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'Barcode fishing' for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

A New Fat Fossorial Frog (Microhylidae: Cophylinae: Rhombophryne) from the Rainforest of the Forêt d'Ambre Special Reserve, Northern Madagascar

scholarly article by Neil D'Cruze et al published June 2010 in Herpetologica

A New Species of Heteroliodon (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Montagne Des Français, far Northern Madagascar

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

scientific article published on 18 December 2012

A New Species of Scaphiophryne from Western Madagascar

scientific article published in May 2005

A comprehensive phylogeny of dwarf geckos of the genus Lygodactylus, with insights into their systematics and morphological variation

scientific article published in 2021

A distinctive new frog species (Anura, Mantellidae) supports the biogeographic linkage of two montane rainforest massifs in northern Madagascar

scholarly article by Mark D. Scherz et al published 15 March 2018 in Zoosystematics and Evolution

A further new species of limbless skink, genusParacontias, from eastern Madagascar

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A likely microendemic new species of terrestrial iguana, genus Chalarodon, from Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 9 April 2015)

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 necessarily complex model to explain the biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar

scientific article

A new Stumpffia (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from the Ranomafana region, south-eastern Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 8 April 2013)

A new arboreal frog of the genus Guibemantis from the southeast of Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae)

scientific article

A new black-bellied snake (Pseudoxyrhophiinae: Liophidium) from western Madagascar, with notes on the genus Pararhadinaea

A new cryptic frog of the genusBoophisfrom the northwestern rainforests of Madagascar

scholarly article by Miguel Vences & Frank Glaw published June 2005 in African Journal of Herpetology

A new cryptic frog species of the Mantidactylus boulengeri group with a divergent vocal sac structure

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A new dwarf chameleon, genus Brookesia, from the Marojejy massif in northern Madagascar

scientific article published on 6 March 2019

A new fossorial frog, genus Rhombophryne, from Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve, Madagascar

scholarly article by Frank Glaw et al published September 2010 in Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologische Reihe

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 frog species of the subgenus Asperomantis (Anura, Mantellidae, Gephyromantis) from the Bealanana District of northern Madagascar

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

A new leaf-tailed gecko of the Uroplatus ebenaui group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar's central eastern rainforests

scientific article (publication date: 21 August 2015)

A new microhylid frog, genus Rhombophryne, from northeastern Madagascar, and a re-description of R. serratopalpebrosa using micro-computed tomography

scientific article (publication date: 10 September 2014)

A new narrow-mouthed frog of the genus Paradoxophyla (Microhylidae: Scaphiophryninae) from Masoala rainforest, northeastern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published on 29 June 2006

A new perspective on the reduction of cephalic scales in fossorial legless skinks (Squamata, Scincidae)

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

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

scientific article published in 2018

A new species of Blaesodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Tsingy limestone outcrops in Namoroka National Park, north-western Madagascar

scientific article

A new species of Heterixalus (Amphibia: Hyperoliidae) from western Madagascar

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2000

A new species of Mantidactylus (subgenus Guibemantis) from Madagascar, with a comparative survey of internal femoral gland structure in the genus (Amphibia: Ranidae: Mantellinae)

scientific article published in 2000

A new species of Pandanus-dwelling frog from northern Madagascar related to Guibemantis pulcher

scientific article published in 2023

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 bright-eyed treefrog (Mantellidae) from Madagascar, with comments on call evolution and patterns of syntopy in the Boophis ankaratra complex

scientific article (publication date: 30 October 2015)

A new species of nocturnal gecko (Paroedura) from karstic limestone in northern Madagascar

scientific article published on 5 November 2014

A new species of smooth-skinned Spinomantis frog (Anura: Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar

scientific article published on 4 September 2017

A new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Anura: Mantellidae) from Pic d’Ivohibe Special Reserve (Madagascar)

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

A new yellow-toed Platypelis species (Anura, Microhylidae, Cophylinae) from the Maroantsetra region, northeastern Madagascar

article by Mark D. Scherz et al published 26 June 2019 in Evolutionary Systematics

A preliminary assessment of genetic divergence and distribution of Malagasy cave fish in the genus Typhleotris (Teleostei: Milyeringidae)

scientific article

A previously unrecognized radiation of ranid frogs in Southern Africa revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences.

scientific article

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

A salamander's toxic arsenal: review of skin poison diversity and function in true salamanders, genus Salamandra

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A simplified molecular method for distinguishing among species and ploidy levels in European water frogs (Pelophylax).

scientific article published on 21 June 2012

A synthetic dodecanolide library for the identification of putative semiochemicals emitted by mantellid frogs.

scientific article

A tiny new species of Platypelis from the Marojejy National Park in northeastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae)

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Acoustic underwater signals with a probable function during competitive feeding in a tadpole

scientific article published on 15 December 2010

Advertisement call and tadpole morphology of the clutch-guarding frog Mantidactylus argenteus from eastern Madagascar

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Aligning conservation priorities across taxa in Madagascar with high-resolution planning tools.

scientific article

Allopatric diversification and evolutionary melting pot in a North African Palearctic relict: The biogeographic history of Salamandra algira

scientific article published on 12 October 2018

Amphibian gut microbiota shifts differentially in community structure but converges on habitat-specific predicted functions.

scientific article published on 15 December 2016

Amphibian skin microbiota exhibits temporal variation in community structure but stability of predicted Bd-inhibitory function.

scientific article

Amphibian skin-associated Pigmentiphaga: Genome sequence and occurrence across geography and hosts

