Present Address

Biological Sciences Department
Telephone: (+632) 844 9116,
College of Science
(+632) 844 7832 extension 3093
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas
Fax: (+6346) 416 4542
Dasmariñas 4115, Cavite, Philippines

Mailing Address

9 Buencamino Street, DBP Village, Almanza 1750
Telephone: (+632) 842 8856
Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
E-mail: kaloula@i-manila.com.ph

Education

M.S. Wildlife Studies, University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1998, Major in Wildlife Biology; Thesis: "The Amphibian Faunas of Mount Banahao, Mount San Cristobal, and Mount Maquiling, Luzon Island, Philippines"

B.S. Biology, University of the Philippines at Los Baños, 1992, Major in Animal Ecology; Thesis: "Community Structure and Notes on the Foraging Ecology of the Birds in Calauit Island, Palawan"

Research Interests

Systematics, biogeography, and ecology of Philippine amphibians and reptiles; conservation of Philippine biodiversity; effects of habitat fragmentation on faunal populations

Teaching Experience

1998 to present, Assistant Professor Lecturer, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas; taught Systematic Biology, Ecology, Applied Biology, Methods of Research, Seminar in Thesis Writing.

1995, Teaching Assistant, University of the Philippines at Los Baños; taught Herpetology in a field practicum on Palawan Island.

Employment

Nov 1998 to present, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Department and Graduate School of Education, Arts, and Sciences of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas

May 1996-July 1997, Field Biologist, Haribon Foundation and Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology

June 1992-June 1993, University Research Associate, University of the Philippines at Los Baños-Museum of Natural History

Positions (1999 to Present)

Field Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA

Research Associate, Silliman University-Angelo King Center for Environmental Research and Management (SUAKCREM)

Working Group Leader in Herpetology, CI-PAWB (Conservation International-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau), "National Biodiversity Conservation Priority-Setting" project

Board Member, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines

Professional and Academic Societies

Haribon Foundation

Museum Foundation of the Philippines

Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (IUCN, The World Conservation Union)

Expert Advisory Panel Network, Foundation for the Philippine Environment

Pacific Seabird Group

Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines (WCSP)

Oriental Bird Club

University of the Philippines at Los Baños Mountaineers

Symbiosis, UPLB Biological Society

Awards and Grants

ARCBC Research Grant Programme (with Dr. Angel C. Alcala) (April 2001)

Silver Award, British Petroleum Conservation Programme 2000 (as Co-Study Leader) (March 2001)

De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Special Award for Research (March 2001)

Conservation and Environmental Grants, Ford Motor Company (November 2000)

Faculty Research Grant, University Faculty Research Office of the De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (November 2000)

Best M.S. thesis in Wildlife Biology, Luisito S. Cuy Award of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (March 2000)

Herpetology Grant, Texas Memorial Museum, Austin, Texas (October 1999)

Charles Stearns Fellowship Grants-in-aid for herpetological studies, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California (August 1999)

M.S. Thesis Grant, Southern Luzon Polytechnic College, Mt. Banahaw Biodiversity Project (April 1998)

Research Fellow, University of the Philippines-Center for Integrative Development Studies (UP-CIDS), Biodiversity Conservation Program (January 1996)

Field Fellowship Support Grant, Haribon Foundation (October 1992)

Research Experience

2001

Herpetologist, Field Museum, Chicago; herpetologist for a terrestrial vertebrate survey of the Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park, Kalinga Province, Luzon Island (March-April)

2000

Herpetologist, Field Museum, Chicago; primary collaborator and herpetologist for a terrestrial vertebrate survey of the Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park, Kalinga Province, Luzon Island (March-April)

1999

Consultant, World Wildlife Fund-US; production of a database of Philippine amphibians and reptiles (July to present)

1998

Field Biologist, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (Philippines) and Centers for Disease Control (USA); field surveys of bat rabies on Luzon and Mindanao Islands (June to August 1998, 1999)

Ornithologist, Viajes Filipinas, Manila; led a birdwatching tour of Luzon, Bohol, and Palawan Islands for avid European birdwatchers (February)

Herpetologist, Southern Luzon Polytechnic College, Lucban, Quezon Province; led herpetofaunal surveys of Mt. Banahaw for the "Mt. Banahaw Biodiversity Project" (January-December)

1997-1996

Field Biologist and Herpetologist, Haribon Foundation-Nordic Agency for Development and Ecology (NORDECO); participated in faunal inventories of Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, Bataan Natural Park, and Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park; as a trainer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and non-governmental organizations on techniques in conducting faunal inventories (March 1996-June 1997).

