Dr. Van Wallach

Professor
Ex-Harvard University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biology from Northeastern University, USA

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Biography

Dr. Van Wallach is currently working as Curatorial Assistant at Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology. He has completed is PhD in Biology from Northeastern University, Massachusetts. He is having 15 years teaching experience and 45 years research experience. He is Editor for Encyclopedia Britannica, Snakes and Snake Species of the World, vol. 1 and reviewer for 22 academic journals plus Audubon Field Guide for Africa. He is professional member of 12 Herpetological Societies such as Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Herpetological Association of Africa, New England Herpetological Society and so on. He has published 145 papers in journals, 19 chapter and 8 books contributed as author/co-author. His area of expertise includes Biodiversity, Classification, Taxonomy, Systematic, Nomenclature, Biogeography, Evolution, Comparative Anatomy, and Identification of Snakes.

Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Invertebrates
Nomenclature
Herpetology
Comparative Zoology

Selected Publications

  1. Wallach, V., 2005. Letheobia pauwelsi, a new species of blindsnake from gabon (serpentes:typhlopidae). Afr. J. Herpetol., 54: 85-91.
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  2. Wallach, V and J. Boundy, 2005. Leptotyphlops greenwelli, a new worm snake of the L. bicolor species group from nigeria (serpentes: scolecophidia). Ann. Carnegie Mus., 74: 39-44.
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  3. Pauwels, O.S.G., V. Wallach, J.P. Biteau, C. Chimsunchart, J.A. Yoga and B.C. O`Heix, 2005. First record of ramphotyphlops braminus (serpentes: typhlopidae) from gabon, western central africa. Hamadryad, 29: 138-139.

  4. Wallach, V and O.S.G. Pauwels, 2004. Typhlops lazelli, a new species of chinese blindsnake from hong kong (serpentes: scolecophidia). Breviora, 512: 1-21.
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  5. Wallach, V and B. Lanza, 2004. Taxonomic reassessment of giuseppe scortecci's scolecophidian type specimens from eritrea, ethiopia, and somalia in the milan museum (reptilia: serpentes). Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Milano, 145: 79-91.
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  6. Herrmann, H.W., P.A. Herrmann and V. Wallach, 2004. Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Leptotyphlops sundewalli gestri. Herp. Rev., 35: 411-411.

  7. Wallach, V., 2003. Typhlops etherdigei, a new species of african blindsnake in the typhlops vermicularis species group from mauritania (serpentes: typhlopidae). Hamadryad, 27: 108-122.

  8. Wallach, V., 2003. See live mutant snakes right here. Nat. New England, 2003: 50-55.

  9. Wallach, V., 2003. Scolecophidia miscellanea. Hamadryad, 27: 227-245.
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  10. Wallach, V., 2003. Leptotyphlopidae: worm snakes, not blind snakes. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc., 39: 21-46.

  11. Wallach, V., 2003. Dicephalism in snakes. Two heads are not always better than one. Reptiles Mag., 12: 60-69.

  12. Pauwels, O.S.G., V. Wallach, P. David and L. Chanhome, 2002. A new species of oligodon fitzinger, 1826 (serpentes: colubridae) from southern peninsular thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Chulalongkorn Univ., 2: 7-18.

  13. Lehr, E., V. Wallach and G. Kohler, 2002. New species of tricolor leptotyphlops (reptilia: squamata: leptotyphlopidae) from central peru. Copeia, 2002: 131-136.
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  14. Franzen, M and V. Wallach, 2002. A new species of rhinotyphlops from southeastern turkey (serpentes: typhlopidae). J. Herpetol., 36: 176-184.
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  15. Broadley, D.G and V. Wallach, 2002. A review of the dispholidini, with the description of a new genus and species from tanzania (serpentes: colubridae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London Zool., 68: 57-74.
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  16. Bauer, A.M., V. Wallach and R. Gunther, 2002. An annotated type catalogue of the scolecophidian, alethinophidian, and macrostomatan snakes in the collection of the museum fur naturkunde der humboldt-universitat zu berlin. Mitt. Mus. Nat. kd Berlin Zool., 78: 157-176.
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  17. Wallach, V., 2001. Typhlops roxaneae, a new species of thai blindsnake of the t. diardii species group, with a synopsis of the typhlopidae of thailand (serpentes: scolecophidia). Raffles Bull. Zool., 49: 39-49.
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  18. Wallach, V., 2000. Natural history notes: typhlops tasymicris (grenada blind snake). maximum size and second known record. Herp. Rev., .

  19. Wallach, V., 2000. Natural history notes: typhlops decorsei (decorse`s blind snake). maximum length. Herp. Rev., .

  20. Wallach, V., 2000. Critical review of some recent descriptions of pakistani typhlops by m. s. khan, 1999 (serpentes: typhlopidae). Hamadryad, 25: 129-143.

  21. Shea, G.M and V. Wallach, 2000. Reexamination of an anomalous distribution: resurrection of Ramphotyphlops becki (Tanner, 1948) (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pac. Sci., 54: 70-74.
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  22. Shea, G.M and V. Wallach, 2000. New records and data for typhlopid snakes from Papua New Guinea. Sci. New Guinea, 25: 67-69.
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  23. Pauwels, O.S.G., V. Wallach, O.A. Laohawat, C. Chimsunchart, P. David and M.J. Cox. 2000. Ethnozoology of the ngoo-how-pak-pet (serpentes: typhlopidae) in southern peninsular Thailand. Hamadryad, 25: 29-37.
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  24. Broadley, D.G and V. Wallach, 2000. A new blind snake (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from montane forests of the Eastern Arc mountains in Tanzania. Afr. J. Herpetol., 49: 165-168.
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