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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Ancestral Reconstruction of Diet and Fang Condition in the Lamprophiidae: Implications for the Evolution of Venom Systems in Snakes	8
Diet and Feeding Frequency in the Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus): Ontogenetic, Sexual, Geographic, and Seasonal Variation	7
Infection Experiments Indicate That Common Florida Anurans and Lizards May Serve as Intermediate Hosts for the Invasive Pentastome Parasite, Raillietiella orientalis	7
Stream Amphibian Detectability and Habitat Associations in a Reduced Impact Logging Concession in Malaysian Borneo	7
Integrating Genetics and Metapopulation Viability Analysis to Inform Translocation Efforts for the Last Northern Leopard Frog Population in Washington State, USA	7
Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphometrics Reveal a New Endemic Jumping Pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Metlapilcoatlus) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico	6
Habitat Quality, Not Patch Size, Modulates Lizard Responses to Habitat Loss and Fragmentation in the Southwestern Amazon	5
European Plethodontid Salamanders on the Forest Floor: Testing for Age-Class Segregation and Habitat Selection	4
Influence of Prey Scent on Chemosensory Behavior of Two Fossorial Earthsnakes: Conopsis biserialis and Conopsis nasus (Serpentes: Colubridae)	4
Diet Electivity and Preferences for Food Resources in Chiasmocleis leucosticta (Anura: Microhylidae)	4
Heart Position is Associated with Vertebral Regionalization in Two Species of Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)	4
Reproductive Stage and Clutch Size Incur Energetic and Oxidative Costs in an Endangered Iguana, Ctenosaura oedirhina	4
A New Species of New Guinea Worm-Eating Snake (Elapidae: Toxicocalamus Boulenger, 1896), with Comments on Postfrontal Bone Variation Based on Micro-computed Tomography	4
Size and Cycle in Dusky Salamanders	4
An Experimental Analysis of Perch Diameter and Substrate Preferences of Anolis Lizards from Natural Forest and Urban Habitats	4
Physiological Effects of Tail Regeneration following Autotomy in Italian Wall Lizards, Podarcis siculus	3
Trait Covariances in Eastern Box Turtles Do Not Support Pleiotropic Effects of the Melanocortin System on Color, Behavior, and Stress Physiology	3
Diversity and Systematics of Limbless Skinks (Anomalopus) from Eastern Australia and the Skeletal Changes that Accompany the Substrate Swimming Body Form	3
The Influence of Environmental and Physiological Factors on Variation in American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) Dorsal Coloration	3
A New Species of Ground-Dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo	3
Tadpoles' Resistance to Desiccation in Species of Leptodactylus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)	3
Long-term Memory of a Complex Foraging Task in Monitor Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Varanidae)	3
Testing the Functionality of Lipids from Feces in the Conspecific Recognition of the Weeping Lizard, Liolaemus chiliensis	3
The Effects of Limited Visual Acuity and Context on the Appearance of Anolis Lizard Dewlaps	3
Natural History of a Highly Medically Important Snake, Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii), in a Human-Dominated Indian Rural Landscape	3

Diversity and Sexual Dichromatism in Treefrog Throat Coloration: Potential Signal Function?	3
On the Identity of Species of Oreobates (Anura: Craugastoridae) from Central South America, with the Description of a New Species from Bolivia	3
Diet of the Semiaquatic Snake Erythrolamprus miliaris (Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	3
Cannibalism in Microlophus Lizards	3
Terrapin Station: Individual, Sex, and Site Factors Related to Turtle Growth Variability	3
Know Thine Enemy: Predator Identity Influences the Response of Western Banded Geckos (Coleonyx variegatus) to Chemosensory Cues	3
An Evaluation of Immersive and Handling Methods for Collecting Salamander Skin Peptides	3
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Genetic and Anatomical Evidence Reveals the Cryptic Invasion of Xenopus tropicalis in Central Florida	3
Reproductive Ecology of Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Anura: Rhinophrynidae) in México	3
Movement and Survival to Winter Dormancy of Fall-Released Hatchling and Head-Started Yearling Gopher Tortoises	3
