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A New Bent-Toed Gecko (Genus Cyrtodactylus) from Southern Palawan Island, Philippines and Clarification of the Taxonomic Status of C. annulatus

scholarly article by Luke J. Welton et al published September 2009 in Herpetologica

A New Gekko from Sibuyan Island, Central Philippines

scholarly article by Rafe M. Brown et al published December 2011 in Herpetologica

A New Gekko from the Babuyan Islands, Northern Philippines

scholarly article by Rafe M. Brown et al published September 2008 in Herpetologica

A New Legless Loam-swimming Lizard (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Genus Brachymeles) from the Bicol Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines

scholarly article by Cameron D. Siler et al published 26 February 2010 in Copeia

A New Species of Fanged Frog, Genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southeast Mindanao Island, Philippines

scholarly article by Cameron D. Siler et al published March 2009 in Herpetologica

A New Species of Limestone-Forest Frog, Genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from Eastern Samar Island, Philippines

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A New Species of Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Panay Island, Philippines

scientific article published in September 2007

A New Species of Scincid Lizard (Genus Sphenomorphus) from Palawan Island, Philippines

scientific article (publication date: March 2010)

A New Species of Stream Frog (Sanguirana) from the Mountains of Luzon Island, Philippines

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A Revised Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles in Camiguin Sur, Misamis Oriental, Mindaanao, Philippines

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

A giant crocodile skull from Cần Thơ, named “Dau Sau”, represents the largest known saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) ever reported from Vietnam

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

A multilocus phylogeny of Podoctidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) and parametric shape analysis reveal the disutility of subfamilial nomenclature in armored harvestman systematics

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A new Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

A new Luperosaurus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sierra Madre of Luzon Island, Philippines

scholarly article by Rafe M Brown et al published 28 February 2007 in The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

A new forest frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: subgenus Tirahanulap) from Leyte and Samar islands, eastern Philippines

scientific article published on 14 August 2020

A new species of Gekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines

scientific article published on 11 March 2010

A new species of Pseudogekko (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Romblon Island Group, Central Philippines

scientific article (publication date: 20 July 2016)

A new species of Tithaeidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) from Mindanao reveals contemporaneous colonisation of the Philippines by Sunda Shelf opiliofauna

scholarly article by Stephanie M. Schmidt et al published 2019 in Invertebrate Systematics

A new species of limestone karst inhabiting forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: subgenus Lupacolus) from southern Luzon Island, Philippines

scientific article (publication date: 25 November 2015)

A new species of limestone-forest frog, genus Platymantis (Amphibia: Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) from central Luzon Island, Philippines

scientific article published on 24 May 2010

A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation

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Additions to Philippine Slender Skinks of the Brachymeles bonitae Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) II: a new species from the northern Philippines

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Amphibians and Reptiles of Cebu, Philippines: The Poorly Understood Herpetofauna of an Island with Very Little Remaining Natural Habitat

scientific article published on 25 September 2016

Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island (Philippines), VII: Herpetofauna of Ilocos Norte Province, Northern Cordillera Mountain Range

scientific article published in June 2012

Amphibians and Reptiles, Luzon Island, Aurora Province and Aurora Memorial National Park, northern Philippines: new island distribution records

scientific article published in March 2011

Amphibians and reptiles, Romblon Island group, central Philippines: comprehensive herpetofaunal inventory

scientific article published in June 2012

Amphibians of the Philippines, Part I: Checklist of the Species

scientific article published on 31 December 2015

An Enigmatic New Species of Blind Snake from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines, with A Synopsis of The Genus Acutotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

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An adaptive radiation of frogs in a southeast Asian island archipelago

scientific article (publication date: September 2013)

An ancient origin for the enigmatic flat-headed frogs (Bombinatoridae: Barbourula) from the islands of Southeast Asia

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An old lineage of Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones) discovered on Mindanao highlights the need for biogeographical research in the Philippines

scholarly article by Ronald M. Clouse et al published April 2011 in Journal of Arachnology

Anuran Diversity and Ecology from Forest Fragments in Cavite Province, Luzon Island, Philippines

Archipelago colonization by ecologically dissimilar amphibians: evaluating the expectation of common evolutionary history of geographical diffusion in co-distributed rainforest tree frogs in islands of Southeast Asia

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Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

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Barcoding Indo-Malayan birds

scientific article published in 2007

Conservation genetics of the Philippine tarsier: cryptic genetic variation restructures conservation priorities for an island archipelago primate

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Cryptic variation and the tragedy of unrecognized taxa: the case of international trade in the spiny turtle Heosemys spinosa (Testudines: Geoemydidae)

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Definition of the Philippine Parachute Gecko, Ptychozoon intermedium Taylor 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae): Redescription, Designation of a Neotype, and Comparisons with Related Species

Did geckos ride the Palawan raft to the Philippines?

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Evolutionary Processes of Diversification in a Model Island Archipelago

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Forgotten gods: Zalmoxidae of the Philippines and Borneo (Opiliones: Laniatores)

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Hope for Threatened Tropical Biodiversity: Lessons from the Philippines

scholarly article by Mary Rose C. Posa et al published 1 March 2008 in BioScience

Impending conservation crisis for Southeast Asian amphibians

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Increasing arboreality with altitude: a novel biogeographic dimension.

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Is chytridiomycosis an emerging infectious disease in Asia?

