education and training
- B.A., Albright College
- M.S., University of Florida
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Zug, George
Emeritius Research Zoologist
Evolution and systematics of amphibians and reptiles, with emphasis on tropical Asian and South Pacific species; biology and systematics of turtles
Geographic Focus
- Myanmar Country
- Southwest Pacific Geographic Region
Background And Education
awards and honors
Publications
selected publications
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article
- Mulcahy, Daniel G., Ibáñez, Roberto, Jaramillo, Cesar A., Crawford, Andrew J., Ray, Julie M., Gotte, Steve W., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Wynn, Addison H., Gonzalez-Porter, Gracia, McDiarmid, Roy W., Crombie, Ronald I., Zug, George R., and de Queiroz, Kevin. 2022. "DNA barcoding of the National Museum of Natural History reptile tissue holdings raises concerns about the use of natural history collections and the responsibilities of scientists in the molecular age." PLOS ONE, 17, (3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264930. 2022
- Miller, Aryeh H., Zug, George R., Wogan, Guinevere O. U., Lee, Justin L., and Mulcahy, Daniel G. 2021. "Phylogeny, Diversity, and Distribution of Micryletta (Anura: Microhylidae) in Myanmar." Ichthyology & Herpetology 109 (1):245-257. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2020100 2021
- Lee, Justin L., Miller, Aryeh H., Zug, George R., and Mulcahy, Daniel G. 2019. "The discovery of Rock Geckos Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar with the description of two new species." Zootaxa 4661 (1):40-64. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4661.1.2 2019
- Zug, George R., Mulcahy, Daniel G., Vindum, Jens V., and Wilkinson, Jeffery A. 2018. "Anurans of the Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar: a preview of increasing species diversity." Alytes 36 (1–4):266-275. 2018
- Mulcahy, Daniel G., Lee, Justin L., Miller, Aryeh H., Chand, Mia, Thura, Myint Kyaw, and Zug, George R. 2018. "Filling the BINs of life: Report of an amphibian and reptile survey of the Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) Region of Myanmar, with DNA barcode data." ZooKeys 757:85-152. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.757.24453 2018
- Lee, Justin L., Miller, Aryeh H., Connette, Grant M., Oo, Khin Swe, Zug, George R., and Mulcahy, Daniel G. 2018. "First record of the Malaysian Bridle Snake, Dryocalamus subannulatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854), in Myanmar (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae)." Check List 14 (2):341-345. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.2.341 2018
- Germany’s Zoological Collections: an International and Personal View on an Important Historical and Contemporary Scientific Resource 2018
- Rediscovery of Xenochrophis bellulus (Stoliczka, 1871) from Myanmar (Serpentes: Natricinae) with comments on its taxonomic status. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 131:19-35. 2018
- Two more new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Shan Hills of eastern Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa. 4483:295-316. 2018
- Connette, Grant M., Oswald, Patrick, Thura, Myint Kyaw, LaJeunesse Connette, Katherine J., Grindley, Mark E., Songer, Melissa A., Zug, George R., and Mulcahy, Daniel G. 2017. "Rapid forest clearing in a Myanmar proposed national park threatens two newly discovered species of geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus)." PLOS ONE 12 (4):1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174432 2017
- Zug, George R., Mulcahy, Daniel G., and Vindum, Jens V. 2017. "Resurrection of Bronchocela burmana Blanford, 1878 for the Green Crested Lizard (Squamata, Agamidae) of southern Myanmar." ZooKeys 657:141-156. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.657.11600 2017
- Mulcahy, Daniel G., Lee, Justin L., Miller, Aryeh H., and Zug, George R. 2017. "Troublesome Trimes: Potential cryptic speciation of the Trimeresurus (Popeia) popeiorum complex (Serpentes: Crotalidae) around the Isthmus of Kra (Myanmar and Thailand)." Zootaxa 4347 (2):301-315. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4347.2.6 2017
- An enigmatic ^Lygosoma^ (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from northern Myanmar. Herpetological Review. 47:373-374. 2016
- Morphology and Biology of the Asian Common Mockviper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae): a focus on Burmese populations. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 129:173-194. 2016
- Gotte, Steve W., Jacobs, Jeremy F., and Zug, George R. 2016. "Preserving reptiles for research." in Reptile Ecology and Conservation, A Handbook of Techniques, edited by Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr., 73-86. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198726135.003.0006 2016
- Morphology and systematics of Kalophrynus interlineatus-pleurostigma populations (Anura, Microhylidae, Kalophryninae) and a taxonomy of the genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, Asian Sticky Frogs. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 62:135-190. 2015
- Lee, Justin L., Myint, Kyaw Thura, Mulcahy, Daniel G., and Zug, George R. 2015. "Three Colubrid Snakes New To Myanmar." Herpetology Notes 8:217-220. 2015
- A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from northern Laos. Zootaxa. 3827:45-56. 2014
- A new species of four-toed skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Carlia peronii species group) from Pulau Sukur, Indonesia, and biogeographic notes on the herpetofauna of Flores and Komodo. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 126:379-392. 2014
- Comment on the proposed confirmation of the availability of Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Squamata, Elapidae). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 71:252-253. 2014
- Mulcahy, Daniel G., Martínez-Gómez, Juan E., Aguirre-León, Gustavo, Cervantes-Pasqualli, Juan, and Zug, George R. 2014. "Rediscovery of an Endemic Vertebrate from the Remote Islas Revillagigedo in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: The Clarión Nightsnake Lost and Found." PLoS ONE 9 (5):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097682 2014
- Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae): proposed conservation by designation of a neotype for its type species Kalophrynus pleurostigma Tschudi, 1838. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 70:86-88. 2013
- Clarifying the distributional records for Hemiphyllodactylus typus (Bleeker, 1860) from Central Oceania. Herpetology Notes. 6:247-250. 2013
- Comment on the proposed conservation of Kalophrynus Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) by designation of a neotype for its type species Kalophrynus pleurostigma Tschudi, 1838. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 71:28. 2013
- Böhm, Monika, Collen, Ben, Baillie, Jonathan E. M., Bowles, Philip, Chanson, Janice, Cox, Neil, Hammerson, Geoffrey, Hoffmann, Michael, Livingstone, Suzanne R., Ram, Mala, Rhodin, Anders G. J., Stuart, Simon N., van Dijk, Peter Paul, Young, Bruce E., Afuang, Leticia E., Aghasyan, Aram, García, Andrés, Aguilar, César, Ajtic, Rastko, Akarsu, Ferdi, Alencar, Laura R. V., Allison, Allen, Ananjeva, Natalia, Anderson, Steve, Andrén, Claes et al. 2013. "The conservation status of the world's reptiles." Biological Conservation 157:372-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.07.015 2013
- A new species of treeskink (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia samoensis species group) from Rotuma, south-central Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125:74-84. 2012
- A preliminary assessment of the Nactus pelagicus species group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in New Guinea and a new species from the Admiralty Islands. Zootaxa. 3257:22-37. 2012
- Lizards of Tonga with a description of a new Tongan treeskink (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia samoensis Group). Pacific Science. 66:225-237. 2012
- A new Emoia samoensis group lizard (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Cook Islands, South-central Pacific. Zootaxa. 2765:47-57. 2011
- Zug, George R., Gotte, Steve W., and Jacobs, Jeremy F. 2011. "Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed Pythons (Reptilia: Squamata)." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124 (2):112-136. https://doi.org/10.2988/10-34.1 2011
- The bioinvasion of Guam: inferring geographic origin, pace, pattern and process of an invasive lizard (Carlia) in the Pacific using multi-locus genomic data. Biological Invasions. 13:1951-1967. 2011
- An Outlying Carlia Population from Java and Comments on Species Groups within the Genus Carlia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 61:389-408. 2010
- Biogeographic anomaly or human introduction: a tree skink (Reptilia: Squamata) in the Cook Islands?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 100:318-328. 2010
- Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography and body size evolution in Pacific crocodile skinks Tribolonotus (Squamata; Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57:227-236. 2010
- Zug, George R., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Vindum, Jens V., and Win, Kyi Soe. 2010. "Non-reproductive seasonal colour change in a population of Calotes "versicolor" from Myanmar (Squamata: Agamidae)." Salamandra 46 (2):104-107. 2010
- Furness, Andrew I., McDiarmid, Roy W., Heyer, W. Ronald, and Zug, George R. 2010. "Oviduct modifications in foam-nesting frogs, with emphasis on the genus Leptodactylus (Amphibia, Leptodactylidae)." South American Journal of Herpetology 5 (1):13-29. https://doi.org/10.2994/057.005.0102 2010
- Population genetic structure of Aldabra giant tortoises. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 102:29-37. 2010
- Watling, Dick, Wynn, Addison H., and Zug, George R. 2010. "Rediscovery of the Taveuni blind snake." Oryx 44 (2):165-166. 2010
- Speciation and dispersal in a low diversity taxon: the Slender Geckos Hemiphyllodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-70. 2010
- Zug, George R., Vindum, Jens J., Jacobs, Jeremy F., Lwin, Kyi Soe, and Win, Ye Myo. 2009. "Calotes "versicolor" (Burmese garden lizard). Gliding." Herpetological Review 40 (3):340-341. 2009
- Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) (Case 3463). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 66:80-80. 2009
- Longevity and growth strategies of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in two American deserts. Journal of Arid Environments. 73:463-471. 2009
- Age and growth of Hawaiian green seaturtles (Chelonia mydas): an analysis based on skeletochronology. Fishery Bulletin. 117-127. 2007
- Burmese Hemidactylus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae): geographic variation in the morphology of Hemidactylus bowringii in Myanmar and Yunnan. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 58:485-509. 2007
- Burmese Hemidactylus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae): taxonomic notes on tropical Asian Hemidactylus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 58:387-405. 2007
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book
- Zug, George R. and Mulcahy, Daniel G. 2020. Identification Guide Amphibians & Reptiles of South Tanintharyi. Fauna & Flora International. 2020
- Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands: a comprehensive guide 2013
- Handbook to the Dangerously Venomous Snakes of Myanmar 2008
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chapter
- Zug, George R. 2011. "Tropical Asian Dry Forest Amphibians and Reptiles: A regional comparison of ecological communities." in The Ecology and Conservation of Seasonally Dry Forest in Asia, edited by McShea, William J., Davies, Stuart James, and Bjumpakpjan, Naris., 275-303. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2011
- Reptiles (Vertebrata: Reptilia) of the Gulf of Mexico. 1317-1320. 2009
Affiliation
member of
- Division of Amphibians and Reptiles
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
- NMNH - Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology
Other
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
