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List of works by Krystal A. Tolley

A New Species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) from the Northern Albertine Rift, Central Africa

scientific article published in March 2012

A contribution to the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pachydactylus weberi group (Squamata: Gekkonidae): a case of intraspecific colour polymorphism confounding taxonomy

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

A decade of genetic monitoring reveals increased inbreeding for the Endangered western leopard toad, Sclerophrys pantherina

scientific article published in 2022

A dwarf among giants: phylogenetic position of the elusive Angolan Adder (Bitis heraldica) and biogeographic affinities of Angolan Afromontane regions

scientific article published on 8 July 2020

A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

scientific article published on 27 April 2022

A molecular phylogeny for sub-Saharan amphisbaenians

scholarly article by G. John Measey & Krystal A. Tolley published October 2013 in African Journal of Herpetology

A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera

scientific article (publication date: 23 December 2013)

A multilocus phylogeny of the world Sycoecinae fig wasps (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae).

scientific article

A new Dwarf Chameleon (Sauria:BradypodionFitzinger, 1843) from the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa

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A new species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) highlights the biological affinities between the Southern Highlands and Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania ⬇️

scientific article published on 26 December 2015

A new species of Uroplatus (Gekkonidae) from Ankarana National Park, Madagascar, of remarkably high genetic divergence

scientific article published on 7 October 2019

A new species of chameleon (Sanria: Chamaeleonidae:Kinyongia) from the Magombera forest and the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

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A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae:Nadzikambia) from Mount Mabu, central Mozambique

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A new species of tree snake (Dipsadoboa, Serpentes: Colubridae) from ‘sky island’ forests in northern Mozambique, with notes on other members of the Dipsadoboa werneri group

scientific article

A phylogeny and genus-level revision of the African file snakes Gonionotophis Boulenger (Squamata: Lamprophiidae)

scholarly article by Donald G. Broadley et al published 2 January 2018 in African Journal of Herpetology

A revision of Angolan species in the genus Pedioplanis Fitzinger (Squamata: Lacertidae), with the description of a new species

scholarly article published in 2021

African Herald snakes, Crotaphopeltis , show population structure for a widespread generalist but deep genetic divergence for forest specialists ⬇️

scientific article published in 2020

African parasitoid fig wasp diversification is a function of Ficus species ranges

scientific article published on 8 June 2010

An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola

scientific article published in 2022

Analysis of genetic diversity in Rose’s mountain toadlet (Capensibufo rosei) using novel microsatellite markers

Ancient forest fragmentation or recent radiation? Testing refugial speciation models in chameleons within an African biodiversity hotspot

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Ancient habitat shifts and organismal diversification are decoupled in the African viper genusBitis(Serpentes: Viperidae) ⬇️

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scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Biogeographic patterns and phylogeography of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) in an African biodiversity hotspot

scientific article

Burrowing in blindsnakes: A preliminary analysis of burrowing forces and consequences for the evolution of morphology

scientific article published on 05 June 2021

Calibrating the tree of vipers under the fossilized birth-death model

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Chameleons and vineyards in the Western Cape of South Africa: Is automated grape harvesting a threat to the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)?

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Chameleons on the move: survival and movement of the Cape dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion pumilum, within a fragmented urban habitat

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2010

Characterisation of microsatellite markers in the Spotted Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis lineoocellata) shows low levels of inbreeding and moderate genetic diversity on a small spatial scale

Clinging to survival: Critically Endangered Chapman's pygmy chameleon <i>Rhampholeon chapmanorum</i> persists in shrinking forest patches

scientific article published in 2021

Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Albertine Rift: Two new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from an isolated montane forest, south eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

scientific article (publication date: 13 January 2015)

Convergence and vicariance: speciation of chameleons in the Cape Fold Mountains, South Africa, and the description of three new species of Bradypodion Fitzinger, 1843

scientific article published on 2 January 2022

Convergent evolution associated with habitat decouples phenotype from phylogeny in a clade of lizards

scientific article

Corrections to species names recently placed in Kinyongia and Nadzikambia (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)

scientific article (publication date: 15 March 2007)

