Arvin Cantor Diesmos

Arvin Cantor Diesmos (born 4 June 1969 in Manila, Luzon) is a Filipino biologist, zoologist, ecologist, and conservationist. His main research focus is herpetology, but he also studies birds and mammals.

Biography After earning a Bachelor of Science in 1992 and a Master of Science in 1998 (both in wildlife ecology at UPLB), Diesmos received his Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore in 2009. In 1995, he worked as a teaching assistant at UPLB. From 1998 to 2001, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at De La Salle University, Campus Dasmariñas. From 2004 to 2007, he was a teaching assistant at the National University of Singapore. Since 2012, he has been an associate professor at De La Salle University, Manila.

Between 1990 and 1998, Diesmos worked as a field biologist for various institutions, including the UPLB Wildlife Laboratory (1990), the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources and BirdLife International (1991–1993), the Japanese Wildlife Research Center (1992–1993), the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of the Philippines (1993–1994), the Haribon Foundation (1996–1998), and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (1998). From 1999 to 2000, he served as a consulting herpetologist for the WWF in the United States. From 2000 to 2002, he worked as a herpetologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Since 2011, he has been an associate research scientist there. From 2011 to 2012, he was an associate research scientist at the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas.

Species described by Diesmos

Acutotyphlops banaorum Brown, Diesmos & Gee, 2007 Brachymeles ilocandia Siler, Davis, Freitas, Huron, Geheber, Watters, Penrod, Papes, Amrein, Anwawr, Cooper Hein, Manning, Patel, Pinaroc, Diesmos, Diesmos, Oliveros & Brown, 2016 Brachymeles lukbani Siler, Balete, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Brachymeles makusog Siler, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Brachymeles samad Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2012 Brachymeles tiboliorum Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2012 Brachymeles vulcani Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2012 Cornufer hedigeri Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015 Cyrtodactylus gubaot Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Cyrtodactylus jambangan Welton, Siler, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Cyrtodactylus mamanwa Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Cyrtodactylus sumuroi Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum Welton, Siler, Diesmos & Brown, 2009 Eutropis caraga Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis cuprea Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis gubataas Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis islamaliit Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis lapulapu Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis palauensis Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis sahulinghangganan Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Eutropis sibalom Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown, 2020 Gekko carusadensis Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & Brown, 2010 Gekko coi Brown, Siler, Oliveros, Diesmos & Alcala, 2011 Gekko crombota Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2008 Gekko gulat Brown, Diesmos, Duya, Garcia & Rico, 2010 Gekko rossi Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos, 2009 Insulasaurus traanorum Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Liopeltis tiomanica Som, Grismer, Grismer, Wood, Quah, Brown, Diesmos, Weinell & Stuart, 2020 Luperosaurus angliit Brown, Diesmos & Oliveros, 2011 Luperosaurus kubli Brown, Diesmos & Duya, 2007 Lygosoma tabonorum Heitz, Diesmos, Freitas, Ellsworth & Grismer, 2016 Malayotyphlops andyi Wynn, Diesmos & Brown, 2016 Malayotyphlops denrorum Wynn, Diesmos & Brown, 2016 Parvoscincus boyingi Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010 Parvoscincus duwendorum Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Parvoscincus hadros Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010 Parvoscincus igorotorum Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner, 2010 Parvoscincus manananggalae Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Parvoscincus tikbalangi Siler, Linkem, Cobb, Watters, Cummings, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Platymantis banahao Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997 Platymantis bayani Siler, Alcala, Diesmos & Brown, 2009 Platymantis biak Siler, Diesmos, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010 Platymantis cagayanensis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 Platymantis indeprensus Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 Platymantis luzonensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997 Platymantis mimulus Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1997 Platymantis naomii Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998 Platymantis negrosensis Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997 Platymantis paengi Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Alcala, 2007 Platymantis pseudodorsalis Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 Platymantis pygmaeus Alcala, Brown & Diesmos, 1998 Platymantis rabori Brown, Alcala, Diesmos & Alcala, 1997 Platymantis sierramadrensis Brown, Alcala, Ong & Diesmos, 1999 Platymantis taylori Brown, Alcala & Diesmos, 1999 Pseudogekko atiorum Davis, Watters, Köhler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler, 2015 Pseudogekko chavacano Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Pseudogekko ditoy Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Pseudogekko isapa Siler, Davis, Diesmos, Guinto, Whitsett & Brown, 2016 Pseudogekko pungkaypinit Siler, Welton, Davis, Watters, Davey, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown, 2014 Varanus bitatawa Welton, Siler, Bennett, Diesmos, Ruya, Dugay, Rico, Van Weerd & Brown, 2010