Bounsavane is a lecturer at the National University of Laos but is currently studying for his PhD at the Prince of Songkla University.

In 2011, Bounsavane described a new species of bat from Myanmar, the house-dwelling leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros einnaythu) [see list of publications below].

Bounsavane Douangboubpha

Lecturer
Darwin PhD Student

Faculty of Environmental Science
National University of Laos, Dong Dok Campus
P.O.Box: 7322, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital
Lao PDR
Tel: +856-21-770561
Mobile: +856-20-77873589
E-mail: bounsavanhd@yahoo.com , younghillbat@gmail.com

Currently studying at:

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai, Songkhla, 90112
Thailand.

Education:

2010-(ongoing): Ph.D. (Darwin Initiative Programme)in Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.

2006-2009: M.Sc. (Ecology, International Programme), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.
Title of M.Sc. thesis: A taxonomic review of Hipposideros halophyllus Hill and Yenbutra, 1984, Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848, and Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853 (Chiroptera Hipposideridae) in Thailand and Myanmar.

2000-2005: B.Sc. in Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, National University of Laos, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.


Research Interests:

• Taxonomy, ecology and echolocation of Southeast Asian bat taxa
  
  
• Biodiversity of birds and small mammals in Lao PDR, Thailand, SE Asia.
  
  
• Biodiversity conservation
  
  

Current and Recent Research Activities:

2010-2013: Review of the bats of subfamily Kerivoulinae (woolly bats) in SE Asia (PhD research)

2010-(ongoing): Review of the bats of Lao PDR

2010: Study of the bat diversity, their habitats and threats in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR

2007-2010: Review of bats of the genus Hipposideros (leaf-nosed bats) in SE Asia (including MSc research).

List of publications:

Douangboubpha, B., D. Sanamxay, V. Xayaphet, S. Bumrungsri, and P.J.J. Bates. 2012. First record of Sphaerias blanfordi (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) from Lao PDR. Tropical Natural History, 12(1): 117-122.

Douangboubpha, B., S. Bumrungsri, C. Satasook, P. Soisook, Si Si Hla Bu, B. Aul, D.L. Harrison, M. Pearch, N.M. Thomas, and P.J.J. Bates. 2011. A new species of small Hipposideros (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Myanmar and a revaluation of the taxon H. nicobarulae Miller, 1902 from the Nicobar Islands. Acta Chiropterologica, 13(1): 61-78. [PDF available]

Douangboubpha B, Bumrungsri S, Soisook P, Satasook C, Thomas NM, Bates PJJ. 2010. A taxonomic review of Hipposideros bicolor species complex and H. pomona (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand. Acta Chiropterologica, 12: 415-438. [PDF available]

Douangboubpha B, Bumrungsri S, Soisook P, Murray SW, Puechmaille SJ, Satasook C, Hla Bu SS, Harrison DL, Bates PJJ. 2010. A taxonomic review of Hipposideros halophyllus, with additional information on H. ater and H. cineraceus (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Thailand and Myanmar. Acta Chiropterologica, 12:29-50. [PDF available]


Participation in International Research and Training projects:

2010-ongoing: Harrison Institute, UK - sponsored by Darwin Initiative, UK: 'Enhancing taxonomic capacity to underpin tropical biodiversity conservation' (SE Asia).

2010: Harrison Institute, UK - sponsored by Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK: 'Integrating Myanmar into Southeast Asia's biodiversity network'.

2005-2008: Harrison Institute, UK - sponsored by Darwin Initiative, UK: 'Taxonomic initiative for Southeast Asian bat studies (Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam)'.

International conferences:

2011: A primary survey of bat diversity, their habitats and threats in Vangvieng District, Vientiane Province, Lao PDR. The Biodiversity crisis in tropical Asia, hosted by the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Thailand. 13-15 March, 2011. (Oral presentation).

2007: Taxonomic review of the Hipposideros bicolor complex in Thailand. 1st SE Asian Bat Conference. 7-11 May, 2007. Phuket, Thailand. (Poster presentation).

International Workshops and Training:
  
Cambodia

2009: Workshop on ‘Increasing in-country capacity and regional co-operation to promote bat conservation in Cambodia, with particular reference to Otomops wroughtoni’. 26-27 April, 2009. Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Lao PDR

2008: Workshop on 'Building capacity in Lao PDR bat studies: an example of regional co-operation'. 31 March, 2008. National University of Laos.

Myanmar

2010: Workshop on ‘Biodiversity studies in Myanmar, with particular reference to mammals, birds and amphibians’. 22-28 February, 2010. Mandalay University, Mandalay, Myanmar.

Thailand

2010: Workshop on ‘Bird research and conservation in SE Asia’. 21-22 October, 2010. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

2010: Workshop on ‘Using GIS and echolocation as tools for conservation of bats in SE Asia’. 26-28 July, 2010. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

2006: Regional training course on ‘Bat taxonomy’. 20-27 March 2006. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

United Kingdom

2007: Training in ‘Bat taxonomy’. April-June 2007. Harrison Institute, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK.

Vietnam

2006: Workshop on ‘Field techniques for bat research’. 8-14 August, 2006. Hanoi and Cat Ba Island, Vietnam.