OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Amphibia-Reptilia 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
The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic Assam day gecko Cnemaspis cf. assamensis (Squamata: Gekkonidae) demonstrates a novel biogeographic connection between Northeast India and south India-Sri Lan	13
The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones	11
Associated costs of mitigation-driven translocation in small lizards	10
Discovery of a Pelophylax saharicus (Anura, Ranidae) population in Southern France: a new potentially invasive species of water frogs in Europe	7
Uncovered genetic diversity in Hemidactylus mabouia (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Madeira Island reveals uncertain sources of introduction	7
Well-known species, unexpected results: high genetic diversity in declining Vipera ursinii in central, eastern and southeastern Europe	6
Ontogenetic and seasonal shifts in movement and habitat selection of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)	6
More evidence of cryptic diversity in Anatololacerta species complex Arnold, Arribas and Carranza, 2007 (Squamata: Lacertidae) and re-evaluation of its current taxonomy	6
Spawning site selection and segregation at the landscape, habitat and microhabitat scales for five syntopic Asian amphibians	5
Buccal swabs for amphibian genomics	5
Gene expression of secretory proteins in the nuptial pads of three Lithobates species (Anura: Ranidae)	5
Knowledge gaps and conservation priorities for west African chelonians	5
Artificialwater bodies as amphibian breeding sites: the case of the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) in central Spain	5
An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations	5
Male homophily in South American herpetology: one of the major processes underlying the gender gap in publications	5
Phenology and temperature are the main drivers shaping the detection probability of the common wall lizard	4
An overview of parental care in the foam-nesting frogs of the genus Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae): current knowledge and future directions	4
Orientation and emigration of larval and juvenile amphibians: selected topics and hypotheses	4
To tag ornot to tag: comparative performance of tagging and photo-identification in a long-term mark-recapture of Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas)	4
Rare genetic admixture and unidirectional gene flow between Vipera aspis and Vipera berus at their contact zone in western France	3
Will climatic changes affect the Vietnamese crocodile lizard? Seasonal variation in microclimate and activity pattern of Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis	3
Factors contributing to the range expansion and population increase of a native generalist species	3
Morphophysiological traits of an amphibian exposed to historical industrial pollution in a Brazilian biodiversity hotspot	3
Genetic divergence of the Sunda ratsnake (Coelognathus subradiatus) across the Lesser Sunda Islands (Squamata: Colubridae)	3
Effect of body size, age and timing of breeding on clutch and egg size of female Eastern Gray Treefrogs, Hyla versicolor	3

Skeletal morphology and fluctuating asymmetry of the European green toad, Bufotes viridis, in contrasting habitats	3
Blood parasites in sympatric lizards: what is their impact on hosts’ immune system?	3
It ain’t easy being orange: lizard colour morphs occupying highly vegetated microhabitats suffer greater ectoparasitism	3
Sex, size and eco-geographic factors affect the feeding ecology of the Iberian adder, Vipera seoanei	3
Comparing activity and space patterns of the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (L., 1758) in a Venice Lagoon wetland area: implications for conservation planning and management	3
Safety in coils: predation rates of ambush hunting rattlesnakes are extremely low	3
The conservation paradox of an introduced population of a threatened species: spadefoot toads in the coastal dunes of the Netherlands	3
The introduction of three cryptic tree frog species in the Dutch coastal dunes challenges conservation paradigms	2
The Horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) on Ibiza: predator release in an invasive population	2
Influence of prey diet quality on predator-induced traits in wood frog tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus)	2
Distribution of tiger salamanders in northern Sonora, Mexico: comparison of sampling methods and possible implications for an endangered subspecies	2
Geographic peculiarities of structure and hemicloning reproduction of Pelophylax esculentus water frog complex (Anura, Ranidae) populations in the East European Plain within Ukraine	2
A revised phylogeny of Alpine newts unravels the evolutionary distinctiveness of the Bosnian alpine newt – Ichthyosaura alpestris reiseri (Werner, 1902)	2
Love is in the air: additional evidence for a volatile sex-attractant pheromone in snakes	2
Thermoregulation in a saxicolous population of the lizard Urosaurus ornatus from the northern Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico	2
Cryptic but direct costs of an epidemic caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the endangered Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus (Amphibia, Caudata)	2
Phylogenetic analysis of the critically endangered Karpathos water frog (Anura, Amphibia): conservation insights from complete mitochondrial genome sequencing	2
Mass-related differences in metabolic rate and fasting endurance explain divergence in seasonal activity of Mediterranean lizards	2
Reproduction probabilities and size distributions of the smooth snake Coronella austriaca in the Netherlands and Norway	2
COI barcoding provides reliable species identification and pinpoints cryptic diversity in Western Palearctic amphibians	2
Size-related boldness is not altered by stomach flushing in a terrestrial salamander	2
Sexual size dimorphism and life history traits in an island-mainland system: an overview of the lizard genus Microlophus	2
Morphological trends and genetic divergence in anacondas, genus Eunectes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes: Boidae)	2
Consequences of hybridization on life history and growth in postmetamorphic Triturus macedonicus	2