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Kuzmin, Sergius Lvovich was born on October 28, 1959 in Moscow. Son of Lev Nikolaevich and Elena Viktorovna (Antonova) Kuzmin.
(Mountain salamanders of the genus Ranodon are among the m...)
Mountain salamanders of the genus Ranodon are among the most primitive, endangered and narrow-ranged amphibians of the world. These animals only live in Central Asia within Kazakhstan and China, and are still poorly known. This work presents a review of the data on the species available to date, including: historical; systematics; geographical distribution; palaentology; morphology; physiology; ecology; behaviour; anthropogenic influences; conservation; captive keeping; and breeding of these salamanders. The work offers a revised diagnosis of Ranodon and discusses in detail the taxonomic relationships between the different forms. The highly fragmented, localized, patchy distributions at the generic and species levels are discussed in the context of historical changes in climate, landscape, and anthropogenic influences, as well as salamander habitat specializations.
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Kuzmin, Sergius Lvovich was born on October 28, 1959 in Moscow. Son of Lev Nikolaevich and Elena Viktorovna (Antonova) Kuzmin.
Diploma in biology, Moscow State Pedagog. Institute, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences, 1987.
Laboratory assistant Institute Normal Physiology, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Medical Academy, Moscow, 1980. Senior laboratory assistant Institute Evolutionary Morphology-Ecology Animals Russian Academy of Sciences, 1980—1986, scientist, 1986—1993, senior scientist, since 1993. Secretary Red Data Book Commission for Russia, Moscow, 1995-1998.
(The Amphibians of the Former Soviet Union is a comprehens...)
(Mountain salamanders of the genus Ranodon are among the m...)
Member Moscow Society Naturalists, International Society for Study and Conservation of Amphibians, International Union for Conservation of Nature (species survival commission 1994-1998, amphibian specialist group chairman regional group 1992-1998), A.M. Nikolsky Herpetol. Society (member council since 1990).
Married Oyuna Kuzmina, August 1, 1984. 1 child, Elena Sergeevna.