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

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

An endless harvest: integrative revision of the Gephyromantis boulengeri and G. blanci complexes reveals six new species of mantellid frogs from Madagascar ⬇️

scholarly article

An enigmatic new Scaphiophryne toadlet from the rainforests of north-eastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Microhylidae)

scientific article published in 2014

An initial molecular resolution of the mantellid frogs of the Guibemantis liber complex reveals three new species from northern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 April 2023

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

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

scientific article

Are glacial refugia hotspots of speciation and cytonuclear discordances? Answers from the genomic phylogeography of Spanish common frogs

scientific article published on 18 February 2020

Assessing the diversity of phytotelmic frogs along Madagascar&amp;rsquo;s east coast: Redefinition of Guibemantis bicalcaratus (BOETTGER, 1913) and revalidation of Guibemantis methueni (ANGEL, 1929)

scientific article published in 2013

Asymptomatic infection of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in captivity

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Asynchronous colonization of Madagascar by the four endemic clades of primates, tenrecs, carnivores, and rodents as inferred from nuclear genes

scientific article

Back Cover: Volatile Amphibian Pheromones: Macrolides from Mantellid Frogs from Madagascar (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 9/2012)

scientific article published in 2012

Base composition, selection, and phylogenetic significance of indels in the recombination activating gene-1 in vertebrates

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

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

scientific article (publication date: 26 February 2015)

Bioacoustic differentiation in Painted frogs (Discoglossus)

Biogeographic origin and radiation of Cuban Eleutherodactylus frogs of the auriculatus species group, inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences

scientific article published on 23 August 2009

Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 23 August 2010)

Calumma vohibola, a new chameleon species (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the littoral forests of eastern Madagascar

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Characterization of the microbiome of the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar across the expansion range and comparison with a native co-occurring species

scientific article

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

Climatic oscillations triggered post-Messinian speciation of Western Palearctic brown frogs (Amphibia, Ranidae).

scientific article published in February 2003

Cold Code: the global initiative to DNA barcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles

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

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Comparative larval morphology of Madagascan toadlets of the genus Scaphiophryne: phylogenetic and taxonomic inferences

scholarly article by STÉPHANE GROSJEAN et al published November 2007 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Comparative osteology of Malagasy poison frogs of the genus Mantella (Amphibia: Ranidae: Mantellinae) ⬇️

scientific article

Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians

scientific article

Comparative tadpole morphology in three species of frogs of the genus Spinomantis (Amphibia: Mantellidae)

scholarly article in Contributions to Zoology, vol. 75 no. 01-02, 2006

Compatibility of Diatom Valve Records With Sedimentary Ancient DNA Amplicon Data: A Case Study in a Brackish, Alkaline Tibetan Lake

scientific article published in 2022

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

Composition and variation of the skin microbiota in sympatric species of European newts (Salamandridae)

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Composition of the Cutaneous Bacterial Community in Japanese Amphibians: Effects of Captivity, Host Species, and Body Region.

scientific article

Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk

scientific article published on 20 April 2021

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

Cutaneous Bacterial Communities of a Poisonous Salamander: a Perspective from Life Stages, Body Parts and Environmental Conditions.

scientific article

Cytological and molecular analysis in the rare discoglossid species, Alytes muletensis (Sanchiz & Adrover 1977) and its bearing on archaeobatrachian phylogeny

scientific article published in January 2000

Cytosystematics of hyperoliid frogs: Phylogeny ofHeterixalus, low karyotypic variability in hyperoliines and separate phylogenetic position ofLeptopelis

scholarly article by G. Odierna et al published March 2007 in Italian Journal of Zoology

DNA barcoding Madagascar’s amphibian fauna

DNA barcoding amphibians and reptiles

scientific article published on January 2012

DNA barcoding assessment of genetic variation in two widespread skinks from Madagascar, Trachylepis elegans and T. gravenhorstii (Squamata: Scincidae)

scientific article (publication date: 24 January 2014)

DNA metabarcoding reveals fine scale geographical differences of consumed algae in the Galápagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

scientific article published in 2021

Data storage and data re-use in taxonomy—the need for improved storage and accessibility of heterogeneous data

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Deciphering amphibian diversity through DNA barcoding: chances and challenges

scientific article published in October 2005

Deciphering patterns of transoceanic dispersal: the evolutionary origin and biogeography of coastal lizards (Cryptoblepharus) in the Western Indian Ocean region

scholarly article by Sara Rocha et al published January 2006 in Journal of Biogeography

Deep genealogical lineages in the widely distributed African helmeted terrapin: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa subrufa)

scientific article

Defining frontiers in mite and frog alkaloid research.

scientific article published on 23 February 2011

Describing the smaller majority: integrative taxonomy reveals twenty-six new species of tiny microhylid frogs (genus Stumpffia) from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2017

Description of a new Malagasy treefrog (Boophis) occurring syntopically with its sister species, and a plea for studies on non-allopatric speciation in tropical amphibians

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Description of the lucky Cophyla (Microhylidae, Cophylinae), a new arboreal frog from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar

scientific article

Descriptions of the tadpoles of two species of Gephyromantis, with a discussion of the phylogenetic origin of direct development in mantellid frogs

scientific article (publication date: February 2007)

Detectability vs. time and costs in pooled DNA extraction of cutaneous swabs: a study on the amphibian chytrid fungi

article published in 2018

Detection of elusive fire salamander larvae (Salamandra salamandra) in streams via environmental DNA

scientific article published in 2019

Deviant anatomy of the olfactory system of the Malagasy frog Mantidactylus betsileanus (Anura: Mantellidae)

scientific article published in 2014

Diatom metabarcoding and microscopic analyses from sediment samples at Lake Nam Co, Tibet: The effect of sample-size and bioinformatics on the identified communities

scientific article published in 2021

Diet diversity and environment determine the intestinal microbiome and bacterial pathogen load of fire salamanders

scientific article published on 14 October 2021

Discordant patterns of nuclear and mitochondrial introgression in Iberian populations of the European common frog (Rana temporaria).