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Local Demand Drives a Bushmeat Industry in a Philippine Forest Preserve

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Local people value environmental services provided by forested parks

Measuring the meltdown: drivers of global amphibian extinction and decline

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Microhabitats reduce animal's exposure to climate extremes.

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Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships

scientific article (publication date: 25 November 2011)

Multilocus phylogeny and Bayesian estimates of species boundaries reveal hidden evolutionary relationships and cryptic diversity in Southeast Asian monitor lizards

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Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae)

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New Flap-Legged Forest Gecko (Genus Luperosaurus) from the Northern Philippines

scholarly article by Rafe M. Brown et al published June 2011 in Journal of Herpetology

New Forest Gecko (Squamata; Gekkonidae; Genus Luperosaurus) from Mt. Mantalingajan, Southern Palawan Island, Philippines

scholarly article by Rafe M. Brown et al published March 2010 in Journal of Herpetology

New Loam-Swimming Skink, Genus Brachymeles (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Luzon and Catanduanes Islands, Philippines

scholarly article by Cameron D. Siler et al published March 2010 in Journal of Herpetology

New Species of Narrow-Mouthed Frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae; Genus Kaloula) from the Mountains of Southern Luzon and Polillo Islands, Philippines

scientific article published in December 2002

Niche shifts and environmental non-equilibrium undermine the usefulness of ecological niche models for invasion risk assessments

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Philippine Bent-Toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus agusanensis Complex: Multilocus Phylogeny, Morphological Diversity, and Descriptions of Three New Species

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Philippine Frogs of the Genus Leptobrachium (Anura; Megophryidae): Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation, Taxonomic Review, and Descriptions of Three New Species

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Phylogenetic relationships of Ansonia from Southeast Asia inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: systematic and biogeographic implications (Anura: Bufonidae).

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Phylogenetics of fanged frogs: testing biogeographical hypotheses at the interface of the asian and Australian faunal zones

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Phylogeny and biogeography of Philippine bent-toed geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) contradict a prevailing model of Pleistocene diversification

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Phylogeny of Gekko from the Northern Philippines, and Description of a New Species from Calayan Island

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Phylogeny of Philippine slender skinks (Scincidae: Brachymeles) reveals underestimated species diversity, complex biogeographical relationships, and cryptic patterns of lineage diversification

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Phylogeny of the island archipelago frog genus Sanguirana: Another endemic Philippine radiation that diversified 'Out-of-Palawan'.

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Phylogeny-Based Species Delimitation In Philippine Slender Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) III: Taxonomic Revision of the Brachymeles Gracilis Complex, With Descriptions of Three New Species

scientific article published in December 2012

Phylogeny-based species delimitation of southern Philippines bent-toed geckos and a new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago

scientific article published on 5 March 2010

Phylogeography and historical demography of Polypedates leucomystax in the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines: evidence for recent human-mediated range expansion?

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Phylogeography, geographic structure, genetic variation, and potential species boundaries in Philippine slender toads.

scientific article published on 3 July 2011

Rapid Assessment Of Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL) Terrestrial Biodiversity

scientific article published in 2017

Redescription of the rare Philippine false gecko Pseudogekko brevipes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) and description of a new species

scientific article (publication date: 22 September 2015)

Redescriptions of Two Poorly Known Slender Skinks, Brachymeles bicolor and Brachymeles pathfinderi (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from the Philippines

scholarly article by Cameron D. Siler et al published September 2011 in Journal of Herpetology

Species boundaries and cryptic lineage diversity in a Philippine forest skink complex (Reptilia; Squamata; Scincidae: Lygosominae).

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Status and Distribution of Nonmarine Turtles of the Philippines

scholarly article by Arvin C. Diesmos et al published December 2008 in Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Status of Some Philippine Frogs Referred to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae), Description of a New Species, and Resurrection of Rana igorota Taylor 1922

scientific article published in 2000

Stochastic faunal exchanges drive diversification in widespread Wallacean and Pacific island lizards (Squamata: Scincidae:Lamprolepis smaragdina)

Taxonomic Revision of Philippine Sun Skinks (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae: Eutropis), and Descriptions of Eight New Species

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

Taxonomic Revision of thePseudogekko compresicorpusComplex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), With Descriptions of Three New Species

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Taxonomic revision of the semi-aquatic skink Parvoscincus leucospilos (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), with description of three new species

scientific article (publication date: 8 August 2014)

The Phylogenetic Position of the Recently Rediscovered Philippine Forest Turtle (Bataguridae: Heosemys leytensis)

scientific article published on 29 April 2005

The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range

scientific article published on 7 February 2013

The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands

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The challenge of species delimitation at the extremes: diversification without morphological change in philippine sun skinks

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The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

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The curious case of the endemic freshwater crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis as incidental host of marine fish acanthocephalan

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates

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There is no evidence that Podoctidae carry eggs of their own species: Reply to Machado and Wolff (2017).

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Thermal Buffering of Microhabitats is a Critical Factor Mediating Warming Vulnerability of Frogs in the Philippine Biodiversity Hotspot

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Two New Species ofMalayotyphlopsfrom the Northern Philippines, with Redescriptions ofMalayotyphlops luzonensis(Taylor) andMalayotyphlops ruber(Boettger)

scholarly article by Addison H. Wynn et al published March 2016 in Journal of Herpetology

Variation in species richness, composition and herpetological community structure across a tropical habitat gradient of Palawan Island, Philippines

scientific article published on 22 May 2020