Faculty & Staff
Dr. Muhammad Rais
Assistant Professor
Post-Doc (Australia), Ph. D
Phone : +92-51-9290015  
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Fax : 051-9290468
Email : [email protected]
Address : Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Work Experience : 16 Year(s)
Research Interest :
  • Herpetology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Wetland Ecosystems
  • Total Publications : 60
    Publications (Latest Ten)
    1. 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

    2. 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

    3. 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.

    4. 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

    5. 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.

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. 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

    10. 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)