Matthew Murdoch

Matthew L. Murdoch, U.S. herpetologist.

• Department of Biology La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California, 92515, United States.

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• 50 taxon names authored by Matthew Murdoch

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• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L., Jr., Ahmad, A.B., Sumarli, A.S.-I., Vazquez, J.J., Ismail, L.H.B., Nance, R., Mohd-Amin, M.A., Othman, M.N.A.B., Rizal, S.A., Kuss, M., & Cobos, A. 2014. A new species of insular rock gecko (Genus Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887) from the Bidong Archipelago, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 3755(5): 447–456. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.4 Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L. Jr., Ngo, V.T. & 2015. The systematics and independent evolution of cave ecomorphology in distantly related clades of Bent-toed Geckos (Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827) from the Mekong Delta and islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Zootaxa 3980(1): 103–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.1.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L., Jr., Anuar, S., Davis, H.R., Cobos, A.J. & 2016. A new species of karst forest Bent-toed Gecko (genus Cyrtodactylus Gray) not yet threatened by foreign cement companies and a summary of Peninsular Malaysia’s endemic karst forest herpetofauna and the need for its conservation. Zootaxa 4061(1): 1–17. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.1.1 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L. Jr, Aowphol, A., Cota, M., , Aguilar, C. & Grismer, M.S. 2016. Taxonomy, phylogeny, and distribution of Bronchocela rayaensis (Squamata: Agamidae) on the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Zootaxa 4092(3): 414–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.3.6.Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L. Jr., Anuar, S., Grismer, M.S., Quah, E.S.H., , Muin, M.A., Davis, H.R., Aguilar, C., Klabaca, R.L., Cobos, A.J., Aowphol, A. & Sites, J.W. Jr. 2016. Two new Bent-toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus pulchellus complex from Peninsular Malaysia and multiple instances of convergent adaptation to limestone forest ecosystems. Zootaxa 4105(5): 401–429. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.5.1 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Quah, E.S.H., Wood, P.L. Jr, Anuar, S., Muin, M.A., Davis, H.R., , Grismer, J.L., Cota, M. & Cobos, A.J. 2016. Dragons in the mist: three new species of Pseudocalotes Fitzinger (Squamata: Agamidae) from the sky island archipelago of Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4136(3): 461–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.3. Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L., Aowphol, A., Cota, M., Grismer, M.S., Aguilar, C. & Grismer, J.L. [2016] 2017. Out of Borneo, again and again: biogeography of the Stream Toad genus Ansonia Stoliczka (Anura: Bufonidae) and the discovery of the first limestone cave-dwelling species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 120(2): 371–395. DOI: 10.1111/BIJ.12886 Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Wood Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Zin, T., Quah, E.S.H., Murdoch, M.L., Grismer, M.S., Lin, A., Kyaw, H. & Lwin, N. 2017. Phylogenetic taxonomy of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Myanmar. Journal of Natural History 52(13–16): 881–915. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1367045 Reference page. 
• Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, L.L., Wood Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Zin, T., Kyaw, H., Lwin, N., Grismer, M.S. & 2017. A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus. Zootaxa 4238(4): 571–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.5. Reference page. 
• Wood Jr., P.L., Grismer, L.L., Aowphol, A., Aguilar, C.A., Cota, M., Grismer, M.S., & Sites Jr., J.W. 2017. Three new karst-dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata; Gekkoniade) from Peninsular Thailand and the phylogenetic placement of C. punctatonuchalis and C. vandeventeri. PeerJ 5: e2884. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2884 Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Zin, T., Quah, E.S.H., , Grismer, M.S., Lin, A., Kyaw, H. & Lwin, N. 2018. Twelve new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from isolated limestone habitats in eastcentral and southern Myanmar demonstrate high localized diversity and unprecedented microendemism. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182(4): 862–959. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx057 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Quah, E.S.H., , Grismer, M.S., Herr, M.W., Lin, A. & Kyaw, H. 2018. Three more new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Salween Basin of eastern Myanmar underscore the urgent need for the conservation of karst habitats. Journal of Natural History 52(19–20): 1243–1294. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1449911 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Thura, M.K., Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, M.S., , Espinoza, R.E. & Lin, A. 2018. A new Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Shan Hills and the biogeography of Bent-toed Geckos from eastern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4446(4): 477–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4446.4.4. Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Quah, E.S.H., , Grismer, M.S., Herr, M.W., Espinoza, R.E., Brown, R.M. & Lin, A. 2018. A phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cyrtodactylus peguensis group (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of two new species from Myanmar. PeerJ 6: e5575. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5575 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Zug, G.R., Thura, M.K., Grismer, M.S., , Quah, E.S.H. & Lin, A. 2018. Two more new species of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Shan Hills of eastern Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa 4483(2): 295–316. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.2.4. Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Wood, Jr., P.L., Quah, E.S.H., Thura, M.K., Espinoza, R.E., Grismer, M.S., & Lin, A. 2018. A new species of Crocodile Newt Tylototriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Zootaxa 4500(4): 553–573. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4500.4.5 Reference page. 

• , Grismer, L.L., Wood, P.L. Jr., Neang, T., Poyarkov, N.A., Ngo, V.T., Nazarov, R.A., Aowphol, A., Pauwels, O.S.G., Nguyen, H.N. & Grismer, J.L. 2019. Six new species of the Cyrtodactylus intermedius complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Cardamom Mountains and associated highlands of Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 4554(1): 1–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4554.1.1 Reference page. 

• Luu, V.Q., Grismer, J.L., Hoang, T.H., Murdoch, M.L. & Grismer, L.L. 2023. Another new species of Dixonius (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. Evolutionary Systematics 7(2): 267–284. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.105850 Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Aowphol, A., Grismer, J.L., Aksornneam, A., Quah, E.S.H., Murdoch, M.L., Gregory, J.J., Nguyen, E., Kaatz, A., Bringsøe, H. & Rujirawan, A. 2024. A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the borderlands of extreme northern Thailand. ZooKeys 1203: 211–238. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1203.122758 Reference page. 
• Luu, V.Q., Hoang, T.H., Ha, H.B., Grismer, J.L., Murdoch, M.L., Sitthivong, S., Phimpasone, V. & Grismer, L.L. 2024. Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of karst-dwelling Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the border region of Laos and Vietnam. Zootaxa 5486(1): 71–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.1.3 Reference page. 
• Wanchai, P., Rujirawan, A., Murdoch, M.L., Aksornneam, A., Promnun, P., Kaatz, A., Gregory, J.J., Nguyen, E., van Iderstein, W., Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, L.L., Grismer, J.L. & Aowphol, A. 2024. The description of the first rock-dwelling species of butterfly lizard Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. ZooKeys 1210: 299–324. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557 Reference page. 

• Grismer, L.L., Sinovas, P., Quah, E.S.H., Thi, S., Chourn, P., Chhin, S., Hun, S., Cobos, A., Geissler, P., Ching, C. & Murdoch, M.L. 2025. A new species of lowland karst-dwelling Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from a karstic archipelago in western Cambodia. Zootaxa 5569(2): 253–281. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5569.2.3 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Kaatz, A., Grismer, J.L., Nguyen, E., Gregory, J.J., Wood Jr., P.L., Murdoch, M.L., Anuar, S., Onn, C.K., Muin, M.A., Pawangkhanant, P., Suwannapoom, C., Poyarkov, N.A. & Quah, E.S.H. 2025. The taxonomy of Cyrtodactylus consobrinus (Peters, 1871) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) and the description of a new species from the Thai-Malay Peninsula. ZooKeys 1241: 105–137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1241.149552 Reference page.