List of works - Václav Gvoždík

A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the endangered vipers of the Vipera ursinii complex

scientific article published on 11 December 2011

A new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

A new species of semiarboreal toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

scientific article

A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the montane forest of the Selva Central, Peru

scientific article published on 17 January 2014

A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the mountains of Cameroon and Nigeria

article

An ancient lineage of slow worms, genus Anguis (Squamata: Anguidae), survived in the Italian Peninsula

scientific article

Congolius, a new genus of African reed frog endemic to the central Congo: A potential case of convergent evolution ⬇️

scholarly article published in 2021

Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula

scientific article

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

scholarly article by Jiří Šmíd et al published 24 July 2017 in Zoologica Scripta

Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line

scientific article published on 03 March 2020

First evidence of a paedomorphic population of the smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) in the Czech Republic ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 June 2013

Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of Afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands

scholarly article published in 2021

Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa

scientific article

Giant Tree Frog diversification in West and Central Africa: Isolation by physical barriers, climate, and reproductive traits

scientific article published in 2021

High genetic differentiation within the Hemidactylus turcicus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Levant, with comments on the phylogeny and systematics of the genus ⬇️

scientific article published on 27 May 2011

Idiosyncratic responses to climate-driven forest fragmentation and marine incursions in reed frogs from Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands

scientific article

Incongruence between taxonomy and genetics: three divergent lineages within two subspecies of the rare Transcaucasian rat snake (Zamenis hohenackeri)

scientific article published in 2013

Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche

scientific article published on 21 September 2016

Light shines through the spindrift--phylogeny of African torrent frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Petropedetidae)

scientific article

Mitochondrial phylogeography, contact zones and taxonomy of grass snakes (Natrix natrix,N. megalocephala)

scientific article

Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis

Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

Multilocus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of theHemidactylus robustusspecies group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Yemen and Ethiopia

article

New data on the morphology and distribution of the enigmatic Schouteden’s sun snake, Helophis schoutedeni (de Witte, 1922) from the Congo Basin

scientific article (publication date: 20 January 2014)

New distributional data and genetic variation of <i>Panaspis breviceps</i> (Squamata: Scincidae) indicate a biogeographic connection across the Congo Basin

scientific article published in 2021

No ecological opportunity signal on a continental scale? Diversification and life-history evolution of African true toads (Anura: Bufonidae).

scientific article

Out of Arabia: a complex biogeographic history of multiple vicariance and dispersal events in the gecko genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae).

scientific article

Overseas dispersal ofHyperoliusreed frogs from Central Africa to the oceanic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe

article

Pan-African phylogeography of a model organism, the African clawed frog 'Xenopus laevis'.

scientific article published on 3 February 2015

Phenotypic differentiation of the slow worm lizards (Squamata: <i>Anguis</i>) across their contact zone in Central Europe

scientific article published on 21 December 2021

Phylogeography and postglacial colonization of Central Europe by Anguis fragilis and Anguis colchica

scientific article published in 2017

Pleistocene extinctions and recent expansions in an anguid lizard of the genusPseudopus ⬇️

scientific article published in 2017

Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Sky Islands of the Cameroon Volcanic Line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae:Phrynobatrachus)

scientific article published in July 2013

Sky, sea, and forest islands: Diversification in the African leaf-folding frog Afrixalus paradorsalis (Anura: Hyperoliidae) of the Lower Guineo-Congolian rain forest

scholarly article by Kristin L. Charles et al published 25 June 2018 in Journal of Biogeography

Speciation history and widespread introgression in the European short-call tree frogs (Hyla arborea sensu lato, H. intermedia and H. sarda).

scientific article

Systematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae:Osteocephalus): an Amazonian puzzle

scientific article (publication date: 16 May 2013)

Taxonomy of the GenusOtonycteris(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as Inferred from Morphological and mtDNA Data

The Amphibians of Mount Oku, Cameroon: an updated species inventory and conservation review

scientific article

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

scientific article published on 12 February 2024

The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones

scientific article published in 2021

The status of Leptopelis barbouri Ahl, 1929 and eleven other nomina of the current tree-frog genus Leptopelis (Arthroleptidae) described from East Africa, with a redescription of Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929

scientific article (publication date: 28 April 2014)

Tracing the maternal origin of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) on the northern range margin in Central Europe

scientific article published on 21 April 2018

Two newly recognized species of Hemidactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Arabian Peninsula and Sinai, Egypt

scientific article

Two species of slow worm (Anguis fragilis, A. colchica) present in the Baltic region

scientific article published in 2021

Xenopus fraseri: Mr. Fraser, where did your frog come from?

