Salem M. Busais

Salem Mahfoudh Busais, Yemeni herpetologist.

• Biology Department, Faculty of Education, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen (2004–2007, 2014–2016, 2019–present)
• Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Jazan, Jazan, Saudi Arabia (2016–2019)
• Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia (2011–2014)
• Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Yemen (2002–2004)

Taxon names authored

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• 6 taxon names authored by Salem M. Busais

Publications

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2005

• Busais, S. & Al-Jumaily, M.A. (2005). Contribution to the Reptiles of Yemen: Distribution Study of Dangerous Snakes in Yemen. The Journal of Aden University for Applied & Natural Sciences, vol. 9. (3): 515-524

2011

• Busais, S.M. & Ulrich, U. 2011. Three new species and one new subspecies of Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 from Yemen (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62(2): 267–280. Reference page. 

2012

• Desouky, M.M. & Busais, S. (2012). Phylogenetic relationships of the land snail; Eobania vermiculata (Müller, 1774) from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. A combined morphological and molecular analysis. The Journal of Basic & Applied Zoology, 65, pp. 144-151.

2013

• Šmíd, J., Moravec, J., Kratochvíl, L., Gvoždík, V., Nasher, A.K., Busais, S.M., Wilms, T.M., Shobrak, M.Y. & Carranza, S. 2013. Two newly recognized species of Hemidactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Arabian Peninsula and Sinai, Egypt. ZooKeys 355: 79–107. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.355.6190 Reference page. 

2014

• Busais, S. (2014). Descriptive study with Identification Keys to the Species of Snakes of Aden. The Journal of Aden University for Applied & Natural Sciences, vol. 9.

2016

• Ibrahim, A.A., Busais, S. (2016). Ecological Study of the Fan-Toed Gecko, Ptyodactylus hasselquistii in the Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia. Egypt J. Zool. 65: 1-18 DOI:10.12816/0027815

2017

• Busais, S. 2017. Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of Hemidactylus in Yemen, Class: Reptilia, Order: Squamata, Family: Gekkonidae. Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften
• Al-Shammari, A.M. & Busais, S., Ibrahim, A.A. (2017) Snakes in the Province of Ha’il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including two new records. Herpetozoa 06/2017; 30 (1/2).

2019

• Tamar, K., Chirio, L., Shobrak, M., Busais, S. & Carranza, S. (2019) Using multilocus approach to uncover cryptic diversity within Pseudotrapelus lizards from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Biological Sciences.26: 1442–1449.
• Busais, S. (2019). Vipers & Serpents in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. 108 pp. (In Arabic)

2020

• Al-Shammari, A.M. & Busais, S. (2020). Distribution of Snakes in Ha’il Province, Saudi Arabia, with an Identification Key to the Species. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 27 (1), 5–10

2021

• Šmíd, J., Sindaco, R., Shobrak, M., Busais, S., Tamar, K., Aghová, T., Simó-Riudalbas, M., Tarroso, P., Geniez, P., Crochet, P.-A., Els, J., Burriel-Carranza, B., Tejero, H. & Carranza, S. (2021). Diversity patterns and evolutionary history of Arabian squamates. J Biogeogr ;48:1183–1199.DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14070
• Šmíd, J., Uvizl, M., Shobrak, M., Alanazi, A., Al Faqih, A., Alsubaie, S., Raed Al Gethami, Al Gethami, A., Busais, S., Carranza, S. (2021): Swimming through the sands of the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Phylogeny of sandfish skinks (Scincidae, Scincus) reveals a recent and rapid diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 155: 107012. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107012

2024

• Licata, F., Pola, L., Šmíd, J., Ibrahim, A.A., Liz, A.V., Santos, B., Patkó, L., Abdulkareem, A., Gonçalves, D.V., AlShammari, A.M., Busais, S., Egan, D.M., Ramalho, R.M.O., Smithon, J. & Brito, J.C. 2024. The missing piece of the puzzle: A new and widespread species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Squamata, Colubridae) from the Arabian Peninsula. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(2): 691–704. DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.123441 Reference page.