scientific article published on 8 February 2012

Discovering the silk road: Nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data resolve the phylogenetic relationships among theraphosid spider subfamilies

scientific article

Discovery of skin alkaloids in a miniaturized eleutherodactylid frog from Cuba

scientific article

Disruption of skin microbiota contributes to salamander disease

scientific article published on 22 August 2018

Dissecting the tree of life: the prospect of open-access digital resources in morphology, anatomy and taxonomy in training the next generation of zoologists ⬇️

scientific article published on 6 August 2021

Distinct patterns of desynchronized limb regression in malagasy scincine lizards (squamata, scincidae)

scientific article

Diversity and substrate-specificity of green algae and other micro-eukaryotes colonizing amphibian clutches in Germany, revealed by DNA metabarcoding

scientific article published on 28 June 2021

Diversity of miniaturized frogs of the genus Adelophryne (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae): A new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeast Brazil

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Diversity of the strongly rheophilous tadpoles of Malagasy tree frogs, genus Boophis (Anura, Mantellidae), and identification of new candidate species via larval DNA sequence and morphology

scientific article

Diversity, external morphology and ‘reverse taxonomy’ in the specialized tadpoles of Malagasy river bank frogs of the subgenus Ochthomantis (genus Mantidactylus)

scientific article published on 11 February 2011

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

scientific article (publication date: 23 April 2011)

Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species

scientific article published in 2007

Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species.

scientific article

Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

Estimating Herd Immunity to Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Madagascar Based on the Defensive Function of Amphibian Skin Bacteria

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

European Atlantic: the hottest oil spill hotspot worldwide

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

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Evidence for recent gene flow between north-eastern and south-eastern Madagascan poison frogs from a phylogeography of the Mantella cowani group

scientific article

Evidence of repeated horizontal transfer of sterol C-5 desaturase encoding genes among dikarya fungi

scientific article published in September 2020

Evolutionary significance of oral morphology in the carnivorous tadpoles of tiger frogs, genus Hoplobatrachus (Ranidae)

article published in 2004

Expanding Distribution of Lethal Amphibian Fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

scientific article

Exploring the potential of life-history key innovation: brook breeding in the radiation of the Malagasy treefrog genus Boophis

scientific article published on August 2002

Extended molecular phylogenetics and revised systematics of Malagasy scincine lizards

scientific article

Extinction risks and the conservation of Madagascar's reptiles

scientific article

Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons ⬇️

journal article from 'Scientific Reports' published in 2021

Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

First data on the molecular phylogeography of scincid lizards of the genus Mabuya

scientific article

First detection of the emerging fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivoransin Germany

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First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, based on newly designed COI primers

scientific article

First monogenean flatworm from a microhylid frog host: Kankana, a new polystome genus from Madagascar

scientific article

Flatworms ( Schmidtea nova) prey upon embryos of the common frog ( Rana temporaria) and induce minor developmental acceleration

Forceps delivery of a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from eastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Mantellidae)

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Freshwater vertebrate metabarcoding on Illumina platforms using double-indexed primers of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene

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Frogolide - An Unprecedented Sesquiterpene Macrolactone from Scent Glands of African Frogs

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

Frogs of the genus Platypelis from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar: description of a new species and reports of range extensions

scientific article published on 5 June 2020

From widespread to microendemic: molecular and acoustic analyses show that Ischnocnema guentheri (Amphibia: Brachycephalidae) is endemic to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Functional genomics of abiotic environmental adaptation in lacertid lizards and other vertebrates

scientific article published in 2021

Further investigations on Discoglossus bioacoustics

Gecko phylogeography in the Western Indian Ocean region: the oldest clade of<i>Ebenavia inunguis</i>lives on the youngest island

scientific article published in 2016

Genetic divergence in tropical anurans: deeper phylogeographic structure in forest specialists and in topographically complex regions

Genetic diversity of the mantellid frog Blommersia blommersae , and description of a new anuran species from south-eastern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 March 2023

Genetic diversity, phylogeny and evolution of alkaloid sequestering in Cuban miniaturized frogs of the Eleutherodactylus limbatus group.

scientific article published on 9 May 2013

Genetic identification of units for conservation in tomato frogs, genus Dyscophus

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

Geographical patterns of deep mitochondrial differentiation in widespread Malagasy reptiles

scientific article

Geography-Dependent Horizontal Gene Transfer from Vertebrate Predators to Their Prey

scientific article published on 12 March 2022

Giant dwarfs: discovery of a radiation of large-bodied ‘stump-toed frogs’ from karstic cave environments of northern Madagascar

scholarly article by J. Köhler et al published 27 August 2010 in Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Global diversity of amphibians (Amphibia) in freshwater

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

Gut bacterial communities across tadpole ecomorphs in two diverse tropical anuran faunas.