Conspecific and Predator Perception of the Red Oophaga pumilio Morph from the Central Caribbean of Costa Rica	3
Sexually Dimorphic Biofluorescence of the Postcloacal Gland in the Terrestrial Salamander, Plethodon cinereus	3
First Year Survival of Hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) at Their Northern Range Limit in Michigan's Lower Peninsula	3
The Phenology of the Symbiotic Association between Ambystoma maculatum and Unicellular Algae (Oophila) Using Molecular Techniques	3
Stage-Specific Environmental Correlates of Reproductive Success in Boreal Toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas)	3
Delayed Effects of Nutrients in the Larval Environment on Cope's Gray Treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) Exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	3
Home Range and Habitat Use of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida	3
Unprovoked Mouth Gaping Behavior in Extant Crocodylia	2
Combined Effects of Experimentally Elevated CORT and Predation Threat on Exploratory and Foraging Behavior of Desmognathus ochrophaeus	2
Genome-Wide SNP Analysis Reveals Multiple Paternity in Burmese Pythons Invasive to the Greater Florida Everglades	2
Seasonal Dissociation in Fossorial Activity between the Llanos' Frog Populations as a Survival Strategy in Arid Subtropical Environments	2
A New Spotted Species of the Cyrtodactylus (Geckoella) collegalensis (Beddome, 1870) (Reptilia: Squamata) Complex from Coastal Kerala, Southwestern India	2
Geographic Variation in the Reproductive Phenology of a Widespread Amphibian	2
Spatial Variation of False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) Bacterial Microbiota in the Lower Missouri River, United States	2
Effects of Trematode Parasites on Snails and Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens) in Pesticide-Exposed Mesocosm Communities	2
Do Home Range, Movement Patterns, and Habitat Use of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata) Differ Among Age Classes?	2
The Impact of ATVs on Survival of Softshell Turtle (Apalone spp.) Nests	2
Small Breeding Season Home Ranges and Egg-Laying Migrations in Urban Female Water Dragons (Intellagama lesueurii)	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
Heavy, Bulky, or Both: What Does “Large Prey” Mean to Snakes?	2
Inferring Social Interactions Over a Lifespan from Space-Use Patterns in a Tropical Agamid	2
Copulation Phenology of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata)	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
Reproductive Dynamics of an Isolated Population of American Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) Based on Long-term Monitoring Data	2
Lepidodactylus browni (Squamata, Gekkonidae) Placed in the Synonymy of L. orientalis	2
Multiple-Predator Effects and Functional Redundancy of Pond Predators	2
Later Nesting by Hawksbill Turtle following Sea Surface Warming	2
Long-term Retention, Readability, and Health Effects of Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) and Visible Implant Alpha (VI Alpha) Tags in Larval Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganien	2
Using Road Surveys and N-Mixture Models to Estimate the Abundance of a Cryptic Lizard Species	2
Food Habits of the Javelin Sand Boa Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus 1758; Serpentes, Erycidae) in Sicily, Italy	2
Phylogeographic Origin of California Slender Salamanders (Batrachoseps attenuatus) in the Sutter Buttes	2
Evidence for Negative Impacts on Terrestrial Salamanders following Invasive Plant Removal	2
Dwarves in a Big World: Two New Species of Tropiocolotes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sahara Desert, with the First Detailed Skull Description of the Genus	2
Comparative Phylogeography of Floreana's Lizards Supports Galápagos Pleistocene Paleogeographical Model and Informs Conservation Management Decisions	2
Selective Predation by Pond-Breeding Salamanders in Ephemeral Wetlands of Ohio and Illinois	2
Are Pacific Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris regilla) Resistant to Tetrodotoxin (TTX)? Characterizing Potential TTX Exposure and Resistance in an Ecological Associate of Pacific Newts (Taricha)	2
Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade and Lima, 2003 is a Junior Synonym of Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia)	2