DUBOIS, Alain

• Bionomina Vol. 37 No. 1: 19 Mar. 2024 - Article
  Nomenclatural problems raised by the recent description of a new anaconda species (Squamata, Serpentes, Boidae), with a nomenclatural review of the genus Eunectes
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• Bionomina Vol. 23 No. 1: 25 October 2021 - Monograph
  

  The nomenclatural status of the amphibian and reptile nomina introduced by  La Cepède in his Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes Ovipares et des Serpens, with comments on various questions of zoological nomenclature

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 24 No. 1: 8 November 2021 - Article
  

  Optical discs in zoological nomenclature: problems and proposed solution

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 24 No. 1: 8 November 2021 - Article
  

  It is high time that taxonomists follow the Code.
  4. Amphibia of Indochina

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 25 No. 1: 17 December 2021 - Article
  

  Just metamorphosed amphibians: imagos or metamorphs?

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 25 No. 1: 17 December 2021 - Article
  

  Recommendations concerning the presentation of synonymic and related lists in zootaxonomy: the example of the family Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia, Urodela)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 26 No. 1: 8 June 2022 - Article
  

  Type species of genera in zoological nomenclature

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 27 No. 1: 19 July 2022 - Article
  

  The taxonomic and nomenclatural status of the nomina Salamandra fusca Green, 1818 and Salamandra quadramaculata Holbrook, 1840 (Amphibia, Urodela)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 28 No. 1: 25 August 2022 - Article
  

  The Linz Zoocode project. Second report of activities (2020).
  Nomenclatural availability. 1. What is nomenclatural availability?

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 28 No. 1: 25 August 2022 - Article
  

  The Linz Zoocode project. Third report of activities (2020).
  Nomenclatural availability. 2. Work availability

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 28 No. 1: 25 August 2022 - Article
  

  The Linz Zoocode project. Fourth report of activities (2021).
  Nomenclatural availability. 3. Paper publication

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 28 No. 1: 25 August 2022 - Article
  

  The Linz Zoocode project. Fifth report of activities (2022).
  Nomenclatural availability. 4. Electronic publication

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 30 No. 1: 20 December 2022 - Monograph
  

  Kalyptoidy: the nomenclatural status of new zoological nomina originally published as synonyms, with examples in herpetology and comments on taxonominal databases

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 31 No. 1: 20 December 2022 - Article
  

  The Linz Zoocode project. Sixth report of activities (2022). Nomenclatural availability. 5. Optical disc publication

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  LTH 4. Literatura Taxonomica Herpetologica. 4. Year 1759
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  LTH 3. Literatura Taxonomica Herpetologica.3. Year 1758
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  LTH 2. Literatura Taxonomica Herpetologica.2. Glossary
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  LTH 1. Literatura Taxonomica Herpetologica.1. Presentation
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• Bionomina Vol. 34 No. 1: 17 Nov. 2023 - Article
  Problems with the availability of zoological nomenclatural acts published online: the case of the Journal of Herpetology
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• Bionomina Vol. 31 No. 1: 20 December 2022 - Article
  

  The nomenclature of Eurasian giant salamanders (Amphibia, Urodela, Andrias)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 31 No. 1: 20 December 2022 - Article
  

  Nomenclatural acts in zoological nomenclature

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  The taxonominal status of the nomina Lesueuria Milne Edwards, 1841 and Lesueuriidae Chun, 1880, and introduction of a new genus and a new family for Lesueuria pinnata Ralph & Kaberry, 1950, as well as an additional new species of the new genus (Ctenophora, Lobata)
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• Bionomina Vol. 36 No. 1: 29 Dec. 2023 - Article
  The nomenclatural status of Agama cristata Merrem, 1819 and Corytophanes Schlegel, 1826 (Squamata, Corytophanidae) and of other tropical lizard nomina, with comments on some tricky issues of zoological nomenclature
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• Bionomina Vol. 34 No. 1: 17 Nov. 2023 - Article
  Chironius scurrula, the correct nomen for Chironius scurrulus (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae), with a list of the correct spellings of specific epithets currently in use in this genus
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina. 6. Gymnophiona Rafinesque, 1814

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Correspondence
  

  It is high time that taxonomists follow the Code. 3. The Bungarus romulusi case (Serpentes, Elapidae)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina. 8. Amphibia Blainville, 1816

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina. 7. Lissamphibia Gadow, 1898

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 1 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2010 - Editorial
  Bionomina, a forum for the discussion of nomenclatural and terminological issues in biology
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina. 5. Anura, Urodela, Batrachia: addenda and corrigenda

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 7 No. 1: 6 June 2014 - Article
  Primary, secondary and tertiary syntypes and virtual lectotype designation in zoological nomenclature, with comments on the recent designation of a lectotype for Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
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• Bionomina Vol. 12 No. 1: 25 March 2017 - Article
  The need for reference specimens in zoological taxonomy and nomenclature
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• Bionomina Vol. 11 No. 1: 4 March 2017 - Article
  

  Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the subfamily Acridinae of the family Hylidae (Amphibia, Anura)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 11 No. 1: 4 March 2017 - Article
  

  The nomenclatural status of Hysaplesia, Hylaplesia, Dendrobates and related nomina (Amphibia, Anura), with general comments on zoological nomenclature and its governance, as well as on taxonomic databases and websites

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 10 No. 1: 11 November 2016 - Article
  

  The nomenclatural status of the amphibian nomina published by Luuc Bauer from 1985 to 1994, with comments on the Rules of the Code concerning the techniques of printing

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 8 No. 1: 18 June 2015 - Article
  

  Zoological nomina in the century of extinctions: new proposals

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 8 No. 1: 18 June 2015 - Article
  

  Further proposals about higher zoological nomenclature, and a lesson of humility: the solution to a recent controversy about the authorship and date of the nomen Amphibia had already been published one century ago

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 9 No. 1: 24 December 2015 - Article
  

  An often overlooked Rule of the Code, and its bearing on the authorship and date of the nomen Proteidae (Amphibia, Urodela)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 9 No. 1: 24 December 2015 - Article
  

  What is an anonymous publication? Is the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature anonymous?

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 12 No. 1: 25 March 2017 - Article
  Diagnoses in zoological taxonomy and nomenclature
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• Bionomina Vol. 6 No. 1: 28 June 2013 - Correspondence
  The misleading use of the terms parent, child, ancestor and descendant in databases dealing with biological evolution and taxonomy
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• Bionomina Vol. 6 No. 1: 28 June 2013 - Article
  Zygoidy, a new nomenclatural concept
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• Bionomina Vol. 5 No. 1: 30 Mar. 2012 - Article
  The distinction between introduction of a new nomen and subsequent use of a previously introduced nomen in zoological nomenclature
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• Bionomina Vol. 4 No. 1: 22 Dec. 2011 - Book review
  The multiple meanings of ancient zoological terms
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• Bionomina Vol. 3 No. 1: 21 Apr. 2011 - Book review
  The rich but confusing terminology of biological nomenclature: a first step towards a comprehensive glossary
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• Bionomina Vol. 3 No. 1: 21 Apr. 2011 - Article
  A zoologist’s viewpoint on the Draft BioCode
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• Bionomina Vol. 2 No. 1: 18 Feb. 2011 - Monograph
  The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature must be drastically improved before it is too late
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• Bionomina Vol. 18 No. 1: 3 February 2020 - Article
  

  The status regarding publication date and availability of taxonomic works published online without proper Zoobank preregistration

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 20 No. 1: 31 December 2020 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina 4. Batrachia Brongniart, 1800

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 20 No. 1: 31 December 2020 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina 3. Urodela Duméril, 1805

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 20 No. 1: 31 December 2020 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina 2. Anura Duméril, 1805

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 19 No. 1: 10 September 2020 - Article
  

  The nomenclatural status of Zaocys carinatus Günther, 1864 (Squamata, Serpentes)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 19 No. 1: 10 September 2020 - Article
  

  Herpetological higher taxa nomina 1. Introduction and methodology

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Editorial
  

  Bionomina, a forum for biological terminology and nomenclature: the first 10 years

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 18 No. 1: 3 February 2020 - Article
  

  Allocation of nomina to taxa in zoological nomenclature

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 17 No. 1: 17 December 2019 - Monograph
  

  The Linz Zoocode project: a set of new proposals regarding the terminology, the Principles and Rules of zoological nomenclature. First report of activities (2014‒2019)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 15 No. 1: 2 July 2019 - Correspondence
  

  A justified emendation for a specific nomen of shark (Chondrichthyes), with comments on some Articles of the Code

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 14 No. 1: 25 February 2019 - Monograph
  

  The nomina Anura, Urodela, Ecaudata and Caudata, credited to ‘Fischer von Waldheim, 1813’, do not exist, with comments on the nomenclature of higher zoological taxa and on the authorships and dates of other amphibian nomina

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 13 No. 1: 20 December 2018 - Article
  

  The Relictus case: it is high time that taxonomists follow the Code’s requirements for nomenclatural availability and validity of new zoological nomina

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Correspondence
  

  It is high time that taxonomists follow the Code. 2. The Virgotyphlops case (Serpentes, Typhlopidae

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Correspondence
  

  The authorship and date of the generic nomen Typhlops and of the familial nomen Typhlopidae (Serpentes)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 15 No. 1: 2 July 2019 - Article
  

  The authorship and date of five generic nomina of Squamata and Amphibia published by Cuvier (1816, 1829), with recourse to and comments on twenty Articles of the Code

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 26 No. 1: 8 June 2022 - Article
  

  The proper authorship of the nomen Ololygon heyeri (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae)

  
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• Bionomina Vol. 21 No. 1: 3 June 2021 - Correspondence
  

  Authorship and date of five family-series nomina in Oligochaeta (Annelida): Lumbricidae, Naididae, Enchytraeidae, Tubificidae and Lumbriculidae

  
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