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Alain DUBOIS

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‘Retraction’ of taxonomic papers: the meaning of the word ‘issued’ and related ones in zoological nomenclature

DUBOIS A. 2020. — ‘Retraction’ of taxonomic papers: the meaning of the word ‘issued’ and related ones in zoological nomenclature. Zoosystema 2020 (26): 519-523. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a26. http://zoosystema.com/42/26

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Nomenclatural consequences of the Oculudentavis khaungraae case, with comments on the practice of ‘retraction’ of scientific publications

2020. — Nomenclatural consequences of the Oculudentavis khaungraae case, with comments on the practice of ‘retraction’ of scientific publications. Zoosystema 42 (23): 475-482. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a23. http://zoosystema.com/42/23

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The Hyla quoyi–Hyla prasina case (Amphibia, Anura), with comments on bibliographic and taxonomic databases and on Article 23.9 of the Code

DUBOIS A. & OHLER A. 2018. — The Hyla quoyi–Hyla prasina case (Amphibia, Anura), with comments on bibliographic and taxonomic databases and on Article 23.9 of the Code. Zoosystema 2018 (23): 501-506. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a23

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Species and “strange species” in zoology: Do we need a “unified concept of species”?

DUBOIS A. 2011. — Species and “strange species” in zoology: Do we need a “unified concept of species”?. Comptes Rendus Palevol 10 (2-3): 77-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2011.01.002

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Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 2. The proposed Rules and their rationale

DUBOIS A. 2006. — Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 2. The proposed Rules and their rationale. Zoosystema 2006 (1): 165-258.

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Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 1. Some general questions, concepts and terms of biological nomenclature

DUBOIS A. 2005. — Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 1. Some general questions, concepts and terms of biological nomenclature. Zoosystema 2005 (2): 365-426.

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Early scientific names of Amphibia Anura I. Introduction

DUBOIS A. & OHLER A. 1996. — Early scientific names of Amphibia Anura I. Introduction. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série – section A – Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie animales 1996 (3-4): 297-320.

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Early scientific names of Amphibia Anura II. An exemplary case: Rana arborea Linnaeus, 1758

DUBOIS A. & OHLER A. 1996. — Early scientific names of Amphibia Anura II. An exemplary case: Rana arborea Linnaeus, 1758. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série – section A – Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie animales 1996 (3-4): 321-340.

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List of amphibian species (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda) of Burkina Faso

Ayoro H. J., Segniagbeto G. H., Hema E. M., Penner J., Oueda A., DUBOIS A., Rödel M.-O., Kabré G. B & Ohler A. 2020. — List of amphibian species of Burkina Faso. Zoosystema 42 (28): 547-582. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a28. http://zoosystema.com/42/28

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Article 23.9 of the Code cannot be used to reject the nomen Hyla quoyi Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 as a nomen oblitum

OHLER A. & DUBOIS A. 2018. — Article 23.9 of the Code cannot be used to reject the nomen Hyla quoyi Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828 as a nomen oblitum. Zoosystema 2018 (6): 109-121. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a6

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Checklist of the lizards of Togo (West Africa), with comments on systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation

HOINSOUDE SEGNIAGBETO G., TRAPE J.-F., AFIADEMANYO K. M., RÖDEL M.-O., OHLER A., DUBOIS A., DAVID P., MEIRTE D., GLITHO I. A., PETROZZI F. & LUISELLI L. 2015. — Checklist of the lizards of Togo (West Africa), with comments on systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation. Zoosystema 2015 (2): 381-402. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2015n2a7

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The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems

SEGNIAGBETO G. H., TRAPE J.-F., DAVID P., OHLER A., DUBOIS A. & GLITHO I. A. 2011. — The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems. Zoosystema 2011 (3): 325-360. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2011n3a4

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Phylogenetic relationships and generic taxonomy of the tribe Paini (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Dicroglossinae), with diagnoses of two new genera

OHLER A. & DUBOIS A. 2006. — Phylogenetic relationships and generic taxonomy of the tribe Paini (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Dicroglossinae), with diagnoses of two new genera. Zoosystema 2006 (3): 769-784.

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Découverte et redescription de l'holotype d'Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), avec une remarque sur le statut de Dryinus fuscus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

DAVID P. & DUBOIS A. 2005. — Découverte et redescription de l'holotype d'Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), avec une remarque sur le statut de Dryinus fuscus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854. Zoosystema 2005 (1): 163-178.

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Rana (Pelophylax) ridibunda Pallas, 1771, Rana (Pelophylax) perezi Seoane, 1885 and their associated klepton (Amphibia, Anura): morphological diagnoses and description of a new taxon

CROCHET P.-A., DUBOIS A., OHLER A. & TUNNER H. 1995. — Rana (Pelophylax) ridibunda Pallas, 1771, Rana (Pelophylax) perezi Seoane, 1885 and their associated klepton (Amphibia, Anura): morphological diagnoses and description of a new taxon. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série – section A – Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie animales 1995 (1-2): 11-30.

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