Collections & Research Staff
Ross MacCulloch
Assistant Curator
Herpetology
B.Sc. (Agr.), McGill University, 1973
M.Sc., Zoology, University of Regina, 1981
Ross MacCulloch joined the ROM as Assistant Curator of Herpetology in 1982. He is responsible for organization of the herpetology collection and computerization of the associated data.
In 2002, Ross managed the move of the collection to its new home at the ROM’s Oakville facility. The collection is worldwide in scope, with strengths in the herpetofauna of Southeast Asia, northern South America, southwestern USA/northwestern Mexico, the Caucasus region and Australia, in addition to an extensive collection of Canadian specimens, with emphasis on Ontario. The ROM’s collections are included in HerpNet and in the Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary. Ross drew extensively on the collections from Ontario for the production of the ROM Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario, the definitive guide to Ontario herpetofauna.
Ross has collected in Peru, Australia, Jamaica, Mexico and Guyana, as well as in Canada. His recent research has concentrated on the herpetofauna of northern South America, especially Guyana. Details of these expeditions can be found in his related publications and research page – Amphibians and Reptiles of Guyana.
Recent Publications
| 2009 | MacCulloch, R.D. and A. Lathrop. "Herpetofauna of Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. Results of the Royal Ontario Museum Ayanganna Expedition 2000." Royal Ontario Museum Science Contributions, 4: 36 pp. |
| 2009 | Hecnar, S.J., W.F. Weller and R.D. MacCulloch. "Geographic distribution: Ambystoma laterale." Herpetological Review, 40: 232. |
| 2009 | Heinicke, M.P., W.E. Duellman, L. Trueb, D.B. Means, R.D. MacCulloch and S.B. Hedges. "A new frog family (Anura: Terrarana) from South America and an expanded direct-developing clade revealed by molecular phylogeny." Zootaxa, 2211: 1–35. |
| 2008 | MacCulloch, R.D., A. Lathrop, L.R. Minter and S.Z. Khan. "Otophryne (Microhylidae) from the highlands of Guyana: redescriptions, vocalisations, tadpoles and new distributions." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 48: 247-261. |
| 2008 | MacCulloch, R.D., A. Lathrop, P.J.R. Kok, L.R. Minter, S.Z. Khan and C.L. Barrio-Amorós. “A new species of Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) from Guyana, with additional data on Adelophryne gutturosa.” Zootaxa,1884: 36-50. |
| 2007 | MacCulloch, R.D., A. Lathrop, R.P. Reynolds, J.C. Señaris and G.R. Schneider. “Herpetofauna of Mount Roraima, Guiana shield region, northeastern South America.” Herpetological Review, 38: 24-30. |
| 2007 | Lathrop, A. and R.D. MacCulloch. “A new species of Oreophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Mount Ayanganna, Guyana.” Herpetologica, 63: 87-93. |
| 2007 | Kok, P.J.R., M.N.C. Kokubum, R.D. MacCulloch and A. Lathrop. "Morphological variation in Leptodactylus lutzi (Anura, Leptodactylidae) with description of its advertisement call and notes on its courtship behaviour." Phyllomedusa, 6: 45-60. |
| 2005 | Señaris, J.C. and R.D. MacCulloch. "Amphibians." In "Checklist of the Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Guiana Shield," edited by T. Hollowell and R.P. Reynolds. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 13: 8–23. |
| 2002 | MacCulloch, R.D. The ROM Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario. Toronto: ROM/McClelland & Stewart. |
Publications List (PDF)
Research Projects
Amphibians and Reptiles of Guyana
ROM Images
Reptiles and Amphibians
Other Links
HerpNet
Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary
Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield Program
IUCN Global Amphibian Assessment
Contact Information
Royal Ontario Museum
Department of Natural History
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6
Tel: 416.586.5899
Fax: 416.586.5553
E-mail: Ross MacCulloch
Ross at the summit of Mount Wokomung, Guyana. © A. Lathrop.
Ross at Mount Ayanganna, Guyana. © A. Lathrop.