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

List of works by Václav Gvoždík

A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the endangered vipers of the Vipera ursinii complex

A new minute species of Pristimantis (Amphibia: Anura: Craugastoridae) with a large head from the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park in central Peru, with comments on the phylogenetic diversity of Pristimantis occurring in the Cordillera Yanachaga

A new species of semiarboreal toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the montane forest of the Selva Central, Peru

A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the mountains of Cameroon and Nigeria

An ancient lineage of slow worms, genus Anguis (Squamata: Anguidae), survived in the Italian Peninsula

Congolius, a new genus of African reed frog endemic to the central Congo: A potential case of convergent evolution ⬇️

Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

Evolutionary history of the Cameroon radiation of puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus), with descriptions of two critically endangered new species from the northern Cameroon Volcanic Line

First evidence of a paedomorphic population of the smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) in the Czech Republic ⬇️

Gene flow in phylogenomics: Sequence capture resolves species limits and biogeography of Afromontane forest endemic frogs from the Cameroon Highlands

Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa

Giant Tree Frog diversification in West and Central Africa: Isolation by physical barriers, climate, and reproductive traits

High genetic differentiation within the Hemidactylus turcicus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Levant, with comments on the phylogeny and systematics of the genus ⬇️

Idiosyncratic responses to climate-driven forest fragmentation and marine incursions in reed frogs from Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands

Incongruence between taxonomy and genetics: three divergent lineages within two subspecies of the rare Transcaucasian rat snake (Zamenis hohenackeri)

Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche

Light shines through the spindrift--phylogeny of African torrent frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Petropedetidae)

Mitochondrial phylogeography, contact zones and taxonomy of grass snakes (Natrix natrix,N. megalocephala)

Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis

Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species

Multilocus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of theHemidactylus robustusspecies group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Yemen and Ethiopia

New data on the morphology and distribution of the enigmatic Schouteden’s sun snake, Helophis schoutedeni (de Witte, 1922) from the Congo Basin

New distributional data and genetic variation of <i>Panaspis breviceps</i> (Squamata: Scincidae) indicate a biogeographic connection across the Congo Basin

No ecological opportunity signal on a continental scale? Diversification and life-history evolution of African true toads (Anura: Bufonidae).

Out of Arabia: a complex biogeographic history of multiple vicariance and dispersal events in the gecko genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae).

Overseas dispersal ofHyperoliusreed frogs from Central Africa to the oceanic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe

Pan-African phylogeography of a model organism, the African clawed frog 'Xenopus laevis'.

Phenotypic differentiation of the slow worm lizards (Squamata: <i>Anguis</i>) across their contact zone in Central Europe

Phylogeography and postglacial colonization of Central Europe by Anguis fragilis and Anguis colchica

Pleistocene extinctions and recent expansions in an anguid lizard of the genusPseudopus ⬇️

Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians

Sky Islands of the Cameroon Volcanic Line: a diversification hot spot for puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachidae:Phrynobatrachus)

Sky, sea, and forest islands: Diversification in the African leaf-folding frog Afrixalus paradorsalis (Anura: Hyperoliidae) of the Lower Guineo-Congolian rain forest

Speciation history and widespread introgression in the European short-call tree frogs (Hyla arborea sensu lato, H. intermedia and H. sarda).

Systematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae:Osteocephalus): an Amazonian puzzle

Taxonomy of the GenusOtonycteris(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Plecotini) as Inferred from Morphological and mtDNA Data

The Amphibians of Mount Oku, Cameroon: an updated species inventory and conservation review

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones

The status of Leptopelis barbouri Ahl, 1929 and eleven other nomina of the current tree-frog genus Leptopelis (Arthroleptidae) described from East Africa, with a redescription of Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929

Tracing the maternal origin of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) on the northern range margin in Central Europe

Two newly recognized species of Hemidactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the Arabian Peninsula and Sinai, Egypt

Two species of slow worm (Anguis fragilis, A. colchica) present in the Baltic region

Xenopus fraseri: Mr. Fraser, where did your frog come from?