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Habitat preference modulates trans-oceanic dispersal in a terrestrial vertebrate

scientific article published on 05 June 2019

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

scientific article

High levels of diversity uncovered in a widespread nominal taxon: continental phylogeography of the neotropical tree frog Dendropsophus minutus ⬇️

scientific article

High mitochondrial diversity within and among populations of Malagasy poison frogs

scientific article

High mitochondrial sequence divergence meets morphological and bioacoustic conservatism: Boophis quasiboehmei sp. n., a new cryptic treefrog species from south-eastern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published in 2010

High‐throughput identification of non‐marine Ostracoda from the Tibetan Plateau: Evaluating the success of various primers on sedimentary DNA samples

scholarly article

Host Ecology Rather Than Host Phylogeny Drives Amphibian Skin Microbial Community Structure in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Madagascar

scientific article published on 17 August 2017

Host niche may determine disease-driven extinction risk

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana

scientific article published in June 2015

Hypotheses on rostral shield evolution in fossorial lizards derived from the phylogenetic position of a new species of Paracontias (Squamata, Scincidae)

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Identification and Synthesis of Luteolide, a Highly Branched Macrolide Semiochemical from the Mantellid Frog Gephyromantis luteus

scientific article published on 04 April 2019

Identification and synthesis of macrolide pheromones of the grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis and the frog Spinomantis aglavei.

scientific article published on 12 February 2014

Identification, synthesis and mass spectrometry of a macrolide from the African reed frog Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris.

scientific article

Identifying contact zone hotspots of passerine birds in the Palaearctic region

scientific article published in March 2005

Imperfect isolation: factors and filters shaping Madagascar's extant vertebrate fauna

scientific article

Individual and Geographic Variation of Skin Alkaloids in Three Swamp-Forest Species of Madagascan Poison Frogs (Mantella).

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

Individual and geographic variation of skin alkaloids in three species of Madagascan poison frogs (Mantella).

scientific article published on 15 January 2008

Inferring the shallow phylogeny of true salamanders (Salamandra) by multiple phylogenomic approaches.

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Initial Phylotranscriptomic Confirmation of Homoplastic Evolution of the Conspicuous Coloration and Bufoniform Morphology of Pumpkin-Toadlets in the Genus

Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea

scientific article (publication date: May 2005)

Integrating hybrid zone analyses in species delimitation: lessons from two anuran radiations of the Western Mediterranean

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Integration of molecular, bioacoustical and morphological data reveals two new cryptic species of Pelodytes (Anura, Pelodytidae) from the Iberian Peninsula

scientific article

Integrative evidence confirms new endemic island frogs and transmarine dispersal of amphibians between Madagascar and Mayotte (Comoros archipelago)

scientific article published on 26 April 2019

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

Integrative taxonomic revision of mantellid frogs of the genus Aglyptodactylus (Anura: Mantellidae)

scientific article (publication date: 25 August 2015)

Integrative taxonomy of freshwater ostracodes (Crustacea: Ostracoda) of the Yucatán Peninsula, implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the northern Neotropical region

scientific article published in July 2018

Intercalary elements, treefrogs, and the early differentiation of a complex system in the Neobatrachia

scientific article published in December 2007

Into the Chamber of Horrors: A proposal for the resolution of nomenclatural chaos in the Scaphiophryne calcarata complex (Anura: Microhylidae), with a new species-level phylogenetic hypothesis for Scaphiophryninae

scientific article

Isolation and Identification of Alkaloids from Poisons of Fire Salamanders ( Salamandra salamandra)

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Karyological evolution and systematics of Malagasy microhylid frogs

scientific article published in 2007

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

scientific article (publication date: 22 May 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

Leaping towards a saltatorial lifestyle? An unusually long-legged new species of Rhombophryne (Anura, Microhylidae) from the Sorata massif in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2015

Living quarters of a living fossil-Uncovering the current distribution pattern of the rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) using environmental DNA.

scientific article

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

Low infection prevalence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Chytridiomycetes: Rhizophydiales) in Cuba

scientific article published in 2017

Low mitochondrial divergence of rediscovered southern relict populations of Rana temporaria parvipalmata in Spain

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Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Macrolides and alcohols as scent gland constituents of the Madagascan frog Mantidactylus femoralis and their intraspecific diversity

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Madagascar as a model region of species diversification

scientific article

Mammals and long‐distance over‐water colonization: The case for rafting dispersal; the case against phantom causeways

scientific article published on 2 October 2019

Mass of genes rather than master genes underlie the genomic architecture of amphibian speciation

scientific article published in 2021

Mitigating Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

scientific article published in 2019

Mitochondrial DNA sequence data support the allocation of Greek mainland chameleons to Chamaeleo africanus

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

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

scientific article published in May 2006

Mitochondrial genes reveal cryptic diversity in plant-breeding frogs from Madagascar (Anura, Mantellidae, Guibemantis).

scientific article published on 9 June 2007

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

scientific article

Mitochondrial uniformity in populations of the treefrog Hyla molleri across the Iberian Peninsula

Mitogenome analyses elucidate the evolutionary relationships of a probable Eocene wet tropics relic in the xerophile lizard genus Acanthodactylus

scientific article published on 01 March 2021

Model-based analyses reveal insular population diversification and cryptic frog species in the Ischnocnema parva complex in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. ⬇️

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 cytogenetics and phylogenetic analysis of Brazilian leaf frog species of the genera Phyllomedusa and Phasmahyla (Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae)

article

Molecular identification of birds: performance of distance-based DNA barcoding in three genes to delimit parapatric species

scientific article published in 2009

Molecular identification, description, and phylogenetic implications of the tadpoles of 11 species of Malagasy treefrogs, genusBoophis

article

Molecular phylogenetic evidence for paraphyly of the genus Sooglossus, with the description of a new genus of Seychellean frogs

article

Molecular phylogenetic relationships among species of the Malagasy-Comoran gecko genus Paroedura (Squamata: Gekkonidae).

