Valter Weijola
PhD
vsawei@utu.fi |
Publications
- A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely related to Gehyra oceanica (2024)
- Systematics and Biodiversity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new species of Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Umboi Island, Papua New Guinea (2023)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Two new species of monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus) endemic to the Louisiade and Tanimbar Archipelagos with a key to the subgenus Euprepiosaurus (2023)
- Journal of Natural History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lepidodactylus browni (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Placed in the Synonymy of L. orientalis (2022)
- Journal of Herpetology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Observations and evolutionary considerations on trophic egg provisioning in snakeheads (Teleostei: Channidae) (2021)
- Journal of Natural History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Phylogenomics of monitor lizards and the role of competition in dictating body size disparity (2021)
- Systematic Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Taxonomy of Micronesian monitors (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanus): endemic status of new species argues for caution in pursuing eradication plans (2020)
- Royal Society Open Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A molecular phylogeny for the Pacific monitor lizards (Varanus subgenus Euprepiosaurus) reveals a recent and rapid radiation with high levels of cryptic diversity (2019)
- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Karkar Island, Papua New Guinea (2019)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Puolikas maapalloa pian ilman kurnuttajia? (2019) Sääksjärvi IE, Vahtera V, Weijola V
(E1 Popularised article) - Comment (Case 3676) — Response to a comment on the proposed conservation of Tupinambus indicus Daudin, 1802 by replacement of the neotype (2017)
- Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pacific monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanus: Euprepiosaurus) (2017) Weijola Valter
(G5 Article dissertation ) - A new blue-tailed Monitor lizard (Reptilia, Squamata, Varanus) of the Varanus indicus group from Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea (2016)
- ZooKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new species of Rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (2016)
- Journal of Mammalogy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Reinstatement of Varanus douarrha Lesson, 1830 as a valid species with comments on the zoogeography of monitor lizards (Squamata:Varanidae) in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (2016)
- Australian Journal of Zoology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A single species of mangrove monitor (Varanus) occupies Ambon, Seram, Buru and Saparua, Moluccas, Indonesia (2015)
- Amphibian & Reptile Conservation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Case 3676 Tupinambis indicus Daudin, 1802 (currently Varanus indicus; Reptilia, Squamata): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by replacement of the neotype (2015)
- Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new melanistic species of monitor lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae) from Sanana Island, Indonesia (2010)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)