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Curator/Researcher Koshiro Eto, PhD and Reptiles

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B. S. (2009), M. S. (2011), Ph. D. (2014) Kyoto University. Research specialty: of Japanese and SE Asian .

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(Recent and all publications are listed here: https://sites.google.com/site/ranatagoitagoi/)

⚫ Matsui, M., Kawahara, Y., Eto, K., Nishikawa, K., and Hamidy, A. 2018. Distinct species status of Kurixalus chaseni (, Anura) as revealed by mitochondrial phylogeny. Alytes, 36: 170-177. ⚫ Tominaga, A., Matsui, M., Yoshikawa, N., Eto, K., and Nishikawa, K. 2018. Genomic displacement and shift of the hybrid zone in the Japanese fire-bellied newt. Journal of Heredity, 109: 232–242. (10.1093/jhered/esx085) ⚫ Chen, J.-M., Poyarkov, N.A., Suwannapoom, C., Lathrop, A., Wu, Y.-H., Zhou, W.-W., Yuan, Z.-Y., Jin, J.-Q., Chen, H.-M., Liu, H.-Q., Nguyen, T.Q., Nguyen, S.N., Duang, T.V., Eto, K., Nishikawa, K., Matsui, M., Orlov, N.L., Stuart, B.L., Brown, R.M., Rowley, J.J.L., Murphy, R.W., Wang, Y.-Y., and Che, J. 2018. Large-scale phylogenetic analyses provide insights into unrecognized diversity and historical biogeography of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124: 162–171. (10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.020) ⚫ Matsui, M., Yeo, S.T., Nishikawa, K., Zainudin, R., Eto, K., and Hamidy, A. 2017. Biological notes on an enigmatic microhylid, Gastrophrynoides borneensis (Anura, Microhylidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 65: 466–473. ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., and Hamidy, A. 2017. First record of Leptobrachella juliandringi (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Current Herpetology, 36: 142–147. (10.5358/hsj.36.142) ⚫ Matsui, M., Eto, K., Nishikawa, K., and Belabut, D.M. 2017. A New Kalophrynus (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Current Herpetology, 36: 75–86. (10.5358/hsj.36.75) ⚫ Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K., Eto, K., and Hossman, M.Y.B. 2017. A New Species of Pelophryne from Western Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo (Anura, Bufonidae). Zoological Science, 34(4): 345–350. ⚫ Matsui, M., Eto, K., Nishikawa, K., Hamidy, A., Belabut, D., Ahmad, N., Panha, S., Khonsue, W., Grismer, L.L. 2017. Mitochondrial phylogeny of Leptolalax from Malay Peninsula and Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae). Current Herpetology, 36(1): 11–21. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.36.11) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Kokuryo, Y. 2016. A note on natural triploidy in a Japanese brown , Rana neba (Anura; Ranidae). Current Herpetology, 35(2): 128–131. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.35.128) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K. 2016. A new highland species of the dwarf litter frog genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from Sarawak. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 64: 194–203. (http://LKCNHM.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/data/raffles_bulletin_of_zoology/vol64/64r bz194-203.pdf) ⚫ Matsui, M., Kuraishi, N., Eto, K., Hamidy, A., Nishikawa, K., Shimada, T., Yambun, P., Vairappan, C.S., Hossman, M.Y.B. 2016. Unusually high genetic diversity in the Bornean Limnonectes kuhlii-like fanged frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102: 305–319. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.06.009) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K., Haramura, T. 2016. Development and evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for quick identification of three Japanese toads. Current Herpetology 35(1): 33–37. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.35.33) ⚫ Shimada, T., Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K., Eto, K. 2015. A new species of Meristogenys (Anura: Ranidae) from Sarawak, Borneo. Zoological Science 32(5): 474–484. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zs140289) ⚫ Tominaga, A., Matsui, M., Eto, K., Ota, H. 2015. Phylogeny and differentiation of wide-ranging Ryukyu Kajika Frog Buergeria japonica (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae): geographic genetic pattern not simply explained by vicariance through strait formation. Zoological Science 32(3): 240–247. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zs140227)

