List of works - Angelica Crottini

A morphological reappraisal of Tubifex blanchardi Vejdovský, 1891 (Clitellata: Tubificidae)

scientific article published in 2009

A multigene species tree for Western Mediterranean painted frogs (Discoglossus).

scientific article published on 26 May 2012

A multilocus phylogeny of Malagasy scincid lizards elucidates the relationships of the fossorial genera Androngo and Cryptoscincus

scientific article published on 29 May 2009

A new Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) frog species from the pinnacle karst of Bemaraha, western Madagascar

scientific article

A new species of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) from the Sahamalaza Peninsula, northwest Madagascar, with acoustic monitoring of its nocturnal calling activity

scientific article published on 18 August 2014

A new stump-toed frog from the transitional forests of NW Madagascar (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae, Stumpffia)

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Abundance, distribution and spread of the invasive Asian toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus in eastern Madagascar

scientific article published on 02 March 2019

Age structure and growth in a population of Pelobates varaldii (Anura, Pelobatidae) from northwestern Morocco

Alike but different: the evolution of the Tubifex tubifex species complex (Annelida, Clitellata) through polyploidization

scientific article

Amphibian survey and current absence ofBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis(Bd) in Ivoloina Park, Toamasina (eastern Madagascar)

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

scientific article

An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2022

Another step through the crux: a new microendemic rock-dwelling Paroedura (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from south-central Madagascar

scientific article published on 4 October 2023

Anthropogenic landscape change and amphibian diversity in tropical montane biodiversity hotspots: insights from satellite remote sensing in the Madagascar highlands

scientific article published on 30 November 2023

Choice of climate data influences current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Completing a taxonomic puzzle: integrative review of geckos of the Paroedura bastardi species complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) ⬇️

Computational molecular species delimitation and taxonomic revision of the gecko genus Ebenavia Boettger, 1878

scientific article published in 2018

Consistency of Published Results on the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Madagascar: Formal Comment on Kolby et al. Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild A

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi.

scientific article

Does spatial sorting occur in the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar? Insights into the invasion unveiled by morphological analyses

scientific article published on 26 August 2021

Food load manipulation ability shapes flight morphology in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera

scientific article

Fossorial but widespread: the phylogeography of the common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus), and the role of the Po Valley as a major source of genetic variability

scientific article

Gray versus yellow ventral coloration: Identity, distribution, color polymorphism and molecular relationships of the microhylid frog Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003

scientific article published on 3 October 2023

High interannual variability of a climate-driven amphibian community in a seasonal rainforest

Influence of environmental conditions on the distribution of Central Asian green toads with three ploidy levels

scientific article published in 2011

Integrated operational taxonomic units (IOTUs) in echolocating bats: a bridge between molecular and traditional taxonomy

scientific article

Integrative revision of the Blommersia wittei complex, with description of a new species of frog from western and north-western Madagascar

scientific article published in 2023

Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus madagascariensis group reveals an unexpected diversity of little brown geckos in Madagascar’s rainforest ⬇️

journal article from 'Zootaxa' published in 2022

Karyological evidence for diversification of Italian slow worm populations (Squamata, Anguidae)

scientific article published on 23 September 2013

Living within fallen palm leaves: the discovery of an unknown Blommersia (Mantellidae: Anura) reveals a new reproductive strategy in the amphibians of Madagascar.

scientific article

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities

scientific article published on 2 December 2022

Microscopic and molecular characterization of Hepatozoon domerguei (Apicomplexa) and Foleyella furcata (Nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from Madagascar

scientific article

Mitochondrial Introgression, Color Pattern Variation, and Severe Demographic Bottlenecks in Three Species of Malagasy Poison Frogs, Genus Mantella

scientific article published on 23 April 2019

Mitochondrial diversity of Western spadefoot toads, Pelobates cultripes, in northwestern Spain

Molecular phylogeography of a widespread Malagasy leaf chameleon species, Brookesia superciliaris ⬇️

scientific article published in 2010

Molecular systematics of the subgenus Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) with description of a new subspecies

scientific article published on 30 April 2024

Molecular taxonomic identification and species-level phylogeny of the narrow-mouthed frogs of the genus <i>Rhombophryne</i> (Anura: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2022

Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Morphology and molecules reveal two new species of the poorly studied gecko genus Paragehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar

article

Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the Pyxicephalidae, an African endemic clade of frogs

scholarly article by Arie van der Meijden et al published April 2011 in African Journal of Herpetology

Nine microsatellite loci for the Malagasy Poison Frogs (Mantella)

Non-native populations and global invasion potential of the Indian bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus: a synthesis for risk-analysis

scientific article published on 10 September 2020

Occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Tensift region, with comments on its spreading in Morocco ⬇️

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in the common spadefoot toad, Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Pelobatidae), reveals evolutionary history, postglacial range expansion and secondary contact

Phylogeography of the poison frogMantella viridis(Amphibia: Mantellidae) reveals chromatic and genetic differentiation across ecotones in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2012

Pre-emptive national monitoring plan for detecting the amphibian chytrid fungus in Madagascar

scientific article published on 21 September 2013

Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae).

