OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Herpetology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Prevalence of Ophidiomycosis (Snake Fungal Disease) at a High Disturbance Remediated Landfill and at a Low-Impacted Forest Research Site in East Tennessee, USA	11
Biology of Yucatán Box Turtles (Terrapene yucatana) in Northern Yucatán	9
The Blue Frogs Project: Leveraging Community Science Data to Document Axanthism Hotspots Across the Globe	7
Home Range and Habitat Use of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida	7
How to Tell More is More: Quantity Discrimination in Eastern Box Turtles (Emydidae: Terrapene carolina)	7
Diet of Bullfrog Tadpoles Lithobates catesbeianus, Shaw 1802, an Invasive Species from Monte Desert	6
Ten Principles from Evolutionary Ecology for the Effective Conservation of Reptiles and Amphibians	6
Disentangling Morphological and Environmental Drivers of Foraging Activity in an Invasive Diurnal Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda	6
Contextualized Display Behavior during Natural Interactions by Common Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana, Squamata, Phrynosomatidae)	5
Spatial Capture–Recapture Derived Turtle Capture Probabilities and Densities in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal	5
Range-Wide Population Projections for Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris)	5
Invasion Histories Differ Markedly Among the Four Anolis Lizard Species Introduced to Bermuda	5
Effects of Oil Fields on Home Range, Movements, and Rates of Predation of Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizards (Gambelia sila)	5
Effects of Conspecific Density on Habitat Assessment and Exploratory Behavior in Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)	5
Thirteen Years of Turtle Capture–Mark–Recapture in a Small Urban Pond Complex in Louisiana, USA	5
Rediscovery of Luperosaurus sorok Das, Lakim, and Kandaung, 2008 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) With Notes on Its Taxonomy and Natural History	5
A New Species of the Bromeligenous Genus Crossodactylodes (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from Southeastern Brazil	5
Infection Experiments Indicate That Common Florida Anurans and Lizards May Serve as Intermediate Hosts for the Invasive Pentastome Parasite, Raillietiella orientalis	5
Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) Density and Space Use in Dynamic Tidal Systems: Novel Insights from Spatial Capture–Recapture	4
Sexual Dimorphism in Dorsal Spot Number and Yellow Surface Area in Fire Salamanders, Salamandra salamandra terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Caudata: Salamandridae)	4
A New Species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Tocantins State, Brazil	4
Sexual Dimorphism in Endangered Jemez Mountains Salamanders (Plethodon neomexicanus)	4
Exposure to Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Alters Terrestrial Growth and Feeding Rate in Metamorphic Anurans	4
From Small Forest Streams to Large Amazonian Rivers: How Four Sympatric and Sometimes Syntopic Crocodilians Divide Space	4
Sexually Dimorphic Biofluorescence of the Postcloacal Gland in the Terrestrial Salamander, Plethodon cinereus	4

Size and Cycle in Dusky Salamanders	4
Sexual Size Dimorphism in Multiple Traits: An Integrative Perspective in Several Anuran Species	4
Reaching New Heights: Arboreal Camera Trapping Provides New Insights on the Ecology of Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)	4
Effects of Invasive Toad Calls and Synthetic Tones on Call Properties of Native Australian Toadlets	4
Optimizing Survey Design for Shasta Salamanders (Hydromantes spp.) to Estimate Occurrence in Little-Studied Portions of their Range	3
Reproduction, Diet, and Sexual Dimorphism in Micrablepharus atticolus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in Cerrado Enclaves Within Brazilian Amazon Forest	3
Habitat Stability Does Not Influence Size Variation in Morphological Features of Lizards	3
A Historical Resurvey of Flatland Lizards in the Mojave Desert	3
Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus (Rafinesque, 1818)) in Western New York: A Seasonal Comparison of Diet, Body Condition, and Capture Methods	3
Ecology and Natural History of the Endangered Upland Burrowing Treefrog, Smilisca dentata	3
An Invitation for Submissions to “Reviews in Herpetology: Past, Present, and Future Directions” at the Journal of Herpetology	3
Trophic Ecology of African Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus spp.) in Perennial and Ephemeral Aquatic Habitats	3
Abundance and Detection Probabilities for Three Montane Plethodontid Salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains	3
Larval Life History of Coastal Tailed Frogs (Ascaphus truei) Across an Elevational Gradient in Northern California: Implications for a Changing Climate	3
The Agony of Choice: Comparing Abundance Estimates from Multiple N-Mixture Model Variants Fitted to a Reptile Community Dataset	3
Road Mortality Relative to Wheel-Track Position during Spring Migration of Common Toads in Norway	3
Patterns and Trends in the Publication of Natural History Notes in Herpetology Journals Over the Past Decade	3
Diet of Invasive Rough Bent-Toed Geckos, Cyrtopodion scabrum (Heyden, 1827), in Southeastern Algeria	3
Genetic Diversity of Florida Scrub Lizards (Sceloporus woodi) Varies with Wildfire History	3
A New Spotted Species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) (Reptilia: Squamata) Complex from Coastal Kerala, Southwestern India	2
Effects of Emergence on Hatchling Phenotypes in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) of the North Pacific	2
Be Quick or Be Dead: Hotspots and Hot Moments of Road-Killed Herpetofauna Along Two Highways of the Highly Threatened Brazilian Atlantic Forest	2
