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Publications (42)      

1. Couper, Patrick J. & Paul M. Oliver. 2016 A new species of gecko from arid inland regions of eastern Australia (Diplodactylus; Diplodactylidae) Zootaxa 4093(4): 525–538.
2. Doughty, Paul & Paul M. Oliver. 2013 Systematics of Diplodactylus (Squamata: Diplodactylidae) from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot: redefinition of D. polyophthalmus and the description of two new species Records of the Western Australian Museum 28(1): 44-65.
3. Doughty, Paul, Gayleen Bourke, Leonardo G. Tedeschi, Renae C. Pratt, Paul M. Oliver, Russell A. Palmer & Craig Moritz. 2018 Species delimitation in the Gehyra nana (Squamata: Gekkonidae) complex: cryptic and divergent morphological evolution in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics, with the description of four new species Zootaxa 4403(2): 201–244.
4. Doughty, Paul, Ryan J. Ellis & Paul M. Oliver. 2016 Many things come in small packages: Revision of the clawless geckos (Crenadactylus: Diplodactylidae) of Australia Zootaxa 4168(2): 239–278.
5. Grismer, L. L., Perry L. Wood Jr., Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Minh D. Le, Fred Kraus, Ishan Agarwal, Paul M. Oliver, Sang N. Nguyen, Truong Q. Nguyen, Suranjan Karunarathna, Luke J. Welton, Bryan L. Stuart, Vinh Q. Luu, Aaron M. Bauer, Kyle A. O’connell, Evan S. H. Quah, Kin O. Chan, Thomas Ziegler, Hanh Ngo, Roman A. Nazarov, Anchalee Aowphol, Siriwadee Chomdej, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Cameron D. Siler, Shahrul Anuar, Ngo V. Tri & Jesse L. Grismer. 2021 Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation Vertebrate Zoology 71: 101-154.
6. Günther, Rainer, Stephen J. Richards, Amir Hamidy, Wahyu Trilaksono, Taufan N. Sulaeman & Paul M. Oliver. 2023 A new large green treefrog (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from western New Guinea, with the description of a new diagnostic character for the Litoria graminea group Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71: 417-429.
7. Iannella, Amy, Paul M. Oliver & Stephen Richards. 2015 Two new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the northern versant of Papua New Guinea’s central cordillera Zootaxa 4058(3): 332–340.
8. Iannella, Amy, Stephen J. Richards & Paul M. Oliver. 2014 A new species of Choerophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the central cordillera of Papua New Guinea Zootaxa 3753(5): 483–493.
9. Karin, Benjamin R., Paul M. Oliver, Alexander L. Stubbs, Umilaela Arifin, Djoko T. Iskandar, Evy Arida, Zheng Oong, Jimmy A. McGuire, Fred Kraus, Matthew K. Fujita, Ivan Ineich, Hidetoshi Ota, Stacie A. Hathaway & Robert N. Fisher. 2021 Who’s your daddy? On the identity and distribution of the paternal hybrid ancestor of the parthenogenetic gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) Zootaxa 4999(1): 87–100.
10. Kraus, Fred & Paul M. Oliver. 2020 A new species of Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea: older than the hills Zootaxa 4718(4): 549–561.
11. Kraus, Fred & Paul M. Oliver. 2020 A new species of Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea: older than the hills Zootaxa 4718(4): 549-561.
12. Maryan, Brad, Paul M. Oliver, Alison J. Fitch & Morgan O’connell. 2014 Molecular and morphological assessment of Varanus pilbarensis (Squamata: Varanidae), with a description of a new species from the southern Pilbara, Western Australia Zootaxa 3768(2): 139–158.
13. McDonald, Peter J., Aaron L. Fenner, Janne Torkkola & Paul M. Oliver. 2024 Vicars in the desert: Substrate specialisation and paleo-erosion underpin cryptic speciation in an Australian arid-zone lizard lineage (Diplodactylidae: Diplodactylus) Vertebrate Zoology 74: 577-594.
14. Oliver, Paul M. & Paul Doughty. 2016 Systematic revision of the marbled velvet geckos (Oedura marmorata species complex, Diplodactylidae) from the Australian arid and semi-arid zones Zootaxa 4088(2): 151–176.
15. Oliver, Paul M. & Paweł Jałoszyński. 2019 Notes on Nearctic genera Catalinus Casey and Parascydmus Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) Zootaxa 4603(1): 145–158.
16. Oliver, Paul M. & Peter J. McDonald. 2016 Young relicts and old relicts: a novel paleoendemic vertebrate from the Australian Central Uplands Royal Society Open Science: 14.
17. Oliver, Paul M. & Stephen J. Richards. 2025 A new species of Lepidodactylus (Gekkonidae) from Misima Island, Papua New Guinea Zootaxa 5601(2): 368-376.
18. Oliver, Paul M. & Tom Parkin. 2014 A new phasmid gecko (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from the Arnhem Plateau: more new diversity in rare vertebrates from northern Australia Zootaxa 3878(1): 37–48.
19. Oliver, Paul M., Audrey Miranda Prasetya, Leonardo G. Tedeschi, Jessica Fenker Antunes, Ryan J. Ellis, Paul Doughty & Craig Moritz. 2020 Convergence and crypsis: Integrative taxonomic revision of the Gehyra australis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northern Australia PeerJ 8(e7971).
20. Oliver, Paul M., Christopher J. Jolly, Phillip L. Skipwith, Leonardo G. Tedeschi & Graeme R. Gillespie. 2020 A new velvet gecko (Oedura: Diplodactylidae) from Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory Zootaxa 4779(3): 438–450.