scientific article published on November 2007

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis

scientific article published on 10 October 2011

Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of Malagasy tenrecs: influence of data partitioning and taxon sampling on dating analyses

scientific article

Molecular phylogeny and diversification of Malagasy bright-eyed tree frogs (Mantellidae: Boophis)

scholarly article by Carl R Hutter et al published October 2018 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Molecular phylogeny and geographic variation of Malagasy iguanas (Oplurus and Chalarodon)

scholarly article by Tobias Münchenberg et al published 1 July 2008 in Amphibia-Reptilia

Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the pseudoxyrhophiine snake genus Liopholidophis (Reptilia, Colubridae): evolution of its exceptional sexual dimorphism and descriptions of new taxa

scholarly article by Frank Glaw et al published July 2007 in Zoologica Scripta

Molecular phylogeny of African hinge-back tortoises (Kinixys): implications for phylogeography and taxonomy (Testudines: Testudinidae)

article

Molecular phylogeny of African hinged and helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelusios and Pelomedusa)

scholarly article by Uwe Fritz et al published November 2010 in Zoologica Scripta

Molecular phylogeny of Malagasy reed frogs, Heterixalus, and the relative performance of bioacoustics and color-patterns for resolving their systematics

scientific article published on 18 July 2007

Molecular phylogeny of hyperoliid treefrogs: biogeographic origin of Malagasy and Seychellean taxa and re-analysis of familial paraphyly

article

Molecular phylogeny, morphology and bioacoustics reveal five additional species of arboreal microhylid frogs of the genus Anodonthyla from Madagascar

scholarly article by Miguel Vences et al published 21 January 2010 in Contributions to Zoology

Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)

scientific article (publication date: 10 November 2015)

Molecular systematics of mantelline frogs from Madagascar and the evolution of their femoral glands

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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

Molecular, morphological and osteological differentiation of a new species of microhylid frog of the genus Stumpffia from northwestern Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 27 September 2013)

Molecules and morphology suggest cryptic species diversity and an overall complex taxonomy of fish scale geckos, genus Geckolepis

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Montane Tadpoles in Madagascar: Molecular Identification and Description of the Larval Stages of Mantidactylus elegans, Mantidactylus madecassus, and Boophis laurenti from the Andringitra Massif

scientific article published in February 2005

More yellow more toxic? Sex rather than alkaloid content is correlated with yellow coloration in the fire salamander

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

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

Morphological and ecological uniformity in the funnel-mouthed tadpoles of Malagasy litter frogs, subgenus Chonomantis

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Morphological and transcriptomic analyses reveal three discrete primary stages of postembryonic development in the common fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra

scientific article published on 5 March 2018

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

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Multi-gene phylogeny of Madagascar's plated lizards, Zonosaurus and Tracheloptychus (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae).

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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

Multigene phylogeny of Malagasy day geckos of the genus Phelsuma

scientific article published on 9 April 2009

Multilocus phylogenetic and geospatial analyses illuminate diversification patterns and the biogeographic history of Malagasy endemic plated lizards (Gerrhosauridae: Zonosaurinae).

scientific article published on 26 February 2015

Multiple colonization of Madagascar and Socotra by colubrid snakes: evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene phylogenies

scientific article (publication date: 22 December 2003)

Multiple overseas dispersal in amphibians

scientific article (publication date: 7 December 2003)

NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)

Natural colonization or introduction? Phylogeographical relationships and morphological differentiation of house geckos (Hemidactylus) from Madagascar

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Natural history and conservation of the rediscovered Hula painted frog, Latonia nigriventer

scholarly article in Contributions to Zoology, vol. 86 no. 1, February 2017

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

New Dwarf Species of Mantidactylus from Northwestern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae)

scientific article published in December 2002

New Metrics for Comparison of Taxonomies Reveal Striking Discrepancies among Species Delimitation Methods in Madascincus Lizards ⬇️

scientific article published on July 12, 2013

New Microhylid Frog (Plethodontohyla) from Madagascar, with Semiarboreal Habits and Possible Parental Care

scientific article published in December 2003

New Microhylid Frog (Plethodontohyla) with a Supraocular Crest from Madagascar

scientific article published in December 2003

New Species of Gephyromantis from Marojejy National Park, Northeast Madagascar

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New Species of the Boophis tephraeomystax Group (Anura: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) from Arid Western Madagascar

New evidence for parallel evolution of colour patterns in Malagasy poison frogs (Mantella).

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New insights into the systematics and molecular phylogeny of the Malagasy snake genus Liopholidophis suggest at least one rapid reversal of extreme sexual dimorphism in tail length

scholarly article by Frank Glaw et al published 5 September 2013 in Organisms Diversity and Evolution

New insights on phylogeography and distribution of painted frogs (Discoglossus) in northern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula

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

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Nidicolous tadpoles rather than direct development in Malagasy frogs of the genusGephyromantis

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Nine microsatellite loci for the Malagasy Poison Frogs (Mantella)

No impact of a short-term climatic "El Niño" fluctuation on gut microbial diversity in populations of the Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

scientific article published on 2 February 2021

Northern origin and diversification in the central lowlands? – Complex phylogeography and taxonomy of widespread day geckos (Phelsuma) from Madagascar

Novel summary metrics for insular biotic assemblages based on taxonomy and phylogeny: Biogeographical, palaeogeographical and possible conservational applications

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Nuclear and mitochondrial multilocus phylogeny and survey of alkaloid content in true salamanders of the genus Salamandra (Salamandridae).

