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Thomas Calame
[edit]Thomas Calame (born April 15, 1974) is a French ecotourism professional and field biologist, best known as the Managing Director of The Gibbon Experience in Laos.[1] Born in South Korea, Calame holds French nationality and has expertise in biodiversity conservation, ecotourism design, and tropical field research.
Early life and education
[edit]Calame was born on April 15, 1974, in South Korea and later became a French national. Details about his education are currently unavailable.
Career and research
[edit]Calame is the Managing Director of the Gibbon Experience, an ecotourism initiative in Laos focused on conservation, community engagement, and wildlife research.[2]
He has served as a scientific advisor for wildlife documentaries and has led guided field research in Lao forests. He has co‑authored multiple herpetofauna studies from Lao limestone karst ecosystems, including:
- a new *Lycodon* (wolf snake) species from central Laos (2020)[3]
- "New country records of reptiles from Laos" (2014)[4]
- "A new species of *Cyrtodactylus* from Khammouane Province, Laos" (2014)[5]
- "Morphological and molecular review of the *Gekko* diversity of Laos" (2015)[6]
His photographs have been used in field research on Laotian reptiles and amphibians. A gecko species, *Cyrtodactylus calamei*, was named after him in recognition of his contributions to herpetology in Laos.[7]
Selected publications
[edit]- Luu VQ, Nguyen TQ, Calame T, et al. (2014). "New country records of reptiles from Laos". Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1015. DOI:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1015
- Luu VQ, Calame T, Nguyen TQ, et al. (2014). "A new species of *Cyrtodactylus* from central Laos". Zootaxa 3760(1): 54–66. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3760.1.3
- Luu VQ, Calame T, Nguyen TQ, et al. (2015). "Morphological and molecular review of the *Gekko* diversity of Laos". Zootaxa 3986(3): 279–306. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.5
Honours
[edit]- *Calame's bent‑toed gecko* (*Cyrtodactylus calamei*) is endemic to Laos and was named in his honor.[8]
Other activities
[edit]Calame is actively involved in conservation education. He organizes and leads environmental field programs—often referred to as "green classes"—for school groups, helping young people engage directly with biodiversity and ecological systems. He also contributes to environmental outreach via social media (Instagram: @nomascus), engages visitors through platforms like TripAdvisor, and maintains a professional presence on ResearchGate.[9][10]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About us". The Gibbon Experience. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "About us". The Gibbon Experience. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Luu, Vinh Quang; Bonkowski, Michael; Nguyen, Thien Quang; Le, Minh Duc; Calame, Thomas; Ziegler, Thomas (2020). "A new species of Lycodon Boie, 1826 … from central Laos". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 125 (2): 263–276. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1414221.
- ^ Luu, Vinh Quang; Calame, Thomas; Nguyen, Thien Quang (2014). "New country records of reptiles from Laos". Biodiversity Data Journal. 2: e1015. doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1015 (inactive 15 June 2025).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of June 2025 (link) - ^ Luu, Vinh Quang; Calame, Thomas; Nguyen, Thien Quang (2014). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Laos". Zootaxa. 3760 (1): 54–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3760.1.3. PMID 24870071.
- ^ Luu, Vinh Quang; Calame, Thomas; Nguyen, Thien Quang (2015). "Morphological and molecular review of the Gekko diversity of Laos with descriptions of three new species". Zootaxa. 3986 (3): 279–306. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3986.3.5. PMID 26250191.
- ^ Nguyen, Quyen Hanh; Ziegler, Thomas (2024). "A new bent-toed gecko species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from central Laos". Zootaxa. 5399 (2): 253–270. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.4. PMID 38221167.
- ^ Nguyen, Quyen Hanh; Ziegler, Thomas (2024). "A new bent-toed gecko species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from central Laos". Zootaxa. 5399 (2): 253–270. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.4. PMID 38221167.
- ^ "Thomas Calame". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "Instagram – nomascus". Retrieved 2025-06-15.