Cryptic diversity in Rhampholeon boulengeri (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), a pygmy chameleon from the Albertine Rift biodiversity hotspot

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Deconstructing a controversial local range expansion: conservation biogeography of the painted reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) in South Africa

article

Distribution ofBradypodion taeniabronchum(Smith 1831) and other dwarf chameleons in the eastern Cape Floristic Region of South Africa

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Diversification through ecological opportunity in dwarf chameleons

Diversifying into the branches: Species boundaries in African green and bush snakes, Philothamnus (Serpentes: Colubridae)

scientific article published on 23 October 2018

Diving in head first: trade-offs between phenotypic traits and sand-diving predator escape strategy inMerolesdesert lizards

Does diet drive the evolution of head shape and bite force in chameleons of the genus Bradypodion ?

article published in 2016

Eastward from Africa: palaeocurrent-mediated chameleon dispersal to the Seychelles islands

scientific article (publication date: 23 April 2011)

Ecomorphological variation and sexual dimorphism in a recent radiation of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion)

scientific article published on 15 March 2013

Evolutionary relationships, species delimitation and biogeography of Eastern Afromontane horned chameleons (Chamaeleonidae: Trioceros) ⬇️

scientific article

Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique’s sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians

article by Werner Conradie et al published 26 September 2016 in Zoosystematics and Evolution

Extreme Climate-Induced Life-History Plasticity in an Amphibian.

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Fifty Shades of Grey: giving colour to the poorly known Angolan Ashy reed frog (Hyperoliidae: Hyperolius cinereus), with the description of a new species

scientific article (publication date: 27 March 2013)

Frog origins: inferences based on ancestral reconstructions of locomotor performance and anatomy

article published in 2016

Functional divergence between morphs of a dwarf chameleon: differential locomotor kinematics in relation to habitat structure

Genetic and historic evidence for climate-driven population fragmentation in a top cetacean predator: the harbour porpoises in European water

scientific article (publication date: 22 September 2010)

Genetic diversity and differentiation of the Western Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherina) based on mitochondrial and microsatellite markers

Got It Clipped? The Effect of Tail Clipping on Tail Gripping Performance in Chameleons

article published in 2012

Hiding deep in the trees: discovery of divergent mitochondrial lineages in Malagasy chameleons of the Calumma nasutum group ⬇️

scientific article

Horizon scanning for South African biodiversity: A need for social engagement as well as science

scientific article published on 28 September 2019

Impact of species delimitation and sampling on niche models and phylogeographical inference: A case study of the East African reed frog Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931.

scientific article

Impact of temperature on performance in two species of South African dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion pumilum and B. occidentale.

scientific article

Investigating the cause of the disjunct distribution of Amietophrynus pantherinus, the Endangered South African western leopard toad

scholarly article by G. John Measey & Krystal A. Tolley published 20 October 2009 in Conservation Genetics

Is dietary niche breadth linked to morphology and performance in Sandveld lizardsNucras(Sauria: Lacertidae)?

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Is it like night and day? Nocturnal versus diurnal perch use by dwarf chameleons ( Bradypodion pumilum ) ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 September 2022

Is the whole more than the sum of its parts? Evolutionary trade-offs between burst and sustained locomotion in lacertid lizards.

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Large-scale phylogeny of chameleons suggests African origins and Eocene diversification

scientific article (publication date: 22 May 2013)

Linking microhabitat structure, morphology and locomotor performance traits in a recent radiation of dwarf chameleons

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Long-term feeding ecology and habitat use in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from Scandinavian waters inferred from trace elements and stable isotopes.

scientific article

Mind the gaps: investigating the cause of the current range disjunction in the Cape Platanna, Xenopus gilli (Anura: Pipidae).

scientific article

Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (Trachylepis) leads to taxonomic error

scholarly article published in 2022

Molecular phylogeny of the Afroedura nivaria (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) species complex in South Africa provides insight on cryptic speciation.

