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documenting the amphibian fauna of his country has resulted in numerous peerreviewed publications co-authored by him and his colleagues, and most notably, he has produced a photographic guide to the amphibians of Cambodia (Neang and Holden, 2008). This beautiful and informative guide provides a photograph, identification features, and comments on ecology and distribution within Cambodia for most of the amphibian species known to occur in the country. Ms. Somphouthone Phimmachak was the first student to complete the new M.Sc. program in the Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, at the National University of Laos, with the January 2010 defense of her thesis titled “Distribution, natural history, and conservation of the Lao endemic newt, Laotriton laoensis (Urodela: Salamandridae),” with cosupervision by Prof. Niane Sivongxay (National University of Laos) and me. This beautiful and enigmatic species of newt was described to science only in 2002 and is endemic to a small area in northern Laos. Unfortunately it is threatened by harvesting for traditional medicine and, especially, to meet high demand for it in the international pet trade. Almost nothing was known on its biology prior to Somphouthone’s thesis work, which has been summarized and accepted for publication in English in a peer-reviewed journal (Phimmachak et al., in press). In addition to her independent thesis fieldwork, she has worked with me on eight field surveys of amphibians throughout the country since 2007 and has become very knowledgeable on amphibian species diversity of Laos. Somphouthone is now enrolled in the Ph.D. program in the Zoology Department, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, where she continues to study amphibians of Laos for her dissertation research. Her Master’s and Ph.D. programs were supported by grants from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and a Seed Grant from the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. Bryan Stuart (Deputy Chair) Laos and Cambodia Amphibian Specialist Group Contact Information: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27601 USA; bryan.stuart@ncdenr.gov; www. bryanlstuart.com Neang, T. and J. Holden. 2008. A Field Guide to the Amphibians of Cambodia. Fauna & Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Phimmachak, S., B. L. Stuart, and N. Sivongxay. In press. Distribution, natural history, and conservation of the Lao Newt Laotriton laoensis (Caudata: Salamandridae). Journal of Herpetology. FrogLog Schedule November 2011 - Maritime Southeast Asia and Oceania January 2012 - South America March 2012 - Europe, North Africa and West Asia May 2012 - North and Central America and the Caribbean July 2012 - Sub Saharan Africa September 2012 - Mainland Asia November 2012 - Maritime Southeast Asia and Oceania January 2013 - South America India - Chalazodes Bubble-nest Frog (Raorchestes chalazodes) © SD Biju Follow the ASG on facebook www.facebook.com/amphibiansdotorg 10 | FrogLog Vol. 98 | September 2011
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