1995

Wildlife Biologist Consultant, Lingap Para sa Kalusugan ng Sambayanan, Inc. (LIKAS); led faunal inventories of Mt. Bulusan National Park, Irosin, Sorsogon (October)

Ornithologist, Haribon-BirdLife Philippines Programme; led participants of "World BirdWatch 1995 Philippines" to a birdwatching tour of Mt. Makiling, Laguna (October)

Wildlife Biologist Consultant, Tayabas Mountaineers; led faunal inventories of Dagatan Lake Biotic Park, Tayabas, Quezon (July)

Wildlife Biologist Consultant, Luntiang Alyansa Para sa Bundok Banahaw (LABB) and Tayabas Mountaineers; led faunal inventories of Mt. Banahaw-Mt. San Cristobal National Park, Tayabas, Quezon (April-May)

Wildlife Biologist Consultant, Vogelpark Avifauna (Germany) and Birds International, Inc (Philippines); led ethno-surveys of the conservation status of threatened Philippine bird species of Bleeding-hearts and Hornbills on Mindoro, Panay, Negros, and Tawitawi Islands (June 1994-January 1995)

Teaching Assistant, Wildlife Biology Laboratory, University of the Philippines at Los Baños; supervised herpetology students in a wildlife field practicum in Calauit Island, Palawan (April)

Field Biologist, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (CNMH) and National Museum of the Philippines (PNM); participated in a biodiversity inventory of Sablayan, Mindoro (January)

Wildlife Biologist Consultant, Viajes Filipinas, Manila; supervises elementary, secondary, and college students in environmental-awareness field exposure trips (from January to present)

1993

Field Biologist, International Council for Bird Preservation (now BirdLife International); led a preliminary faunal inventory of Sablayan, Mindoro (November)

University Research Associate, University of the Philippines at Los Baños-Museum of Natural History; led faunal inventories of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Laguna (January 1992 to August 1993)

Field Biologist, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (CNMH) and National Museum of the Philippines (PNM); participated in a biodiversity inventory of Mindanao Island (March- June)

Field Biologist, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Japan Wildlife Research Center (JWRC); participated in faunal inventories of Mt. Madja-as, Panay Island (February and November 1992)

1992-1991

Field Biologist; DENR and International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP); participated in a faunal inventories of the northern Sierra Madre mountains (March-June 1992, March-May 1991).

1990

Trainee, Wildlife Biology Laboratory, University of the Philippines at Los Baños; participated in an avifaunal survey of Calauit Island, Palawan (October)

Scientific Publications

Diesmos, A.C. 2001. Amazing Herps. Haring Ibon, 3(1): 15-17.

Diesmos, A.C. 2000. Where the Frogs Are, a close watch at Philippine frogs and their habitats. Haring Ibon, 2(2): 6-10.

Heaney, L. R., A. Diesmos, B. Tabaranza, A. Mallari, R. Brown, and G. Gee. 2000. Beacon of Hope, a first report from Kalinga Province in the northern Central Cordillera. Haring Ibon, 2(2): 14-18.

Brown, R.M., J.A. McGuire, and A.C. Diesmos. 2000. Status of frogs related to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae), description of a new species, and resurrection of Rana igorota Taylor 1922. Herpetologica, 56(1): 81-104.

Brown, W.C., A.C. Alcala, and A.C. Diesmos. 1999. Four new species of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 51(12): 449-460.

Brown, W.C., A.C. Alcala, P.S. Ong, and A.C. Diesmos. 1999. A new species of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from the Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 112: 510-514.

Alcala, A.C., W.C. Brown, and A.C. Diesmos. 1998. Two new species of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 50(17): 381-388.

Alcala, A.C., C.C. Custodio, A.C. Diesmos, and J.C.T. Gonzalez. 1997. List of amphibians from Mt. Makiling with notes on their population status. Sylvatrop Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources, 5(1&2): 65-71.

Brown, R.M., J.W. Ferner, and A.C. Diesmos. 1997. Definition of the Philippine Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon intermedium Taylor 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): redescription, designation of a neotype, and comparisons with related species. Herpetologica, 53(3): 357-373.

Brown, W.C., A.C. Alcala, A.C. Diesmos, and E. Alcala. 1997. Species of the guentheri group of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from the Philippines, with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 50(1): 1-20.

Brown, W.C., A.C. Alcala, and A.C. Diesmos. 1997. A new species of Platymantis (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Luzon Island, Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 110(1): 18-23.

Curio, E., A.C. Diesmos, N.A.D. Mallari, and R.A.N. Altamirano. 1996. The Mindoro Scarlet-collared Flowerpecker Dicaeum retrocinctum-an alleged single-island endemic. Journal für Ornithologie, 137: 361-365.

Danielsen, F., D.S. Balete, T.D. Christensen, M. Heegard, O.F. Jacobsen, A. Jensen, T. Lund, and M.K. Poulsen. 1994. Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Isabela and Southern Cagayan Province, The Philippines. With contributions from R. Altamirano, V. Cruz, A. Diesmos, A.S. Manamtam, N. Mallari, H. Mouritsen, G. Reyes, and K.S. Schoyen. Published by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and International Council for Bird Preservation, Manila.