scientific article

Report of agonistic interaction in Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis (Anura, Mantellidae)

scientific article published in 2020

Report on the life colouration of the enigmatic burrowing skink Voeltzkowia rubrocaudata (Grandidier, 1869) from southwestern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published in 2012

Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. corvus, and description of Gephyromantis kintana sp. nov. from the Isalo Massif, western Madagascar

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Resurrection and re-description of Plethodontohyla laevis (Boettger, 1913) and transfer of Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) to the genus Plethodontohyla (Amphibia, Microhylidae, Cophylinae)

scientific article published in 2018

Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species

scientific article (publication date: 24 March 2015)

Slow and steady wins the race: Diversification rate is independent from body size and lifestyle in Malagasy skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Scincinae)

Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus)

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Taxonomizing a truly morphologically cryptic complex of dwarf geckos from Madagascar: molecular evidence for new species-level lineages within the Lygodactylus tolampyae complex

scientific article published on 13 June 2024

The amphibians of the relict Betampona low-elevation rainforest, eastern Madagascar: an application of the integrative taxonomy approach to biodiversity assessments

scholarly article by Gonçalo M. Rosa et al published 12 April 2012 in Biodiversity and Conservation

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 evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities

scientific article published on 01 January 2022

The recently discovered Principe Scops-owl is highly threatened: distribution, habitat associations, and population estimates

The world in a river? A preliminary analysis of the 16S rDNA variability of Tubifex species (Clitellata: Tubificidae) from the Lambro River

scientific article published on 24 June 2008

Toad invasion of Malagasy forests triggers severe mortality of a predatory snake

scientific article published on 20 January 2022

Toward a resolution of a taxonomic enigma: First genetic analyses of Paradoxornis webbianus and Paradoxornis alphonsianus (Aves: Paradoxornithidae) from China and Italy

article

Tracing a toad invasion: lack of mitochondrial DNA variation, haplotype origins, and potential distribution of introduced Duttaphrynus melanostictus in Madagascar

article

Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas

Vertebrate time-tree elucidates the biogeographic pattern of a major biotic change around the K-T boundary in Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 3 April 2012)

When camouflage fails: Predation of a huntsman spider Damastes sp. (Araneae: Sparassidae) on a stick insect Antongilia sp. (Phasmatodea: Bacillidae: Antongiliinae) from Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published in 2018

Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar.

scientific article

A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus

scholarly article published in 2022

Comparative cytogenetics on eight Malagasy Mantellinae (Anura, Mantellidae) and a synthesis of the karyological data on the subfamily ⬇️

scholarly article published in 2022

List of works by Angelica Crottini

A morphological reappraisal of Tubifex blanchardi Vejdovský, 1891 (Clitellata: Tubificidae)

A multigene species tree for Western Mediterranean painted frogs (Discoglossus).

A multilocus phylogeny of Malagasy scincid lizards elucidates the relationships of the fossorial genera Androngo and Cryptoscincus

A new Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) frog species from the pinnacle karst of Bemaraha, western Madagascar

A new species of the Boophis rappiodes group (Anura, Mantellidae) from the Sahamalaza Peninsula, northwest Madagascar, with acoustic monitoring of its nocturnal calling activity

A new stump-toed frog from the transitional forests of NW Madagascar (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae, Stumpffia)

Abundance, distribution and spread of the invasive Asian toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus in eastern Madagascar

Age structure and growth in a population of Pelobates varaldii (Anura, Pelobatidae) from northwestern Morocco

Alike but different: the evolution of the Tubifex tubifex species complex (Annelida, Clitellata) through polyploidization

Amphibian survey and current absence ofBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis(Bd) in Ivoloina Park, Toamasina (eastern Madagascar)

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

An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar

Another step through the crux: a new microendemic rock-dwelling Paroedura (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from south-central Madagascar

Anthropogenic landscape change and amphibian diversity in tropical montane biodiversity hotspots: insights from satellite remote sensing in the Madagascar highlands

Choice of climate data influences current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale

Completing a taxonomic puzzle: integrative review of geckos of the Paroedura bastardi species complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) ⬇️

Computational molecular species delimitation and taxonomic revision of the gecko genus Ebenavia Boettger, 1878

Consistency of Published Results on the Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Madagascar: Formal Comment on Kolby et al. Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild A

Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi.

Does spatial sorting occur in the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar? Insights into the invasion unveiled by morphological analyses

Food load manipulation ability shapes flight morphology in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera

Fossorial but widespread: the phylogeography of the common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus), and the role of the Po Valley as a major source of genetic variability

Gray versus yellow ventral coloration: Identity, distribution, color polymorphism and molecular relationships of the microhylid frog Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio &amp; Walvoord, 2003

High interannual variability of a climate-driven amphibian community in a seasonal rainforest

Influence of environmental conditions on the distribution of Central Asian green toads with three ploidy levels

Integrated operational taxonomic units (IOTUs) in echolocating bats: a bridge between molecular and traditional taxonomy

Integrative revision of the Blommersia wittei complex, with description of a new species of frog from western and north-western Madagascar

Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus madagascariensis group reveals an unexpected diversity of little brown geckos in Madagascar’s rainforest ⬇️

Karyological evidence for diversification of Italian slow worm populations (Squamata, Anguidae)

Living within fallen palm leaves: the discovery of an unknown Blommersia (Mantellidae: Anura) reveals a new reproductive strategy in the amphibians of Madagascar.

