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Phylogenomics of Psammodynastes and Buhoma (Elapoidea: Serpentes), with the description of a new Asian snake family by Das, Sunandan, Greenbaum, Eli, Brecko, Jonathan, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Ruane, Sara, Pirro, Stacy, Merilä, Juha

“…Asian mock vipers of the genus Psammodynastes and African forest snakes of the genus Buhoma are two genera belonging to the snake superfamily Elapoidea. The…”
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Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa by Evans, Ben J, Carter, Timothy F, Greenbaum, Eli, Gvoždík, Václav, Kelley, Darcy B, McLaughlin, Patrick J, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Portik, Daniel M, Stanley, Edward L, Tinsley, Richard C, Tobias, Martha L, Blackburn, David C

“…African clawed frogs, genus Xenopus, are extraordinary among vertebrates in the diversity of their polyploid species and the high number of independent…”
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Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection by Portillo, Frank, Stanley, Edward L, Branch, William R, Conradie, Werner, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Penner, Johannes, Barej, Michael F, Kusamba, Chifundera, Muninga, Wandege M, Aristote, Mwenebatu M, Bauer, Aaron M, Trape, Jean-François, Nagy, Zoltán T, Carlino, Piero, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Menegon, Michele, Ineich, Ivan, Burger, Marius, Zassi-Boulou, Ange-Ghislain, Mazuch, Tomáš, Jackson, Kate, Hughes, Daniel F, Behangana, Mathias, Greenbaum, Eli

“…Atractaspidines are poorly studied, fossorial snakes that are found throughout Africa and western Asia, including the Middle East. We employed concatenated…”
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Morphological, acoustic and genetic identification of a reproducing population of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Anura, Pipidae) recently discovered in Belgium by Pauwels, Olivier S. G, Brecko, Jonathan, Baeghe, Dimitri, Venderickx, Jeroen, Vanderheyden, Ann, Backeljau, Thierry

“…Using external morphology of adults and tadpoles, osteology from high-resolution microcomputed tomography, vocalization analysis, and DNA sequence data, the…”
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Phylogeographic Relationships Reveal the Origin of an Introduced Population of the Dalmatian Algyroides (Reptilia: Lacertidae) into Southern Italy by Toli, Elisavet-Aspasia, Sergiadou, Dimitra, Carlino, Piero, Bounas, Anastasios, Carretero, Miguel A, Castiglia, Riccardo, Harris, D. James, Papadaki, Chrysoula, Pauwels, Olivier S. G, Leković, Lidija, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos

“…The genetic structure and dispersal dynamics of reptile populations are profoundly influenced by natural processes and human activities. While natural…”
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Karstic Landscapes Are Foci of Species Diversity in the World’s Third-Largest Vertebrate Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata; Gekkonidae) by Grismer, Lee, Wood, Perry, Poyarkov, Nikolay, Le, Minh, Karunarathna, Suranjan, Chomdej, Siriwadee, Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon, Qi, Shuo, Liu, Shuo, Che, Jing, Quah, Evan, Kraus, Fred, Oliver, Paul, Riyanto, Awal, Pauwels, Olivier, Grismer, Jesse

“…Karstic landscapes are immense reservoirs of biodiversity and range-restricted endemism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world’s third-largest…”
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A revision of the dark-bellied, stream-dwelling snakes of the genus Hebius (Reptilia: Squamata: Natricidae) with the description of a new species from China, Vietnam and Thailand by David, Patrick, Vogel, Gernot, Nguyen, Truong Quang, Orlov, Nikolai L, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Teynié, Alexandre, Ziegler, Thomas

“…Species of the genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 with 17 or 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody and an overall dark venter are reviewed, including the two species…”
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Global diversity of snakes (Serpentes; Reptilia) in freshwater by Pauwels, Olivier S. G, Wallach, Van, David, Patrick

“…A list of the snake species inhabiting freshwaters is provided. It includes 153 species, which represents about 5% of all known snakes. These freshwater snakes…”
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Vertebral morphology and intracolumnar variation of the iconic African viperid snake Atheris (Serpentes, Viperidae) by Węgrzyn, Kacper, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Brecko, Jonathan, Georgalis, Georgios L

“…We here provide a detailed description of the vertebral morphology of the African arboreal viperid snakes of the genus Atheris. Vertebrae of three different…”
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Two new Kukri Snake species (Colubridae: Oligodon) from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, and addition of O. ocellatus to the fauna of Thailand by Pauwels, Olivier S G, Thongyai, Kanokorn, Chantong, Pajapon, Sumontha, Montri

“…We describe two new Kukri snakes of the genus Oligodon from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, southern peninsular Thailand. Oligodon phangan sp. nov.,…”
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Potential distribution, observed impacts, and invasion risk of two non-native snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina and Macrochelys temminckii by Nerozzi, Iacopo, Soto, Ismael, Vimercati, Giovanni, Capinha, César, Tarkan, Ali Serhan, Kraus, Fred, Haubrock, Phillip J., Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Zuffi, Marco A. L., Balzani, Paride

“…Among reptiles, turtles are the most frequently traded species and often released in the wild once they become unwanted as pets. The common snapping turtle…”
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The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation by Roll, Uri, Feldman, Anat, Novosolov, Maria, Allison, Allen, Bauer, Aaron M., Bernard, Rodolphe, Böhm, Monika, Castro-Herrera, Fernando, Chirio, Laurent, Collen, Ben, Colli, Guarino R., Dabool, Lital, Das, Indraneil, Doan, Tiffany M., Grismer, Lee L., Hoogmoed, Marinus, Itescu, Yuval, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Lewin, Amir, Martins, Marcio, Maza, Erez, Meirte, Danny, Nagy, Zoltán T., de C. Nogueira, Cristiano, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Powney, Gary D., Sindaco, Roberto, Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean-François, Vidan, Enav, Uetz, Peter, Wagner, Philipp, Wang, Yuezhao, Orme, C. David L., Grenyer, Richard, Meiri, Shai