Danielsen, F., A. Jensen, H.C. Miranda, and M. Caleda. 1992. A Preliminary Survey of the Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi and the Conservation of the Northern Sierra Madre Mountains in the Philippines. With contributions from R. Altamirano, V. Cruz, A. Diesmos, A.S. Manamtam, N. Mallari, H. Mouritsen, G. Reyes, and K.S. Schoyen. Published by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and International Council for Bird Preservation, Manila.

Manuscript in Press

Brown, R.M. and A.C. Diesmos. Philippine Luperosaurus: taxonomy, history, and conservation prospects of the world's rarest lizards. Sylvatrop Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources.

Manuscript in Review

Diesmos, A.C., R.M. Brown, and A.C. Alcala. A new species of narrow-mouthed frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae; genus Kaloula) from the mountains of southern Luzon Island, Philippines.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Brown, R.M. A.C. Diesmos, and A.C. Alcala. The Last Ten Years of Progress and the Next Ten Years of Challenges in Philippine Herpetology.

Brown, R.M. and A.C. Diesmos. Application of Lineage-Based Species Concepts to Oceanic Island Frog Populations: the Effects of Differing Taxonomic Philosophies on the Estimation of Philippine Biodiversity.

R.M. Brown, A.C. Diesmos, K. Hampson, A.C. Alcala, and R.I. Crombie. On the taxonomic status of forest frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae; genus Platymantis) from Polillo Island, Philippines.

Diesmos, A.C. A Field Guide to the Frogs of Mt. Makiling.

Diesmos, A.C. Ecology and distribution of frogs in the forested mountains of southern Luzon Island, Philippines.

Diesmos, A.C., J.M.L. Tan, E. Cañete, R.M. Brown, and A.C. Alcala. Preliminary report on the status and distribution of the Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys bibroni Owen, 1853) in the Philippines.

Diesmos, A.C., A.C. Alcala, and R.M. Brown. The status of invasive species of frogs in the Philippines.

Diesmos, A.C., N.A.D. Mallari, R.M. Causaren, R. Lagat, M.L.S. Leonida, and M.G. Saulog. Vertebrate diversity, biogeography, and conservation of Mt. Palaypalay-Mataas na Gulod National Park, Luzon, Philippines.

Symposia, Workshops, Presentations

2001

Resource Speaker, Haribon Foundation, "Piloting Workshop of the Teacher's Training Module on Biodiversity." Laguna, Dumaguete City, Misamis Oriental (October 2000-May 2001).

Resource Speaker, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, "10th Philippine Vertebrate Symposium." Dumaguete City (April).

2000

Working Group Leader, CI-PAWB, " National Biodiversity Conservation Priority-Setting Workshop." Cebu City, Davao City, Batangas, and Subic (January-December).

Resource Speaker, Divine World College of Tagbilaran, "The Importance of Teaching Biodiversity in the Biology Curriculum." Tagbilaran City, Bohol (15 December).

Organizer, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, 9th Philippine Vetebrate Symposium." Tagaytay City, Cavite (April).

1999

Resource Speaker, Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems, "First Symposium on the Science and Management of Mountain Ecosystems." Los Baños, Laguna (May).

Resource Speaker, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, "8th Philippine Vertebrate Symposium." Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Island (April).

1998

Resource Speaker, National Museum of the Philippines, "First Symposium on the Systematics and Biogeography of Philippine Amphibians and Reptiles." Manila (8-9 December).

1997

Resource Speaker, University of the Philippines-Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP-CIDS) and National Academy of Science and Technology, "How Many Species Are There?" Diliman, Quezon City (August).

Resource Speaker, Luntiang Alyansa Para sa Bundok Banahaw, "Pansinaya sa Bundok Banahaw." Tayabas, Quezon Province (February).

1996

Resource Speaker, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, "Fifth Annual Vertebrate Symposium." Silliman University, Dumaguete City (April).

1995

Resource Speaker, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, "Fourth Annual Vertebrate Symposium." Diliman, Quezon City (April).

1994

Resource Speaker, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) and Haribon Ranao "Third Annual Vertebrate Symposium and the First Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines." Misamis Oriental (April).

1992

Resource Speaker, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, DENR and International Council for Bird Preservation, ICBP "Preliminary Report of the DENR-ICBP Biodiversity Assessment of the Sierra Madre Mountains." Ilagan, Isabela Province (May).

1991

Resource Speaker, DENR-ICBP-Haribon Foundation-UPLB "Biodiversity Assessment Training and Seminar." Los Baños, Laguna (May).

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