Amphibian Systematics
A great deal of work needs to be done to update the taxonomy and systematics of African amphibians and to gain a deeper understanding about aspects of their natural history. Recent years, perhaps fueled by the proliferation of molecular barcoding techniques coupled with phylogenetic and coalescence species delimitation methods, have seen a surge in systematic revisions and newly described species. Together with many colleagues, I have contributed to furthering our understanding of species, their distributions, biogeography and natural history for a number of African amphibians. Follow some of these stories here:
A new genus of forest toad A new spiny-throated reed frog! Press
Parallel diversification of African Tree toads
Thirty years of surveying the Ukaguru Mountains