“…The distributions of amphibians, birds and mammals have underpinned global and local conservation priorities, and have been fundamental to our understanding of…”
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Cranial osteology of Hypoptophis (Aparallactinae: Atractaspididae: Caenophidia), with a discussion on the evolution of its fossorial adaptations by Das, Sunandan, Brecko, Jonathan, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Merilä, Juha

“…Fossoriality evolved early in snakes, and has left its signature on the cranial morphology of many extinct Mesozoic and early Caenozoic forms. Knowledge of the…”
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A new Four-clawed Gecko from limestone hills in Lopburi Province, central Thailand (Squamata, Gekkonidae: Gehyra) by Pauwels, Olivier S G, Meesook, Worawitoo, Kunya, Kirati, Donbundit, Nattasuda, Sumontha, Montri

“…We describe Gehyra wongchan sp. nov. from Tham Khao Chan (Khao Chan Cave), Tha Luang District, and Wat Khao Wong, Kok Samrong District, in Lopburi Province,…”
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Coluber korros Lesson, 1831 and Coluber korros Schlegel, 1837 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae): there is a korros too many in the family by David, Patrick, Lescure, Jean, Savage, Jay M, DAS, Indraneil, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Vogel, Gernot, Ziegler, Thomas

“…The purpose of this paper is to solve an overlooked nomenclatural problem involving two taxa of Colubridae, both described as Coluber korros. The first one is…”
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Ultraconserved elements-based phylogenomic systematics of the snake superfamily Elapoidea, with the description of a new Afro-Asian family by Das, Sunandan, Greenbaum, Eli, Meiri, Shai, Bauer, Aaron M., Burbrink, Frank T., Raxworthy, Christopher J., Weinell, Jeffrey L., Brown, Rafe M., Brecko, Jonathan, Pauwels, Olivier S.G., Rabibisoa, Nirhy, Raselimanana, Achille P., Merilä, Juha

“…[Display omitted] •>4500 ultraconserved elements loci resolved the phylogeny of the snake superfamily Elapoidea.•Anatomical data and phylogeny supported…”
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A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates by Zimin, Anna, Zimin, Sean V., Shine, Richard, Avila, Luciano, Bauer, Aaron, Böhm, Monika, Brown, Rafe, Barki, Goni, Oliveira Caetano, Gabriel Henrique, Castro Herrera, Fernando, Chapple, David G., Chirio, Laurent, Colli, Guarino R., Doan, Tiffany M., Glaw, Frank, Grismer, L. Lee, Itescu, Yuval, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Martins, Marcio, Morando, Mariana, Murali, Gopal, Nagy, Zoltán T., Novosolov, Maria, Oliver, Paul, Passos, Paulo, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Pincheira‐Donoso, Daniel, Ribeiro‐Junior, Marco Antonio, Shea, Glenn, Tingley, Reid, Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean‐François, Uetz, Peter, Wagner, Philipp, Roll, Uri, Meiri, Shai

“…Aim Viviparity has evolved more times in squamates than in any other vertebrate group; therefore, squamates offer an excellent model system in which to study…”
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Extinct, obscure or imaginary: The lizard species with the smallest ranges by Meiri, Shai, Bauer, Aaron M., Allison, Allen, Castro-Herrera, Fernando, Chirio, Laurent, Colli, Guarino, Das, Indraneil, Doan, Tiffany M., Glaw, Frank, Grismer, Lee L., Hoogmoed, Marinus, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Meirte, Danny, Nagy, Zoltán T., de C. Nogueira, Cristiano, Oliver, Paul, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Shea, Glenn, Sindaco, Roberto, Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean-Francois, Uetz, Peter, Wagner, Philipp, Wang, Yuezhao, Ziegler, Thomas, Roll, Uri

“…Aim: Small geographic ranges make species especially prone to extinction from anthropogenic disturbances or natural stochastic events. We assemble and analyse…”
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Global patterns of body size evolution in squamate reptiles are not driven by climate by Slavenko, Alex, Feldman, Anat, Allison, Allen, Bauer, Aaron M., Böhm, Monika, Chirio, Laurent, Colli, Guarino R., Das, Indraneil, Doan, Tiffany M., LeBreton, Matthew, Martins, Marcio, Meirte, Danny, Nagy, Zoltán T., Nogueira, Cristiano de C., Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Pincheira‐Donoso, Daniel, Roll, Uri, Wagner, Philipp, Wang, Yuezhao, Meiri, Shai, Sandel, Brody

“…Aim Variation in body size across animal species underlies most ecological and evolutionary processes shaping local‐ and large‐scale patterns of biodiversity…”
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Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) complex unveils extensive cryptic diversity and traces its evolutionary history by Lobón-Rovira, Javier, Bauer, Aaron M, Vaz Pinto, Pedro, Trape, Jean-Francois, Conradie, Werner, Kusamba, Chifundera, Júlio, Timóteo, Cael, Garin, Stanley, Edward L, Hughes, Daniel F, Behangana, Mathias, Masudi, Franck M, Pauwels, Olivier S G, Greenbaum, Eli

“…Abstract Lygodactylus is the most speciose gekkonid group in Africa, with several additional, candidate species already identified from previous studies…”
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