scientific article

Morphology, ornaments and performance in two chameleon ecomorphs: is the casque bigger than the bite?

scientific article

Morphometric analysis of chameleon fossil fragments from the Early Pliocene of South Africa: a new piece of the chamaeleonid history

scientific article

Multiple paternity and sperm storage in the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)

New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) for northern Mozambique inselbergs

scholarly article by Werner Conradie et al published 2 January 2018 in African Journal of Herpetology

Out on a limb: female chameleons (Bradypodion pumilum) position themselves to minimise detection, whereas males maximise mating opportunity

scholarly article published in 2022

Patterns of geographic variation between mitochondrial and nuclear markers in Heaviside's (Benguela) dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2012 - 31 March 2012.

scientific article published on 30 May 2012

Phenotypic and genetic divergence among harbour porpoise populations associated with habitat regions in the North Sea and adjacent seas ⬇️

scientific article published on February 2, 2012

Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae).

scientific article published in February 2004

Phylogeny and phylogeography of chelonians from sub-Saharan Africa—A review of current knowledge in tribute to Margaretha D. Hofmeyr ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 October 2022

Phylogeography of the Clicking Stream FrogStrongylopus grayii(Anura, Pyxicephalidae) reveals cryptic divergence across climatic zones in an abundant and widespread taxon

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Phylogeography of the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans) reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia in southern Africa

scientific article

Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters.

scientific article

Potential effects of predicted climate change on the endemic South African Dwarf Chameleons,Bradypodion

scholarly article by Darren T. Houniet et al published January 2009 in African Journal of Herpetology

Pygmy chameleons of the Rhampholeon platyceps compex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae): Description of four new species from isolated ‘sky islands’ of northern Mozambique

scientific article (publication date: 6 June 2014)

Red List assessments of East African chameleons: a case study of why we need experts

article by Angelique Hjarding et al published 10 July 2014 in Oryx

Rediscovery, range extension, habitat and phylogenetic relation of the endemic Scaled Sandveld Lizard Nucras scalaris Laurent, 1964 (Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Angolan plateau

scientific article published on 8 July 2020

Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola

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Rise of oceanographic barriers in continuous populations of a cetacean: the genetic structure of harbour porpoises in Old World waters

scientific article

Sequential Fragmentation of Pleistocene Forests in an East Africa Biodiversity Hotspot: Chameleons as a Model to Track Forest History ⬇️

scientific article published on October 28, 2011

Sexual dimorphism in bite performance drives morphological variation in chameleons.

scientific article published on 27 January 2014

Shifts to open access with high article processing charges hinder research equity and careers

scientific article published in 2023

Slow but tenacious: an analysis of running and gripping performance in chameleons.

scientific article published on 29 November 2012

Speciation and radiations track climate transitions since the Miocene Climatic Optimum: a case study of southern African chameleons

Stable climate corridors promote gene flow in the Cape sand snake species complex (Psammophiidae)

scientific article published in 2021

Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae).

scientific article

Taxonomy of the Capensibufo rosei group (Anura: Bufonidae) from South Africa ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 15 February 2017)

Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

Temporal changes in allelic variation among Cape Dwarf Chameleons,Bradypodion pumilum, inhabiting a transformed, semi-urban wetland

The Angolan bushveld lizards, genus Heliobolus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Lacertidae): Integrative taxonomy and the description of two new species

scientific article published in 2022

The Global Biogeography Initiative

scientific article published in 2023

The acute hypoxic ventilatory response: testing the adaptive significance in human populations.

scientific article published in March 2005

The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

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The effects of substratum on locomotor performance in lacertid lizards

The phylogenetic position and diversity of the enigmatic mongrel frog Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 (Amphibia, Anura).

scientific article

The potential for predicted climate shifts to impact genetic landscapes of lizards in the South African Cape Floristic Region

scientific article

The relationship between cranial morphology, bite performance, diet and habitat in a radiation of dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion)

Using Red List Indices to monitor extinction risk at national scales

scientific article published on 16 December 2022

Women in biogeography

scientific article published in 2021

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