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List of works by Franco Andreone

A New Species of Putatively Pond Breeding Frog of the Genus Guibemantis from Southeastern Madagascar

scientific article published on 18 December 2012

A bioacoustic study onPelobates fuscus insubricus(Amphibia, Pelobatidae)

scientific article published in 1990

A karyological study of three typhlopid species with some inferences on chromosome evolution in blindsnakes (Scolecophidia)

scientific article published in 2016

A montane amphibian and its feeding habits:Salamandra lanzai(Caudata, Salamandridae) in the Alps of northwestern Italy

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

scientific article

A new frog of the genus Mantidactylus from the rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar, and its karyological affinities

scholarly article by Franco Andreone et al published 1 July 2003 in Amphibia-Reptilia

A new riparian Mantidactylus (Brygoomantis) frog from the Tsaratanana and Manongarivo Massifs in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2018

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

A new treefrog species of the genus Boophis (Anura: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) with dermal fringes from Madagascar

A phylogenetic analysis of cordyliformes (Reptilia: Squamata): comparison of molecular and karyological data

scientific article

A review of the international trade in amphibians: the types, levels and dynamics of trade in CITES-listed species

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A review of the taxonomy and osteology of the <i>Rhombophryne</i> <i>serratopalpebrosa</i> species group (Anura: Microhylidae) from Madagascar, with comments on the value of volume rendering of micro-CT data to taxonomists

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 02 March 2019

Active ion transport and morphofunctional organization in the skin of the alpine newt,Triturus alpestrisduring the life cycle

scientific article published in 1993

Adaptation of the reproductive cycle in Triturus alpestris apuanus to an unpredictable habitat

article published in 1992

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

Age structure in the false tomato frogDyscophus guinetifrom eastern Madagascar compared to the closely relatedD. antongilii(Anura, Microhylidae)

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

Amphibians and reptiles of the Ankaratra Massif: Reproductive diversity, biogeography and conservation of a montane fauna in Madagascar

scholarly article by Miguel Vences et al published January 2002 in Italian Journal of Zoology

Ancient tetraploidy and slow molecular evolution in Scaphiophryne: ecological correlates of speciation mode in Malagasy relict amphibians

scientific article

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

Beautiful bright belly: A distinctive new microhylid frog (Amphibia: Stumpffia) from eastern Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 26 February 2015)

Breeding dynamics of Triturus carnifex at a pond in northwestern Italy (Amphibia, Urodela, Salamandridae)

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Capture-recapture study of Mantidactylus microtympanum (Anura, Ranidae, Mantellinae) from the Andohahela low altitude rainforest, south-eastern Madagascar

scholarly article by Franco Andreone published 1 January 1998 in Amphibia-Reptilia

Case solved: presence of toxin-secreting oral glands in the lamprophiid snake Mimophis mahfalensis (Grandidier, 1867) from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2014

Chromosomal Rearrangements Occurred Repeatedly and Independently during Species Diversification in Malagasy Geckos, GenusParoedura

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Chromosomal rearrangements occurred repeatedly and independently during species diversification in Malagasy geckos, genus Paroedura

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2013

Chromosome Data for Malagasy Poison Frogs (Amphibia: Ranidae: Mantella) and Their Bearing on Taxonomy and Phylogeny

scholarly article by Gaetano Odierna et al published May 2001 in Zoological Science

Chromosome evolution in pseudoxyrhophiine snakes from Madagascar: a wide range of karyotypic variability

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Clash of the Venomous: Predation of a CentipedeCormocephalus(Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) by a Black WidowLatrodectus(Araneae: Theridiidae) in Madagascar

Conservation priorities and potential threats influencing the hyper‐diverse amphibians of Madagascar

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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

Corrigendum to: “The Italian batrachofauna and its conservation status: a statistical assessment” [Biological Conservation 96 (2000) 197–208]

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Crossroads of herpetological diversity: Survey work for an integrated conservation of amphibians and reptiles in northern Madagascar

scholarly article by Franco Andreone published January 2004 in Italian Journal of Zoology

Does selective wood exploitation affect amphibian diversity? The case of An'Ala, a tropical rainforest in eastern Madagascar

scholarly article by Denis Vallan et al published October 2004 in Oryx

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

Evidence for a remarkable stasis of chromosome evolution in Malagasy treefrogs (Boophis, Mantellidae)

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Extinction risks and the conservation of Madagascar's reptiles

scientific article

First Reports of Leech Parasitism in Malagasy Anurans

article by Ricardo Rocha et al published July 2012 in Comparative Parasitology

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

Genetic variation of an endangered Malagasy frog, Mantella cowani, and its phylogeographic relationship to the widespread M. baroni

Giant and long-lived? Age structure in Macroscincus coctei, an extinct skink from Cape Verde

scholarly article by Franco Andreone & Fabio Guarino published 1 October 2003 in Amphibia-Reptilia

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

scientific article published on 3 October 2023

Growth and Longevity by Skeletochronological Analysis in Mantidactylus microtympanum, a Rain-Forest Anuran from Southern Madagascar

article

Hemodynamic and renal effects of ascites apheresis, concentration and reinfusion in advanced cirrhosis

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

Italian natural history museums on the verge of collapse?

scientific article

Karyological evolution and systematics of Malagasy microhylid frogs

scientific article published in 2007

Lista ragionata di nomi comuni degli anfibi e dei rettili italiani

article published in 2001

Living at high altitude: testing the effects of life history traits upon the conservation of Salamandra lanzai (Amphibia, Salamandridae)

scientific article published in 2004

Living at high altitude: testing the effects of life history traits upon the conservation of Salamandra lanzai (Amphibia, Salamandridae)

