Faculty Member Profile

16 years of experience

• Herpetology
• Conservation Biology
• Wetland Ecosystems

Total Publications: 60

Latest Ten

• Batool, A., Rais, M., Saeed, M., Akram, A., Ahmed, J., Ahmed, W., Batool, A. and Kyle, K.J., 2023. New survey data on bundance and movements for two poorly known Asian Spiny Frogs. Herpetozoa, 36, pp.113-121. (2023)
• Rais, M., Nawaz, M.A., Gray, R.J., Qadir, W., Ali, S.M., Saeed, M., Akram, A., Ahmed, W., Sajjad, A. and Leston, L., 2023. Niche suitability and spatial distribution patterns of anurans in a unique Ecoregion mosaic of Northern Pakistan. Plos One, 18(6), p.e0285867. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0285867 (2023)
• Luedtke, J.A., Chanson, J., Neam, K. et al. 2023. Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature. 622, 308-314. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4 (2023)
• Akram A, Rais M, Saeed M, Ahmed W, Gill S, Haider J (2022) Movement Paradigm for Hazara Torrent Frog Allopaa hazarensis and Murree Hills Frog Nanorana vicina (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e84365. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e84365 (2022)
• Balouch , S., Driscoll1, D.A., Naseer, A., Rais, M. and Doherty, T.S. 2022. Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes. Animal Conservation (John Wiley and Sons). doi:10.1111/acv.12789. (2022)
• Saeed M, Rais M, Akram A, Williams MR, Kellner KF, Hashsham SA, Davis DR. 2022. Development and validation of an eDNA protocol for monitoring endemic Asian spiny frogs in the Himalayan region of Pakistan. Scientific Reports (Nature). 12: 5624 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09084-1 (2022)
• Rais, M., Ahmed, J., Naveed, A., Batool, A., Shahzad, A., Bibi, R. and Sajjad, A. 2021. Field surveys along habitat gradients revealed differences in herpetofauna assemblage in Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad, Pakistan. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e61541 (doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e61541) (2021)
• Rais, M., Ahmed, W., Sajjad, A., Akram, A., Saeed, M., Hamid, HN. and Abid, A. 2021. Amphibian fauna of Pakistan with notes on future prospects of research and conservation. Zookeys. https://doi.org/10.15468/uhhpxg (2021)
• Saeed, M., Rais, M., Gray, R.J., Ahmed, W., Gill1, S., Akram, A. and Fareed, G. 2021. Rise in temperature causes decreased fitness and higher extinction risks in endemic frogs at high altitude forested wetlands in Northern Pakistan. Journal of Thermal Biology 95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102809 (2021)
• Akram, A., Rais, M., Lopez, K., Tarvin, R. D., Saeed, M., Bolnick, D. I., and Cannatella, D. C. 2021. An insight into molecular taxonomy of bufonids, microhylids and dicroglossid frogs: First genetic records from Pakistan. Ecology and Evolution, 00,000- 000. http://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8134 (2021)

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