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities

Microscopic and molecular characterization of Hepatozoon domerguei (Apicomplexa) and Foleyella furcata (Nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from Madagascar

Mitochondrial Introgression, Color Pattern Variation, and Severe Demographic Bottlenecks in Three Species of Malagasy Poison Frogs, Genus Mantella

Mitochondrial diversity of Western spadefoot toads, Pelobates cultripes, in northwestern Spain

Molecular phylogeography of a widespread Malagasy leaf chameleon species, Brookesia superciliaris ⬇️

Molecular systematics of the subgenus Gephyromantis (Phylacomantis) with description of a new subspecies

Molecular taxonomic identification and species-level phylogeny of the narrow-mouthed frogs of the genus <i>Rhombophryne</i> (Anura: Microhylidae: Cophylinae) from Madagascar

Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera

Morphology and molecules reveal two new species of the poorly studied gecko genus Paragehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar

Multi-locus phylogeny and evolution of reproductive modes in the Pyxicephalidae, an African endemic clade of frogs

Nine microsatellite loci for the Malagasy Poison Frogs (Mantella)

Non-native populations and global invasion potential of the Indian bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus: a synthesis for risk-analysis

Occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Tensift region, with comments on its spreading in Morocco ⬇️

Phylogeographic patterns of genetic diversity in the common spadefoot toad, Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Pelobatidae), reveals evolutionary history, postglacial range expansion and secondary contact

Phylogeography of the poison frogMantella viridis(Amphibia: Mantellidae) reveals chromatic and genetic differentiation across ecotones in northern Madagascar

Pre-emptive national monitoring plan for detecting the amphibian chytrid fungus in Madagascar

Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana

Reconciling molecular phylogeny, morphological divergence and classification of Madagascan narrow-mouthed frogs (Amphibia: Microhylidae).

Report of agonistic interaction in Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis (Anura, Mantellidae)

Report on the life colouration of the enigmatic burrowing skink Voeltzkowia rubrocaudata (Grandidier, 1869) from southwestern Madagascar ⬇️

Resolving a taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle in mantellid frogs: synonymization of Gephyromantis azzurrae with G. corvus, and description of Gephyromantis kintana sp. nov. from the Isalo Massif, western Madagascar

Resurrection and re-description of Plethodontohyla laevis (Boettger, 1913) and transfer of Rhombophryne alluaudi (Mocquard, 1901) to the genus Plethodontohyla (Amphibia, Microhylidae, Cophylinae)

Revision and phylogeny of narrow-mouthed treefrogs (Cophyla) from northern Madagascar: integration of molecular, osteological, and bioacoustic data reveals three new species

Slow and steady wins the race: Diversification rate is independent from body size and lifestyle in Malagasy skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Scincinae)

Target-enriched DNA sequencing from historical type material enables a partial revision of the Madagascar giant stream frogs (genus Mantidactylus)

Taxonomizing a truly morphologically cryptic complex of dwarf geckos from Madagascar: molecular evidence for new species-level lineages within the Lygodactylus tolampyae complex

The amphibians of the relict Betampona low-elevation rainforest, eastern Madagascar: an application of the integrative taxonomy approach to biodiversity assessments

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

The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities

The recently discovered Principe Scops-owl is highly threatened: distribution, habitat associations, and population estimates

The world in a river? A preliminary analysis of the 16S rDNA variability of Tubifex species (Clitellata: Tubificidae) from the Lambro River

Toad invasion of Malagasy forests triggers severe mortality of a predatory snake

Toward a resolution of a taxonomic enigma: First genetic analyses of Paradoxornis webbianus and Paradoxornis alphonsianus (Aves: Paradoxornithidae) from China and Italy

Tracing a toad invasion: lack of mitochondrial DNA variation, haplotype origins, and potential distribution of introduced Duttaphrynus melanostictus in Madagascar

Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas

Vertebrate time-tree elucidates the biogeographic pattern of a major biotic change around the K-T boundary in Madagascar

When camouflage fails: Predation of a huntsman spider Damastes sp. (Araneae: Sparassidae) on a stick insect Antongilia sp. (Phasmatodea: Bacillidae: Antongiliinae) from Madagascar ⬇️

Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar.

﻿A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus

﻿Comparative cytogenetics on eight Malagasy Mantellinae (Anura, Mantellidae) and a synthesis of the karyological data on the subfamily ⬇️

Gray versus yellow ventral coloration: Identity, distribution, color polymorphism and molecular relationships of the microhylid frog Platypelis mavomavo Andreone, Fenolio & Walvoord, 2003

A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus

Comparative cytogenetics on eight Malagasy Mantellinae (Anura, Mantellidae) and a synthesis of the karyological data on the subfamily ⬇️