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Nuclear gene phylogeny of narrow-mouthed toads (Family: Microhylidae) and a discussion of competing hypotheses concerning their biogeographical origins

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Freshwater paths across the ocean: molecular phylogeny of the frog Ptychadena newtoni gives insights into amphibian colonization of oceanic islands

scholarly article by G. John Measey et al published 18 September 2006 in Journal of Biogeography

Off the scale: a new species of fish-scale gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Geckolepis) with exceptionally large scales

scientific article (publication date: 2017)

On the shoulders of lemurs: pinpointing the ecotouristic potential of Madagascar's unique herpetofauna

Ontogenetic Development of the Derived Olfactory System of the Mantellid Frog Mantidactylus betsileanus

scientific article published on 16 April 2016

Opening the black box: phylogenetics and morphological evolution of the Malagasy fossorial lizards of the subfamily "Scincinae".

scientific article

Opposing Patterns of Seasonal Change in Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity of Tadpole Assemblages

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Origin of Madagascar's extant fauna: A perspective from amphibians, reptiles and other non‐flying vertebrates

scientific article published in 2004

Out of Asia: mitochondrial DNA evidence for an Oriental origin of tiger frogs, genus Hoplobatrachus

scientific article

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

Patterns of endemism and species richness in Malagasy cophyline frogs support a key role of mountainous areas for speciation

scientific article

Phenotypic plasticity of anuran larvae: environmental variables influence body shape and oral morphology in Rana temporaria tadpoles

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

Phylogenetic relationships of Trachylepis skink species from Madagascar and the Seychelles (Squamata: Scincidae).

scientific article published on 19 February 2013

Phylogenetic relationships of a new species of pseudoxyrhophiine snake (Reptilia: Lamprophiidae: Thamnosophis) suggest a biogeographical link between western and northern Madagascar

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Phylogenomic inference of species and subspecies diversity in the Palearctic salamander genus Salamandra

scientific article published on 30 December 2020

Phylogeny and classification of poison frogs (Amphibia: dendrobatidae), based on mitochondrial 16S and 12S ribosomal RNA gene sequences

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Phylogeny and comparative substitution rates of frogs inferred from sequences of three nuclear genes

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Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos in theUroplatus ebenauigroup

scholarly article by Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina et al published October 2012 in African Journal of Herpetology

Phylogeny and species delimitation of near Eastern Neurergus newts (Salamandridae) based on genome-wide RADseq data analysis

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Phylogeny of Palaearctic wheatears (genus Oenanthe)--congruence between morphometric and molecular data

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Phylogeny of South American and Malagasy Boine Snakes: Molecular Evidence for the Validity of Sanzinia and Acrantophis and Biogeographic Implications

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Phylogeny of dwarf geckos of the genus Lygodactylus (Gekkonidae) in the Western Indian Ocean

scientific article published in 2023

Phylogeny, recombination, and mechanisms of stepwise mitochondrial genome reorganization in mantellid frogs from Madagascar

scientific article published on 7 February 2008

Phylogeographic relationships and shallow mitochondrial divergence of Algerian populations of Salamandra algira

article by Khaled Merabet et al published 17 February 2016 in Amphibia-Reptilia

Phylogeography and phylogenetic relationships of Malagasy tree and ground boas

scholarly article by Pablo Orozco-terWengel et al published 30 October 2008 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Phylogeography of the arid-adapted Malagasy bullfrog, Laliostoma labrosum, influenced by past connectivity and habitat stability

scientific article

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

scientific article published in 2012

Phylotranscriptomic consolidation of the jawed vertebrate timetree.

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Phylotranscriptomic evidence for pervasive ancient hybridization among Old World salamanders

scientific article published on 05 October 2020

Plethodontohyla guentheri, a new montane microhylid frog species from northeastern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2007

Pooling skin swabs does not inhibit qPCR detection of amphibian chytrid infection

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Population diversification in the frog Mantidactylus bellyi on an isolated massif in northern Madagascar based on genetic, morphological, bioacoustic and ecological evidence

scientific article published on 31 March 2022

Population genetic analysis of the recently rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) reveals high genetic diversity and low inbreeding.

scientific article published on 3 April 2018

Post-mating clutch piracy in an amphibian

scientific article published in September 2004

Prodigiosin, Violacein, and Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Widespread Cutaneous Bacteria of Amphibians Can Inhibit Two Batrachochytrium Fungal Pathogens

scientific article published on 9 November 2017

Publisher Correction: Host-associated microbiomes are predicted by immune system complexity and climate

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

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

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

Raising awareness of amphibian Chytridiomycosis will not alienate ecotourists visiting Madagascar

scientific article

Reconciling fossils and molecules: Cenozoic divergence of cichlid fishes and the biogeography of Madagascar

scholarly article by Miguel Vences et al published 21 December 2001 in Journal of Biogeography

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

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Reconstructing evolution at the community level: A case study on Mediterranean amphibians

scientific article published on 21 February 2019

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

scientific article (publication date: February 2005)

Redescriptions of Two Toad Species of the Genus Atelopus from Coastal Venezuela

Rediscovery and Mitochondrial Relationships of the Dendrobatid Frog Colostethus humilis Suggest Parallel Colonization of the Venezuelan Andes by Poison Frogs

Repeated divergence of amphibians and reptiles across an elevational gradient in northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2023

Repositories for Taxonomic Data: Where We Are and What is Missing

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Reproductive phenology of the tomato frog, Dyscophus antongili, in an urban pond of Madagascar's east coast ⬇️

scientific article published on 15 December 2012

Resolving an enigma by integrative taxonomy: Madagascarophis fuchsi (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), a new opisthoglyphous and microendemic snake from northern Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: 20 March 2013)

Resurrection and Redescription of Mantidactylus tricinctus from Eastern Madagascar ⬇️

scientific article published in December 1999

Revealing cryptic diversity using molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography in frogs of the Scinax ruber and Rhinella margaritifera species groups

scientific article published on 23 December 2006

Reversal to air-driven sound production revealed by a molecular phylogeny of tongueless frogs, family Pipidae

scientific article

Review of threatened Malagasy freshwater fishes in zoos and aquaria: The necessity of an ex situ conservation network—A call for action

scientific article published in 2021

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)

