Andolalao Rakotoarison

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Andolalao Rakotoarison
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Born1982 (age 42–43)
Mahajanga, Madagascar
Nationality Malagasy
Alma mater Technical University of Braunschweig
Scientific career
Fields Herpetology
Thesis Integrative systematics of the narrow-mouthed frogs of Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae: Cophylinae)  (2017)
Doctoral advisor Miguel Vences

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

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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. [1] In 2017 she also became co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group for Madagascar, [10] [1] a position she still holds today. [10] Currently, Rakotoarison is the Academic Director for the 'Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management' study abroad programme of the SIT Graduate Institute. [1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School for International Training. "Andolalao Rakotoarison, PhD". School for International Training. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Rakotoarison, Andolalao (2017). Integrative systematics of the narrow-mouthed frogs of Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae: Cophylinae). Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig. OCLC   1015308724.
  3. ↑ Scherz, Mark D. (14 August 2019). "Herpetofauna of Madagascar". Dr Mark D. Scherz. Retrieved 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. (2017). "Describing the smaller majority: Integrative fast-track taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar". Vertebrate Zoology. 67 (3): 271–398. doi: 10.3897/vz.67.e31595 . hdl: 2158/1425324 . S2CID   257190990.
  5. ↑ Müller-Jung, Joachim. "26 neue Zwergfrosch-Arten: Ein gigantischer Clan". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN   0174-4909 . Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ↑ "26 neue Arten von Stumpffia-Fröschen aufgespürt - derStandard.de". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  7. ↑ Scherz, Mark D.; Hutter, Carl D.; Rakotoarison, Andolalao; Riemann, Jana C.; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Ndriantsoa, Serge H.; Glos, Julian; Roberts, Sam Hyde; Crottini, Angelica; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank (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. 14 (3): e0213314. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1413314S. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213314 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   6436692 . PMID   30917162.
  8. ↑ "New staple-size frog is one of the tiniest ever discovered". National Geographic. 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. ↑ Solly, Meilan. "Meet Mini mum, Mini scule and Mini ature, Three New Frog Species Among the World's Smallest". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  10. 1 2 "Regional Working Groups – IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group" . Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  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. doi: 10.3897/evolsyst.3.33417 . ISSN   2535-0730.
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