Mr Yahaya Musah (BSc/MPhil, (Ghana))

Academic Qualifications

• PhD (University of Ghana, 4th Year (final year))
• MPhil (University of Ghana, 2010)
• BSc. (University of Ghana, 2006)

Research Interest

• Biology, behaviour and ecology of herpetofauna with special focus on amphibians, lizards, snakes and crocodiles.
• Characterising snake venom and snake venom extraction leading to antivenom production

Current Research/Project

• Diversity and distribution of snakes in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve and factors that influence the diversity and distribution.
• Snake composition and diversity with respect to altitudinal variation in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve
• Compiling a species list of snakes of Ghana
• Efficacy evaluation of proposed snake repellents in the Ghanaian market

Recent Publications

1. Yahaya Musah, Daniel K. Attuquayefio, Abigail N. A. Pobee & Lars H. Holbech (2021): Ophidiophobia, myth generation, and human perceptions: Implications for snake conservation in a typical savanna community of northern Ghana, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2021.1952357
2. Musah Y, Ameade EPK, Attuquayefio DK and Holbech LH (2019). Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(8): e0007221. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pntd.0007221
3. Musah, Y., Ofori, B. Y. and Attuquayefio, D. (2019). Herpetofauna community diversity and composition of a changing coastal wetland in Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology. 27 (1) :52 - 65
4. Ofori, B. Y., Martey, P., Musah, Y. and Attuquayefio, D. K. (2018). Tail bifurcation in the African rainbow lizard from Ghana, West Africa. Herpetology Notes.
5. Gbogbo, F., Tabiri K. and Musah Y. (2017). Diversity and abundance of small mammals along a disturbance gradient on a university campus in Ghana. International Journal of Ecology & Development. 31 (3): in press
6. Ofori, B.Y., Attuquayefio, D. K., Owusu, E. H., Musah, Y. and Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. (2016).Spatio-temporal variation in small mammal species richness, relative abundance and body mass reveal changes in a coastal wetland ecosystem in Ghana Environ Monit Assess 188:330, DOI 10.1007/s10661-016-5320-5
7. Ofori, B.Y., Attuquayefio, D.K., Owusu, E.H., Kyerematen, R., Musah, Y., Quartey, K. J. and Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y. (2016).  Seasonal changes in small mammal assemblage in Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 7(4), PP. 238 – 244, DOI: 10.5897/IJBC2015.0835
8. Musah, Y., Attuquayefio, D.K., Ofori, B.Y. and Owusu, E.H. (2015).  Herpetofauna under threat: A study of Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 7(11), pp. 420-428, DOI: 10.5897/IJBC2015.0909

Professional membership

Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)