Herpetozoa

Papers
(The TQCC of Herpetozoa 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Taxonomic reassessment of the poorly known microhylid, Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 198013
A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China11
On the thermal ecology of two coexisting lizard species (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in a hot and dry area of Bulgaria8
The advertisement calls of Pristimantis galdi Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 and Pristimantis katoptroides (Flores, 1988) (Anura, Strabomantidae)8
Occurrence and status of the European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis hellenica (Valenciennes, 1833), on Aegean and Ionian Islands (Greece, Turkey)7
A new record of the Greek frog at the northern border of the species area7
Molecular phylogeny of Lytorhynchus diadema (Reptilia, Colubridae) populations in Saudi Arabia6
First description of the female of Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis Liu & Rao, 2021, with extended diagnosis of this species (Squamata, Gekkonidae)5
Eat or be eaten? An observation of Podarcis erhardii consuming Scolopendra cingulata from Andros Island, Cyclades, Greece5
Diet of the exotic Madeiran wall lizard: first insights into trophic interactions in an Atlantic seabird sanctuary5
Expanding habitat suitability under changing climate and land use may drive rapid expansion of Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) in Bangladesh5
A novel species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from southern Mexico4
First record of Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Hainan Island, China4
Description of the antipredatory head-wobble behaviour in Chilean rear-fanged snakes Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835 and Tachymenis chilensis coronellina Werner, 1898 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)4
Body size and body condition in the nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes): effects of sex and populations3
Melanism in the grass snake Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania3
Multimale breeding aggregations by “many-friends” snakes: courtship behaviours by Malagasy Pseudoxyrhophiine snakes, Dromicodryas bernieri and D. quadrilineatus, and their sexual size dimorphism3
Description of the advertisement call of Boulenophrys nanlingensis (Anura, Megophryidae), with a case of individual identification using its dorsum pattern3
A new endemic insular species of the genus Colubroelaps (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubroidea) from Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam3
The Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae), in Albania3
A new endemic karst-associated species of lance-headed pit viper (Squamata, Viperidae, Protobothrops) from Laos3
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangdong Province, China3
Turtles and ice: winter activity in non-native turtles in Romania3
A tale about vipers’ tails: phylogeography of black-tailed rattlesnakes3
Movement patterns and habitat use within the home range of the Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) prior to hibernation2
Lurking in the depth: Pond depth predicts microhabitat selection by Rhinella icterica (Anura: Bufonidae) tadpoles at two different sampling scales2
Selection of substrate type, substrate color, and vegetation by tadpoles of Dryophytes plicatus2
Geographic distribution of the rare and endangered Telmatobufo venustus (Philippi, 1899) (Anura, Calyptocephalellidae), with the description of a new locality and comments on the type locality2
New record of the viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara (Jacquin, 1787) in Hungary2
An updated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Nayarit, Mexico with conservation status and comparison with adjoining States2
Two new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Tropidodipsas (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from southern Mexico, with notes on related species2
Earthworms as a prey source for the insular snake Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)2
Three brown frog species in Denmark have different abilities to colonise new ponds2
First record of Hoplobatrachus litoralis Hasan, Kuramoto, Islam, Alam, Khan & Sumida, 2012 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from China2
Origins and taxonomic status of Hemidactylus geckos on the Îles Éparses of the Western Indian Ocean2
Taxonomic status of Lycodon subcinctus sensu lato in China (Serpentes, Colubridae)2
Anti-predator behaviour of Rhinella major (Müller and Hellmich 1936), with insights into the Rhinella granulosa group2
Rediscovery and redescription of Ixalus garo Boulenger, 1919, and Ixalus kempiae Boulenger, 1919, with a reassessment of the taxonomic status of Raorchestes cangyuanensis Wu, Suwannapoom, Xu, Murphy &2
Phylogenetic position of Odorrana macrotympana (Yang, 2008) (Anura, Ranidae) and extension of its geographical distribution2
Developmental anomalies in the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Colubridae) from Poland2
The first record of the rarely observed rat snake, Elaphe urartica Jablonski et al., 2019 (Squamata, Colubridae) for Iraq2
Phylogeographic pattern and taxonomic revision of the Kaloula baleata species complex (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) with description of two new species from Indochina2
Vocalizations of Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849): The repertoire of a resilient species that whispers not to disappear2
First country record of the fanged frog Limnonectes nguyenorum McLeod, Kurlbaum & Hoang, 2015 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) in China2
New records of Darevskia praticola at the northern limit of its distribution range in Romania2
On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)2
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