Revision of the subgenusChonomantis(Anura: Mantellidae:Mantidactylus) from Madagascar, with description of two new species

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Rivaling the world's smallest reptiles: discovery of miniaturized and microendemic new species of leaf chameleons (Brookesia) from northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2012

Seasonal changes in diet and chemical defense in the Climbing Mantella frog (Mantella laevigata)

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Shedding light on the Imps of Darkness: an integrative taxonomic revision of the Galápagos marine iguanas (genus Amblyrhynchus)

scholarly article

Similar looking sisters: A new sibling species in the Pristimantis danae group from the southwestern Amazon basin (Anura, Strabomantidae)

scientific article published in 2024

Skeletochronological analysis of age structure in populations of four species of Malagasy poisonous frogs, genus Mantella

article

Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil's Atlantic Forest treefrogs

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

Skin microbiota differs drastically between co-occurring frogs and newts

scientific article

Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (Anura: Mantellidae)

scientific article (publication date: 21 September 2012)

Spatial Biodiversity Patterns of Madagascar's Amphibians and Reptiles

scientific article

Spatial and temporal arrival patterns of Madagascar's vertebrate fauna explained by distance, ocean currents, and ancestor type

scientific article (publication date: 3 April 2012)

Speciation in little: the role of range and body size in the diversification of Malagasy mantellid frogs

scientific article

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

article

Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Species delimitation methods put into taxonomic practice: two new Madascincus species formerly allocated to historical species names (Squamata, Scincidae)

scientific article published on 6 December 2016

Species distribution and assembly patterns of frog larvae in rainforest streams of Madagascar

article

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Specific distinctness and biogeography of the dwarf chameleons Brookesia minima, B. peyrierasi and B. tuberculata (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae): evidence from hemipenial and external morphology

scholarly article by Frank Glaw et al published February 1999 in Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Specific distinctness and biogeography of the dwarf chameleons Brookesia minima, B. peyrierasi and B. tuberculata (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae): evidence from hemipenial and external morphology

scholarly article by Frank Glaw et al published February 1999 in Journal of Zoology

Splitting and lumping: An integrative taxonomic assessment of Malagasy chameleons in the Calumma guibei complex results in the new species C. gehringi sp. nov. ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Splitting and lumping: An integrative taxonomic assessment of Malagasy chameleons in the Calumma guibei complex results in the new species C. gehringi sp. nov.

scientific article published in 2017

Stumbling upon a New Frog Species ofGuibemantis(Anura: Mantellidae) on Top of the Marojejy Massif in Northern Madagascar

scientific article published in July 2018

Summer habitat population estimate and body size variation in a high altitude population of Rana temporaria

Sympatric lineages in the Mantidactylus ambreensis complex of Malagasy frogs originated allopatrically rather than by in-situ speciation

scientific article published on 03 December 2019

Systematic revision of the enigmatic Malagasy broad-headed frogs (Laurentomantis Dubois, 1980), and their phylogenetic position within the endemic mantellid radiation of Madagascar

scholarly article in Contributions to Zoology, vol. 70 no. 4, 2002

Systematics of limbless scincid lizards from northern Madagascar: morphology, phylogenetic relationships and implications for classification (Squamata: Scincidae)

scholarly article by Jörn Köhler et al published 10 March 2010 in Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Systematics of the snake genera Stenophis and Lycodryas from Madagascar and the Comoros

scholarly article by Zoltán T. Nagy et al published 16 August 2010 in Zoologica Scripta

Take time to smell the frogs: vocal sac glands of reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) contain species-specific chemical cocktails

scientific article

Tarantula phylogenomics: A robust phylogeny of deep theraphosid clades inferred from transcriptome data sheds light on the prickly issue of urticating setae evolution

scientific article published on 30 July 2019

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

TaxI: a software tool for DNA barcoding using distance methods

scientific article published in October 2005

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

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scientific article published in 2018

Temporal changes in cutaneous bacterial communities of terrestrial- and aquatic-phase newts (Amphibia).

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

Temporal migration patterns and mating tactics influence size-assortative mating in Rana temporaria.

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Ten microsatellite loci for the strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)

article published in 2009

Testing alternative vicariance scenarios in Western Mediterranean discoglossid frogs

scientific article published on April 2004

Testing species-level diversification hypotheses in Madagascar: the case of microendemic Brookesia leaf chameleons

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The Andaman day gecko paradox: an ancient endemic without pronounced phylogeographic structure

scientific article published on 16 July 2020

The Atlas Massif separates a northern and a southern mitochondrial haplotype group of North African water frogs Pelophylax saharicus(Anura: Ranidae) in Morocco

scholarly article by Aziza Lansari et al published 10 November 2015 in Amphibia-Reptilia

The Intestinal Microbiota of Tadpoles Differs from Those of Syntopic Aquatic Invertebrates.

