อรรถพล รุจิราวรรณ
Dr. ATTAPOL RUJIRAWAN
Contact information
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science,
Kasetsart University, Ngam Wong Wan Rd.,
Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Telephone: 085-0251487
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Education
2015–2020 Ph.D. (Zoology), Kasetsart University
2010–2014 M.Sc. (Zoology), Kasetsart University
2005–2008 B.Sc. (Biology), Kasetsart University
Scholarship/awards
2020 Student Scholarships from the 9th World Congress of Herpetology,Dunedin, NewZealand, 5 - 10 January 2020.
2019 Science Visiting Scholarships, the Field Museum of Natural History
2015–2017 Graduate Program Scholarship from the Graduate School, Kasetsart University
2010–2011 Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University Postgraduate Studentship (ScKUPGS)
Research and professional experience
2015–2020 Ph.D. dissertation advised by Assistant Professor Dr. Anchalee Aowphol (Kasetsart University) and Dr. Bryan L. Stuart (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), entitled "Species Diversity, Distribution, and Phylogenetic Relationships of Odorous Frogs (Ranidae: Odorrana) in Thailand"
2010–2014 M.Sc. thesis advised by Dr. Anchalee Aowphol (Kasetsart University) and Dr. Bryan L. Stuart (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences), entitled "Morphology and Call Variation of the Common Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax Species Complex in Thailand"
2007–2008 Bachelor’s project advised by Associate Professor Dr. Virayuth Lauhachinda (Kasetsart University), entitled "Diversity and habitat types of reptile species in Khao Siphachan Establishing National Park, Chanthaburi Province"
Manuscript reviewer
PEER Reviewer (No. of manuscript): Copeia (1), South American Journal of Herpetology (1), Tropical Natural History (3).
Presentations
2020 9th World Congress of Herpetology, Dunedin, New Zealand (5–10 January 2020): “Morphology and molecular genetics of the Southeast Asian cascade frogs, Odorrana livida complex in Thailand” (Poster presentation).
2019 9th Conference on Taxonomy and Systematic in Thailand, Chiang Mai University, Ching Mai (2–4 October 2019): “Taxonomic status and Distribution of Odorrana livida (Blyth, 1856) in Thailand” (Oral presentation).
2018 8th Conference on Taxonomy and Systematic in Thailand, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham (21–23 May 2018): "Morphology and molecular phylogeny of the odorous frogs (Ranidae: Odorrana) in southern Thailand" (Oral presentation).
2016 8th World Congress of Herpetology in Hangzhou, China (15–21 August 2016): "Morphological study of the odorous frogs in the genus Odorrana in Thailand" (Poster presentation).
2016 6th Conference on Taxonomy and Systematic in Thailand, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen (25–27 May 2016): "A preliminary morphological study of the odorous frogs (Ranidae: Odorrana) in Thailand" (Poster presentation).
2013 34th Wildlife Seminar, Kasetsart University, Thailand (19–20 December 2013): "Morphometric, bioacoustic and molecular differentiation of the common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax species complex in Thailand" (Poster presentation).
2013 17th European Congress of Herpetology in Veszprém, Hungary (22–27 August 2013): "Morphology and advertisement call variation in the common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax complex in Thailand" (Oral presentation).3rd Conference on Taxonomy and Systematic in Thailand, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok (11–13 May 2013):"Advertisement call variation of the common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax complex in Thailand" (Oral presentation).
2012 5th Asian Herpetological Conference in Chengdu, Sichuan, China (2−4 June 2012): "Morphological variation of the common tree frog Polypedates leucomystax in Thailand" (Poster presentation).
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Grismer L.L., Rujirawan A.,Termprayoon K., Ampai N., Yodthong S., Wood P.L.jr.,Oaks J.R. andAowphol A. 2020. A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from the Thai Highlands with a discussion on the evolution of habitat preference. Zootaxa 4852 (4): 401–427.
Rujirawan A., Fong J.J., Ampai N., Yodthong S., Termprayoon K. and Aowphol A. 2019. A new karst-dwelling gecko of the Gekko petricolus group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Phitsanulok Province, central Thailand. Journal of Natural History 53 (9–10): 557–576.
Aowphol A., Yodthong S., Rujirawan A. and Thirakhupt K. 2019. Mitochondrial diversity and Phylogeographic Pattern of Gekko gecko in Thailand.Asian Herpetological Research10(3): 158-169.
Ampai N., Rujirawan A., Wood Jr P.L., Stuart B.L. and Aowphol A. 2019. Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new insular species of Cnemaspis Stauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Satun Province, southern Thailand. ZooKeys 858: 127–161.
Freitas E.S., Rujirawan A, Ampai N., Puanprapai P., Yodthong S., Termprayoon K., Siler C.D. and Aowphol A. 2019. Amphibian surveys reveal no instances of Batrochochytrium dendrobatidis and suggest low prevalence of chytrid fungus in Thailand. Herpetological Review. 50: 290–298.
Rujirawan A., Stuart B.L. and Aowphol A. 2018. Expanded description of Odorrana livida (Blyth, 1856) with notes on its natural history in Thailand. Journal of Natural History 52 (23–24): 1581–1600.
Phimmachak S., Sivongxay N., Seateun S., Yodthong S., Rujirawan A., Neang T., Aowphol A. and Stuart B.L. 2018. A new Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from southern Laos. Zootaxa 4375 (3): 325-340.
Aowphol A., Rujirawan A., Taksintum W., Chuaynkern Y., and Stuart B.L. 2015. A new caruncle-bearing Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 3956 (2): 258–270.
Ampai N., Rujirawan A., Arkajak J., McLeod D.S. and Aowphol A. 2015. Description of the tadpoles of two endemic frogs: the Phu Luang Cascade frog Odorrana aureola (Anura: Ranidae) and the Isan big-headed frog Limnonectes isanensis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from northeastern Thailand. Zootaxa 3981 (4): 508–520.
Aowphol A., Rujirawan A., Taksintum W., Arsirapot S. and McLeod D.S. 2013. Re-evaluating the taxonomic status of Chiromantis in Thailand using multiple lines of evidence (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae). Zootaxa 3702: 101–123.
Rujirawan A., Stuart B.L. and Aowphol A. 2013. A new tree frog in the genus Polypedates(Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Thailand. Zootaxa 3702: 545–565.
References
Dr. Anchalee Aowphol: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Ngam Wong Wan Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
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Dr. Bryan L. Stuart: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, USA.
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Dr. Jonathan J. Fong: Science Unit, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
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