⚫ Matsui, M., Lau, M.W.N., Eto, K., Liu, W. 2015 Unexpected phylogenetic position of Parapelophryne as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequence (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae). Current Herpetology 34(2): 182–187. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.34.182) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K. 2015. Description of a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from Borneo. Current Herpetology 34(2): 128–139. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.34.128) ⚫ Matsui, M., Khonsue, W., Panha, S., Eto K. 2015. A new tree frog of the genus Gracixalus from Thailand (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae). Zoological Science 32(2): 204–210. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zs140238) ⚫ Nguyen, T.T., Matsui, M., Eto, K. 2015. Mitochondrial phylogeny of an Asian tree frog genus Theloderma (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 85: 59–67. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.02.003) ⚫ Nishikawa, K., Rao, D.-Q., Matsui, M., Eto, K. 2015. Taxonomic relationship between Tylototriton daweishanensis Zhao, Rao, Liu, Li and Yuan, 2012 and T. yangi Hou, Li and Lu, 2012 (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae). Current Herpetology 34(2): 67–74. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.34.67) ⚫ Matsui, M., Nishimura, T., Eto, K., Kuraishi, N., Hamidy, A., Nishikawa, K., Sudin, A. 2015. Genetic divergence in a Bornean fanged frog Limnonectes leporinus (Dicroglossidae, Anura). Current Herpetology 34(2): 28–37. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.34.28) ⚫ Nguyen, T.T., Matsui, M., Eto, K., Orlov, N.L. 2014. A preliminary study of phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic problems of Vietnamese Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(4): 274–280. ⚫ Nguyen, T.T., Matsui, M., Eto, K. 2014. A new cryptic tree frog species allied to Kurixalus banaensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam. Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(4): 295–302. ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M. 2014. Cytonuclear discordance and historical demography of two brown frogs, Rana tagoi and R. sakuraii (Amphibia: Ranidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 231–239. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.019) ⚫ Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K., Eto, K. (2014) A new burrow-utilising fanged frog from Sarawak, East Malaysia (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 679–687. (https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/images/data/raffles_bulletin_of_zoology/zoology_vol ume_62/62rbz679-687.pdf) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Sugahara, T. 2013. Discordance between mitochondrial DNA genealogy and nuclear DNA genetic structure in the two morphotypes of Rana tagoi tagoi (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) in the Kinki Region, Japan. Zoological Science 30(7): 553–558. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zsj.30.553) ⚫ Matsui, M., Hamidy, A., Eto, K. 2013. Description of a new species of Microhyla from Bali, Indonesia (Amphibia, Anura). Zootaxa 3670(4): 579–590. (http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3670.4.9) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M. 2012. Field observation of egg-laying behavior of a Puddle Frog Occidozyga sumatrana from Bali, Indonesia (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Current Herpetology 31(2): 121–124. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.31.121) ⚫ Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K., Yeo, S.T., Eto, K. 2012. Notes on a rare Bornean Bufonid Ansonia latidisca Inger, 1966, with special reference to its phylogenetic position. Current Herpetology 31(2): 87–96. (http://dx.doi.org/10.5358/hsj.31.87) ⚫ Eto, K., Matsui, M., Sugahara, T., Tanaka-Ueno, T. 2012. Highly complex mitochondrial DNA genealogy in an endemic Japanese subterranean breeding Brown Frog Rana tagoi (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae). Zoological Science 29(10): 662–671. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zsj.29.662) ⚫ Bülbül, U., Matsui, M., Kutrup, B., Eto, K. 2011. Taxonomic relationships among Turkish Water Frogs as revealed by phylogenetic analyses using mtDNA gene sequences. Zoological Science 28(12): 930–936. (http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zsj.28.930)

Apr. 1, 2021