About me
Wulf Schleip
Bonn, Germany
Born in 1968, Bonn, Germany
Research interest
Besides my general interest in all kinds of sciences, I am interested in all aspects of Herpetology such as Ecology and Evolution, Physiology and Morphology, Biology, and Systematics of snakes, especially Pythons. I am also very interested in biogeography.
Member of the following Societies
- ASIH - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- HL - Herpetologists´ League
- IBS - The International Biogeography Society
- SSE - The Society for the Study of Evolution
- SSB - Society of Systematic Biologists
- SSAR - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Blogs and Opionions
- Schleip, W. D. 2009. Nomenclatural convention versus taxonomic judgment: Linnaeus was unaware of monophyly - A response to the point of view of Gregory B. Pauly, David M. Hillis, and David C. Cannatella. (unpublished)
Publications (in peer-reviewed journals)
- Schleip, W. D. 2014. Two new species of Leiopython Hubecht, 1879 (Pythonidae: Serpentes): Non-compliance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature leads to unavailable names in zoological nomenclature. Journal of Herpetology 48(2): 272-275. PDF
- Schleip, W. D. 2014. Comments on Spracklandus Hoser, 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, ELAPIDAE): request for confirmation of the availability of the generic name and for the nomenclatural validation of the journal in which it was published (Case 3601; see BZN 70: 234–237). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 71(1):35-36. PDF
- Kaiser, H., B. I. Crother, C. M. R. Kelly, L. Luiselli, M. O'Shea, H. Ota, P. Passos, W. D. Schleip and W. Wüster 2010. Best Practices: In the 21st Century, Taxonomic Decisions in Herpetology are Acceptable Only When Supported by a Body of Evidence and Published via Peer-Review. Herpetological Review 44(1): 8-23. PDF
- Schleip, W. D. and O'Shea, M. 2010. Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. ZooKeys 66: 29–79. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.66.683 PDF
- Schleip, W. D. 2009. Natural History Notes: Leiopthon albertisii .Behavior. Herpetological Review 40(2): 231. PDF
- Schleip, W. D. 2008. Revision of the Genus Leiopython Hubrecht 1879 (Serpentes: Pythonidae) with the Redescription of Taxa Recently Described by Hoser (2000) and the Description of New Species. Journal of Herpetology 42(4): 645–667. PDF
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