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

The advertisement call, breeding biology, description of the tadpole and taxonomic status of Bufo dombensis, a little-known dwarf toad from southern Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 1999

The amphibians and reptiles of Nosy Be (NW Madagascar) and nearby islands: a case study of diversity and conservation of an insular fauna

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The challenge of conserving amphibian megadiversity in Madagascar

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The complete mitochondrial genomes of the Galápagos iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus and Conolophus subcristatus

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

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The conspicuous postmetamorphic coloration of fire salamanders, but not their toxicity, is affected by larval background albedo

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

The double odyssey of Madagascan polystome flatworms leads to new insights on the origins of their amphibian hosts

scientific article (publication date: 7 May 2009)

The influence of riverine barriers on phylogeographic patterns of Malagasy reed frogs (Heterixalus).

scientific article published on June 2012

The integrative future of taxonomy

scientific article (publication date: 25 May 2010)

The mitochondrial genomes of Atlas Geckos (<i>Quedenfeldtia</i>): mitogenome assembly from transcriptomes and anchored hybrid enrichment datasets

scientific article published in 2017

The mitochondrial genomes of five frog species of the Neotropical genus <i>Ischnocnema</i> (Anura: Brachycephaloidea: Brachycephalidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

The mitochondrial genomes of three species of poison frogs (Anura: <i>Dendrobates</i>)

scientific article published in 2017

The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates

scientific article

The peculiar herpetofauna of some Tsaratanana rainforests and its affinities with Manongarivo and other massifs and forests of northern Madagascar

scholarly article by F. Andreone et al published March 2009 in Italian Journal of Zoology

The rediscovered Hula painted frog is a living fossil.

scientific article

The riverine thruway hypothesis: rivers as a key mediator of gene flow for the aquatic paradoxical frog Pseudis tocantins (Anura, Hylidae)

scientific article published on 15 June 2021

The unexpectedly dull tadpole of Madagascar’s largest frog, Mantidactylus guttulatus ⬇️

scientific article published on 29 December 2016

The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice

scientific article (publication date: 11 April 2017)

The world's richest tadpole communities show functional redundancy and low functional diversity: ecological data on Madagascar's stream-dwelling amphibian larvae

scientific article

Three new species of nocturnal geckos of the Paroedura oviceps clade from xeric environments of Madagascar (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

scientific article

To name or not to name: Criteria to promote economy of change in Linnaean classification schemes

scientific article (publication date: 4 April 2013)

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

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Transcriptomic Signatures of Experimental Alkaloid Consumption in a Poison Frog

scientific article published on 21 September 2019

Transcriptomic and macroevolutionary evidence for phenotypic uncoupling between frog life history phases.

scientific article

Translucent in air and iridescent in water: structural analysis of a salamander egg sac

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Two New Microhylid Frogs of the Genus Rhombophryne with Superciliary Spines from the Tsaratanana Massif in Northern Madagascar

scientific article (publication date: December 2015)

Two new Pandanus frogs (Guibemantis: Mantellidae: Anura) from northern Madagascar

scientific article published in 2018

Two new species of leaf-tailed geckos (<i>Uroplatus</i>) from the Tsaratanana mountain massif in northern Madagascar

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Two new species of polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the anuran host Guibemantis liber

scientific article

Two new species of the Boophis mandraka complex (Anura, Mantellidae) from the Andasibe region in eastern Madagascar

article

Two syntopic and microendemic new frogs of the genusBlommersiafrom the east coast of Madagascar

scholarly article by Miguel Vences et al published October 2010 in African Journal of Herpetology

Underestimation of species richness in neotropical frogs revealed by mtDNA analyses

scientific article

Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species

scientific article published in 2024

Untangling the trees: Revision of the Calumma nasutum complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) ⬇️

Unusual karyotype in the Malagasy colubrid snake Mimophis mahfalensis

Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

scholarly article by Neftalí Sillero et al published 1 January 2014 in Amphibia-Reptilia

Variations on a bauplan: description of a new Malagasy “mermaid skink” with flipper-like forelimbs only (Scincidae,SirenoscincusSakata & Hikida, 2003) ⬇️

scientific article published in December 2012

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

scientific article

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)

Vocalizations in juvenile anurans: common spadefoot toads (Pelobates fuscus) regularly emit calls before sexual maturity

scientific article published on 2 September 2016

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

Volatile amphibian pheromones: macrolides from mantellid frogs from Madagascar

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Weak divergence among African, Malagasy and Seychellois hinged terrapins (Pelusios castanoides, P. subniger) and evidence for human-mediated oversea dispersal

article

Weak expression of reproductive seasonality in a dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus verticillatus) from arid south–western Madagascar

article published in 2004

Widespread co-occurrence of divergent mitochondrial haplotype lineages in a Central American species of poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)

article

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

scientific article

Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Widespread vulnerability of Malagasy predators to the toxins of an introduced toad

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Year-round activity patterns in a hyperdiverse community of rainforest amphibians in Madagascar

scholarly article by Janosch Heinermann et al published 3 March 2015 in Journal of Natural History

Yet another small brown frog from high altitude on the Marojejy Massif, northeastern Madagascar (Anura: Mantellidae).

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Boophis, Aglyptodactylus und Mantidactylus (Amphibia: Anura) aus Madagaskar, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art ⬇️

scientific article

A third species of glassfrog in the genus Chimerella (Anura, Centrolenidae) from central Peru, discovered by an integrative taxonomic approach

scientific article published in 2023

Contributing to the taxonomic inventory of green-colored rain frogs: A new species of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the southern Cordillera Azul, central Peru

scientific article published in 2023

Discovery of frogs of the Stumpffia hara species group (Microhylidae, Cophylinae) on Montagne d’Ambre in northern Madagascar, with description of a new species

scientific article published on 23 February 2022

Rediscovery, redescription and identity of Pristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 1992), and description of a new terrestrial-breeding frog from montane rainforests of central Peru (Anura, Strabomantidae)

scientific article published in 2022

Communicator whistles: A Trek through the taxonomy of the Boophis marojezensis complex reveals seven new, morphologically cryptic treefrogs from Madagascar (Amphibia: Anura: Mantellidae) ⬇️

2024 scholarly article published in Vertebrate Zoology

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