21. Oliver, Paul M., Denise T. Karkkainen & Stephen J. Richards. 2021 A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the northern versant of New Guinea’s Central Cordillera Zootaxa 5057(2): 260-270.
22. Oliver, Paul M., Denise T. Karkkainen, Herbert Rösler & Stephen J. Richards. 2019 A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central New Guineanea Zootaxa 4671(1): 119–128.
23. Oliver, Paul M., Devi Stuart-Fox & Stephen J. Richards. 2008 A new species of treefrog (Hylidae, Litoria) from the southern lowlands of New Guinea Current Herpetology 27(1): 35–42.
24. Oliver, Paul M., Gayleen Bourke, Renae C. Pratt, Paul Doughty & Craig Moritz. 2016 Systematics of small Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia: redescription of G. kimberleyi Börner & Schüttler, 1983 and description of a new restricted range species Zootaxa 4107(1): 49–64.
25. Oliver, Paul M., Jonathan R. Clegg, Robert N. Fisher, Stephen J. Richards, Peter N. Taylor & Merlijn M. T. Jocque. 2016 A new biogeographically disjunct giant gecko (Gehyra: Gekkonidae: Reptilia) from the East Melanesian Islands Zootaxa 4208(1): 61–76.
Oliver, Paul M., Patrick J. Couper & Mitzy Pepper. 2014 Systematic revision of a widespread species complex of Australian geckos reveals seven species and independent transitions between monsoonal and arid biomes. Public Library of Science, ONE.
Oliver, Paul M., Peter J. McDonald, George Dahl, Elizah Nagombi & Stephen J. Richards. 2024 A new species of treefrog (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) from the karstic South-fold Mountains of New Guinea Zootaxa 5514(6): 559-576.
Oliver, Paul M., Rainer Günther, Mumpuni & Stephen J. Richards. 2019 Systematics of New Guinea treefrogs (Litoria: Pelodryadidae) with erectile rostral spikes: an extended description of Litoria pronimia and a new species from the Foja Mountains Zootaxa 4604(2): 335–348.
Oliver, Paul M., Rainer Günther, Burhan Tjaturadi & Stephen J. Richards. 2021 A new species of large green treefrog (Litoria, Pelodryadidae) from Papua, Indonesia Zootaxa 4903(1): 117–126.
Oliver, Paul M., Rainer Günther, Burhan Tjaturadi & Stephen J. Richards. 2021 Erratum: PAUL OLIVER, RAINER GÜNTHER, BURHAN TJATURADI & STEPHEN J. RICHARDS (2021) A new species of large green treefrog (Litoria, Pelodryadidae) from Papua, Indonesia. Zootaxa, 4903 (1): 117–126. Zootaxa 4948(4): 599–599.
Oliver, Paul M., Rebecca J. Laver, Jane Melville & Paul Doughty. 2014 A new species of Velvet Gecko (Oedura: Diplodactylidae) from the limestone ranges of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia Zootaxa 3873(1): 49–61.
Oliver, Paul M., Ryan Hartman, Cameron D. Turner, Taylor A. Wilde, Christopher C. Austin & Stephen J. Richards. 2020 A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Gekkonidae: Squamata) from Manus Island, and extended description and range extension for Cyrtodactylus sermowaiensis (De Rooij) Zootaxa 4728(3): 341–356.
Oliver, Paul M., Stephen J. Richards & Stephen C. Donnellan. 2019 Two new species of treefrog (Pelodrydidae: Litoria) from southern New Guinea elucidated by DNA barcoding Zootaxa 4609(3): 469–484.
Oliver, Paul M., Stephen J. Richards, Mumpuni & Herbert Rösler. 2016 The Knight and the King: two new species of giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus, Gekkonidae, Squamata) from northern New Guinea, with comments on endemism in the North Papuan Mountains ZooKeys 562: 105-130.
Oliver, Paul, Stephen J. Richards, Burhan Tjaturadi & Djoko T. Iskandar. 2007 A new large green species of Litoria (Anura: Hylidae) from western New Guinea. Zootaxa 1519: 17-26.
Richards, Stephen J. & Paul M. Oliver. 2006 Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 1295: 41-60.
Richards, Stephen J., Paul Oliver, Chris Dahl & Burhan Tjaturadi. 2006 A new species of large green treefrog (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from northern New Guinea. Zootaxa 1208: 57-68.
Rittmeyer, Eric N., Janne Torkkola, Stephen C. Donnellan, Chris Dahl, Stephen J. Richards & Paul M. Oliver. 2021 Multiple trans-Torres Strait colonisations by tree frogs in the Litoria caerulea group, with the description of a new species from New Guinea Australian Journal of Zoology 68: 25-39.
Rix, Michael G., Jeremy D. Wilson & Paul M. Oliver. 2023 A new species of Endangered giant trapdoor spider (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Euoplos) from the Brigalow Belt of inland Queensland, Australia Journal of Arachnology 51: 27-36.
Riyanto, Awal, Fata H. Faz, A. A. T. Amarasinghe, Misbahul Munir, Yuli S. Fitriana, Amir Hamidy, Mirza D. Kusrini & Paul M. Oliver. 2022 A New Bent-toed Gecko of the Cyrtodactylus marmoratus Group (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Obi Island, Indonesia Herpetologica 78(1): 30-39.
Skipwith, Phillip L. & Paul M. Oliver. 2014 A new Gehyra (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) from New Guinea with unique caudal scalation Zootaxa 3827(1): 57–66.
Slavenko, Alex, Glenn M. Shea, Stephen J. Richards & Paul M. Oliver. 2025 A new species of montane Prasinohaema (Sphenomorphini: Scincidae) from the South-fold Mountains of New Guinea Zootaxa 5621(2): 211-230.
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