 212–237             Summary and pdf 

DISTRIBUTION

Amphibians of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands: distribution, natural history, and notes on taxonomy
Surendran Harikrishnan & Karthikeyan Vasudevan
Pages 238–265             Summary and pdf 

Anurans of the Tanintharyi region, Myanmar: a preview of increasing species diversity
George R. Zug, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Jens V. Vindum & Jeffery A. Wilkinson
Pages 266–275             Summary and pdf 

A study on amphibian fauna of Arunachal Pradesh (India)
Annemarie Ohler, Mohini Mohan Borah, Mrinal Kumar Das, Chatoan Tesia & Sabitry Bordoloi
Pages 276–288             Summary and pdf 

Theloderma petilum (Anura, Rhacophoridae): a new country record for Thailand
Samret Phusaensri, Thanawhat Kaewboribut, Sukpaporn Phummisutthigoon, Nithina Kaewtongkum, Montri Youjaruen, Pongsathorn Tongpun, Hathaipat Khongcharoensuk, Pechrkawin Nurngsomsri, Chantip Chuaynkern, Prateep Duengkae & Yodchaiy Chuaynkern
Pages 289–299             Summary and pdf 

ECOLOGY

Population and habitat selection of the Tylototriton uyenoi in the Maesa-Kogma Biosphere Reserve, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand
Thansuda Dowwiangkan_, Yuwadee Ponpituk, Chantip Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern & Prateep Duengkae
Pages 300–313             Summary and pdf 

Distribution of Bufotes latastii (Boulenger, 1882), endemic to the Western Himalaya
Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Dmitriy V. Skorinov, Glib O. Mazepa & Leo J. Borkin
Pages 314–327             Summary and pdf 

First record of longevity in Tylototriton ziegleri Nishikawa, Matsui & Nguyen, 2013 (Urodela, Salamandridae)
Thomas Ziegler, Ruth Marcec, David Vardukyan, Truong Quang Nguyen, Minh Duc Le & Marta Bernardes
Pages 328–338             Summary and pdf