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

Longevity in Calumma parsonii, the World's largest chameleon

scientific article

Lost species, neglected taxonomy, and the role of natural history collections and synonymization in the identification of the World’s forgotten biodiversity

scientific article published in 2024

Madagascar: Risk review is under way for invasive toad

scientific article

Malagasy scincid lizards: descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae)

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Mitochondrial evidence for distinct phylogeographic units in the endangered Malagasy poison frog Mantella bernhardi

scientific article published in May 2006

Mitochondrial introgressive hybridization following a demographic expansion in the tomato frogs of Madagascar, genus Dyscophus

scientific article

Molecular and bioacoustic divergence in Mantidactylus granulatus and M. zavona n.sp. (Anura: Mantellidae): bearings for the biogeography of northern Madagascar

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2003

Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and chromosome evolution of Malagasy dwarf geckos of the genusLygodactylus(Squamata, Gekkonidae)

scholarly article by Marcello Mezzasalma et al published 4 July 2016 in Zoologica Scripta

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

N-mixture models reliably estimate the abundance of small vertebrates.

scientific article published on 9 July 2018

Natural history and larval morphology of Boophis occidentalis (Anura: Mantellidae: Boophinae) provide new insights into the phylogeny and adaptive radiation of endemic Malagasy frogs

scholarly article by Franco Andreone et al published August 2002 in Journal of Zoology

Natural history: save Italy's museums

scientific article published in January 2015

New Rain-Forest Species of Pseudoxyrhopus Günther (Squamata: Colubridae) from Northern Madagascar

article

New records, distribution and conservation of Mantella bernhardi, an Endangered frog species from south-eastern Madagascar

article

On the edge of extinction? The spadefootPelobates fuscusinsubricus in the Po Plain, and a glimpse at its conservation biology

scientific article published in 2004

On the edge of extinction? The spadefootPelobates fuscusinsubricus in the Po Plain, and a glimpse at its conservation biology

Patterns of amphibian and reptile diversity at Berara Forest (Sahamalaza Peninsula), NW Madagascar

scholarly article by Franco Andreone et al published January 2001 in Italian Journal of Zoology

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

Predation on the treefrog Boophis rufioculis (Anura, Mantellidae) by the freshwater crab Hydrothelphusa sp. (Decapoda, Potamonautidae) in Madagascar

Rapid sexual maturity and short life span in the blue-legged frog and the rainbow frog from the arid Isalo Massif, southern-central Madagascar

scientific article published on 3 November 2010

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

scientific article

Recurrent ecological adaptations revealed through a molecular analysis of the secretive cophyline frogs of Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: February 2005)

Rediscovery of the enigmatic blind snake genus Xenotyphlops in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

scientific article (publication date: February 2007)

Report of opportunistic feeding habits by Vences’ river crabHydrothelphusa vencesi(Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)

article published in 2015

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 of the Boophis majori group (Amphibia: Mantellidae) from Madagascar, with descriptions of five new species

scientific article (publication date: December 2001)

Sexual selection and facultative paedogenesisin the Alpine Newt, Triturus alpestris apuanus (Bonaparte, 1839)

scientific article published in 1997

Some remarkable specimens of the giant cape verde skink,macroscincus coctei(Duméril & Bibron, 1839), with notes about its distribution and causes of its possible extinction

scholarly article by Franco Andreone & Elena Gavetti published January 1998 in Italian Journal of Zoology

Spatial Ecology of an Arboreal Iguana (Oplurus cyclurus) in a Treeless Landscape

scientific article published on 13 October 2023

Spatial Ecology ofScaphiophryne gottlebeiin the Canyons of the Isalo Massif, Madagascar

Species Review of Amphibian Extinction Risks in Madagascar: Conclusions from the Global Amphibian Assessment

scientific article (publication date: December 2005)

Species boundaries in Malagasy snakes of the genus Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Colubridae sensu lato) assessed by nuclear and mitochondrial markers

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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 Italian batrachofauna and its conservation status: a statistical assessment

article

The amphibians of Ranomafana rain forest, Madagascar – preliminary community analysis and conservation considerations

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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 challenge of conserving amphibian megadiversity in Madagascar

scientific article

The common chameleonChamaeleo chamaeleonin southern Italy: evidence for allochthony of populations in Apulia and Calabria (Reptilia: Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)

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

scientific article

Threatened and extinct amphibians and reptiles in Italian natural history collections are useful conservation tools

scientific article published in 2022

Threatened by Legislative Conservationism? The Case of the Critically Endangered Aeolian Lizard

scientific article published in 2017

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

scientific article published on 20 January 2022

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

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Unusual karyotype in the Malagasy colubrid snake Mimophis mahfalensis

Variations in age, size at maturity and gestation duration among two neighbouring populations of the alpine salamander (Salamandra lanzai)

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Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory

scientific article

Voice of a giant: bioacoustic data for Mantidactylus guttulatus (Amphibia: Mantellidae)

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

scientific article

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

scholarly article published in 2022

Italian natural history museums need specimen digitization and much more: a reply to Benvenuti et al. ⬇️

scientific article published on 22 December 2022

Reconnecting research and natural history museums in Italy and the need of a national collection biorepository

scientific article published on 08 June 2022

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