Franky Bossuyt is a Belgian herpetologist. Bossuyt is professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he leads the Amphibian Evolution Lab.
Franky Bossuyt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belgium |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| Known for | Amphibian evolution; description of multiple frog taxa from South and Southeast Asia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology |
| Institutions | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
He described multiple frog taxa from South and Southeast Asia.[1][2] His 2003 discovery of the purple frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis was called by Nature a “ once-in-a-century discovery”.[3]
He is involved in research into the evolution of frogs.[4]
In 2019 a frog species, the Mysticellus franki, was named in honor of him.[5]
Taxa described
editBossuyt has described or co-described numerous amphibian taxa, including:
- Ghatixalus
- Ghatixalus asterops
- Nasikabatrachidae
- Nasikabatrachus
- Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis
- Nyctibatrachus minimus
- Philautus akroparallagi
- Philautus amboli
- Philautus anili
- Philautus bobingeri
- Philautus chotta
- Philautus chlorosomma
- Philautus chromasynchysi
- Philautus coonoorensis
- Philautus dubois
- Philautus graminirupes
- Philautus griet
- Philautus jayarami
- Philautus kaikatti
- Philautus kani
- Philautus marki
- Philautus munnarensis
- Philautus nerostagona
- Philautus ponmudi
- Philautus sushili
References
edit- ^ Prof. Dr. Franky Bossuyt, Amphibia Evolution Lab
- ^ "Franky Bossuyt". Vrije Universiteit Brussel (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Paarse kikkers en andere vreemde vogels | 5. Oktober 2003: Belgische kikker". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 December 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Belgische onderzoekers ontdekken hoe pad wereld veroverde". De Morgen (in Dutch). 16 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Kikker wordt vernoemd naar VUB-professor". bruzz (in Dutch). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2025.