Long-Term Effects of Timber Harvest on Ephemeral Pools and Occupancy of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) and Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus)	2
Movement Patterns and Association of Activity with Climatic Variables in Terrestrial Toads, Rhinella arenarum	2
Grip it and Ribbit: Mechanisms Contributing to Grasping in Australian Green Treefrogs (Ranoidea caerulea)	2
An Investigation of Freshwater Turtle Trophic Ecology in New Mexico Using Stable Isotopes	2
Agonistic Behaviors in Free-Ranging Pygmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius): Insights Gained from Fixed-Field Videography	2
Solar Farm Development Impacts on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Home Ranges	2
The Utility of Acoustic Citizen Science Data in Understanding Geographic Distributions of Morphologically Conserved Species: Frogs in the Litoria phyllochroa Species Group	2
Does Exposure to Predator Cues Influence Movement Behavior of Postmetamorphic Juvenile Rana aurora?	2
Evolutionary Patterns of Trait Change in the Auditory System of Central American Toads (Anura: Bufonidae: Incilius)	2
Evaluating the Role of Melanic Coloration and Environmental Conditions on Heat Gain among Patagonian Lizards (Liolaemus fitzingerii Group)	2
Redescription of the Tadpoles of Gabohyla pauloalvini (Bokermann, 1973) and Sphaenorhynchus prasinus (Bokermann, 1973) (Hylidae: Sphaenorhynchini)	2
Cross-Generational Effects of Stress on Captive Adults and Their Released Offspring in an Amphibian	2
Population Biology of Meroles anchietae and an Elusive Sex Ratio	2
Comparative Ecology of Species in the Lizard Genus Vanzosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)	2
Sexual Size Dimorphism and Age in Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leiuperidae) from the Monte Desert, Argentina	2
Delayed Effects of Nutrients in the Larval Environment on Cope's Gray Treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) Exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	2
Comparison of Prey-Handling Behavior Among Different Prey Animals in a Generalist Snake, Hebius vibakari vibakari	2
Living in Hot Sand: The Thermal Biology of Scincus scincus, the Sandfish Skink	1
Occupancy and Abundance of Pond-Breeding Anurans in Boreal Landscapes	1
A Re-Examination of Body Size Reduction in Plethodon yonahlossee Populations Due to Climate Change	1
Revisiting Features of the Advertisement Call of Three Species of the Rhinella granulosa Group (Anura: Bufonidae): Taxonomic Implications	1
Range Expansion and Dispersal Traits of Green Treefrogs (Hyla cinerea)	1
A Baby Zombie: The Tadpole of Dendropsophus nekronastes (Anura: Hylidae)	1
Historical Records of Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica	1
Farmland Herpetofauna: What Do They Do for Us?	1
When, Where, and Why Has Research Been Conducted on Snakes?	1
Diet of Spectacled Caimans (Caiman crocodilus) Removed from Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida, USA	1
Effects of Prairie Degradation and Restoration on Box Turtle Thermal Ecology	1

Heart Position is Associated with Vertebral Regionalization in Two Species of Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)	1
Are Pacific Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris regilla) Resistant to Tetrodotoxin (TTX)? Characterizing Potential TTX Exposure and Resistance in an Ecological Associate of Pacific Newts (Taricha)	1
Subterranean Refuge Use by Burmese Pythons (Python bivittatus) in Southwestern Florida	1
Nesting Phenology, Nest Success, and Life History Traits of Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) and Associations of Weather on the Blue Ridge Escarpment	1
Princes and Paupers: Effects of Annual and Early-Life Resource Variability on Demography in Populations of Common Garter Snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis	1
Assessment of Environmental DNA to Determine Presence of Spot-Tailed Earless Lizards in a Controlled, Captive Environment	1
Evaluation of Putative Hybrid Hatchlings between Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Tortuguero, Costa Rica	1
The Tadpole of Scinax cretatus (Hylidae: Scinaxini)	1
A Long-Term Study of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata, Reveals Seasonal and Annual Variation in Size and Growth	1
Copulation Phenology of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata)	1
Temperature Selection by the Endangered Salamander, Ambystoma altamirani, from the Arroyo Los Axolotes, Mexico	1
Geographic Variation in the Reproductive Phenology of a Widespread Amphibian	1
Testing Assumptions in the Use of PIT Tags to Study Movement of Plethodon Salamanders	1
Do Home Range, Movement Patterns, and Habitat Use of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata) Differ Among Age Classes?	1
Risk-Taking and Agonistic Behavior of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in an Open Field Arena	1
Escape Behavior and the Aposematic Syndrome in Two Neotropical Frogs	1
Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia's Southern and Western Interior	1
Field Verification and Comparison of Field Applicability with Different Meteorological Data Sources of Species Distribution Models for American Bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana)	1
Social Structure and Habitat Use of New Caledonian Leopard Skinks (Scincidae: Lacertoides pardalis): A Radiotelemetric Study	1
Isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) Niche Overlap Provides Evidence of Competition Among Five Sympatric Species of Lizards from a Caribbean Atoll	1
Müllerian Duct Development and Regression in Reeves' Turtles, Mauremys reevesii, Under Female- and Male-Producing Temperatures	1
Reproductive Dynamics of an Isolated Population of American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) Based on Long-term Monitoring Data	1
Diversity and Sexual Dichromatism in Treefrog Throat Coloration: Potential Signal Function?	1