OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Herpetology is 2. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Preservation-Induced Morphological Change in Salamanders and Failed DNA Extraction from a Decades-Old Museum Specimen: Implications for Plethodon ainsworthi	11
Stream Amphibian Detectability and Habitat Associations in a Reduced Impact Logging Concession in Malaysian Borneo	7
Ancestral Reconstruction of Diet and Fang Condition in the Lamprophiidae: Implications for the Evolution of Venom Systems in Snakes	7
A Long-Term Study on Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) Inhabiting a Partially Mined Peatland: A Standardized Method to Characterize Snake Overwintering Habitat	7
Infection Experiments Indicate That Common Florida Anurans and Lizards May Serve as Intermediate Hosts for the Invasive Pentastome Parasite, Raillietiella orientalis	6
Seasonal Activity Patterns of Golden Mantellas (Mantella aurantiaca)	5
Behavioral Responses by Adult Northern Leopard Frogs to Conspecific Chemical Cues	5
Fungicide Exposure Induces Sensitivity Differences in Aquatic Life Stages of European Common Frogs (Rana temporaria)	5
Diet of Nile Monitors (Varanus niloticus) Removed from Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Florida, USA	5
Integrating Genetics and Metapopulation Viability Analysis to Inform Translocation Efforts for the Last Northern Leopard Frog Population in Washington State, USA	5
Habitat Quality, Not Patch Size, Modulates Lizard Responses to Habitat Loss and Fragmentation in the Southwestern Amazon	5
Taxonomic Status of Two Simultaneously Described Apostolepis Cope, 1862 Species (Dipsadidae: Elapomorphini) from Caatinga Enclaves Moist Forests, Brazil	5
European Plethodontid Salamanders on the Forest Floor: Testing for Age-Class Segregation and Habitat Selection	4
Diet and Feeding Frequency in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus): Ontogenetic, Sexual, Geographic, and Seasonal Variation	4
A New Rupicolous Species of the Pristimantis conspicillatus Group (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Craugastoridae) from Central Bahia, Brazil	4
Trade-off Between Thermal Quality and Predation Risk at Timber Rattlesnake Gestation Sites	4
Salinity Tolerance and Brackish Habitat Utilization in the Common Australian Frog Crinia signifera	4
Heart Position is Associated with Vertebral Regionalization in Two Species of Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)	4
Influence of Prey Scent on Chemosensory Behavior of Two Fossorial Earthsnakes: Conopsis biserialis and Conopsis nasus (Serpentes: Colubridae)	4
An Experimental Analysis of Perch Diameter and Substrate Preferences of Anolis Lizards from Natural Forest and Urban Habitats	3
Reproductive Stage and Clutch Size Incur Energetic and Oxidative Costs in an Endangered Iguana, Ctenosaura oedirhina	3
Tadpoles' Resistance to Desiccation in Species of Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)	3
New Reptile Hosts for Helminth Parasites in a Mediterranean Region	3
The Effects of Limited Visual Acuity and Context on the Appearance of Anolis Lizard Dewlaps	3
On the Identity of Species of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) from Central South America, with the Description of a New Species from Bolivia	3

Positive Effects of Acclimation Temperature on the Critical Thermal Maxima of Ambystoma mexicanum and Xenopus laevis	3
The Phenology of the Symbiotic Association between Ambystoma maculatum and Unicellular Algae (Oophila) Using Molecular Techniques	3
Know Thine Enemy: Predator Identity Influences the Response of Western Banded Geckos (Coleonyx variegatus) to Chemosensory Cues	3
Long-term Memory of a Complex Foraging Task in Monitor Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae)	3
Diet Electivity and Preferences for Food Resources in Chiasmocleis leucosticta (Anura: Microhylidae)	3
Physiological Effects of Tail Regeneration following Autotomy in Italian Wall Lizards, Podarcis siculus	3
Conspecific and Predator Perception of the Red Oophaga pumilio Morph from the Central Caribbean of Costa Rica	3
The Influence of Environmental and Physiological Factors on Variation in American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) Dorsal Coloration	3
Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphometrics Reveal a New Endemic Jumping Pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Metlapilcoatlus) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico	3
A Long-term Study of Home Range of Coachella Fringe-Toed Lizards, Uma inornata	3
Stage-Specific Environmental Correlates of Reproductive Success in Boreal Toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas)	3
Natural History of a Highly Medically Important Snake, Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii), in a Human-Dominated Indian Rural Landscape	3
Population Size and Dynamics of the Lima Leaf-Toed Gecko, Phyllodactylus sentosus, in One of Its Last Refuges	3
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Serum Inhibits Pitviper Venom Metalloproteinases	3
Sex- and Age-Specific Effects are Superimposed on Seasonal Variation in Mite Parasitism in Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus)	3
Seasonal Dissociation in Fossorial Activity between the Llanos' Frog Populations as a Survival Strategy in Arid Subtropical Environments	2
Inferring Social Interactions Over a Lifespan from Space-Use Patterns in a Tropical Agamid	2
Diversity and Systematics of Limbless Skinks (Anomalopus) from Eastern Australia and the Skeletal Changes that Accompany the Substrate Swimming Body Form	2
Size and Cycle in Dusky Salamanders	2
Amphibian Infection Risk Changes with Host Life Stage and across a Landscape Gradient	2
Unprovoked Mouth Gaping Behavior in Extant Crocodylia	2
How Does Habitat Anthropization Influence Lizard Diets? An Analysis Comparing Two Populations of Tropidurus torquatus (Iguania)	2
Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals Multiple Paternity in Burmese Pythons Invasive to the Greater Florida Everglades	2
Reproductive Ecology of Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Anura: Rhinophrynidae) in México	2
Diversity and Sexual Dichromatism in Treefrog Throat Coloration: Potential Signal Function?	2
A New Species of New Guinea Worm-Eating Snake (Elapidae: Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896), with Comments on Postfrontal Bone Variation Based on Micro-computed Tomography	2
Eye and Skin Differences between Atelognathus patagonicus Morphotypes: Two Environments, Two Strategies (Anura; Batrachylidae)	2
Blanding's Turtle Hatchling Survival and Movements following Natural vs. Artificial Incubation	2
Lepidodactylus browni (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Placed in the Synonymy of L. orientalis	2
Terrapin Station: Individual, Sex, and Site Factors Related to Turtle Growth Variability	2
A New Species of Microtegu Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Amazonian Ecuador	2
The Effects of Livestock, Proximity to Trees, and Aquatic Characteristics on the Abundance of Ambystoma Altamirani within a Stream	2
A New Species of Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Mountains of Central Veracruz, Mexico	2
Movement and Survival to Winter Dormancy of Fall-Released Hatchling and Head-Started Yearling Gopher Tortoises	2
Phylogeographic Origin of California Slender Salamanders (Batrachoseps attenuatus) in the Sutter Buttes	2
Diet of the Semiaquatic Snake Erythrolamprus miliaris (Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	2
Do Home Range, Movement Patterns, and Habitat Use of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata) Differ Among Age Classes?	2
First Year Survival of Hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) at Their Northern Range Limit in Michigan's Lower Peninsula	2
Assessing the Relative Role of Environmental Factors That Limit the Distribution of the Yucatan Rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan)	2
An Evaluation of Immersive and Handling Methods for Collecting Salamander Skin Peptides	2
Testing the Functionality of Lipids from Feces in the Conspecific Recognition of the Weeping Lizard, Liolaemus chiliensis	2
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Genetic and Anatomical Evidence Reveals the Cryptic Invasion of Xenopus tropicalis in Central Florida	2
A New Spotted Species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) (Reptilia: Squamata) Complex from Coastal Kerala, Southwestern India	2