OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Herpetozoa is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Taxonomic reassessment of the poorly known microhylid, Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 1980	13
A new species of the genus Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China	11
The advertisement calls of Pristimantis galdi Jiménez de la Espada, 1870 and Pristimantis katoptroides (Flores, 1988) (Anura, Strabomantidae)	8
Occurrence and status of the European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis hellenica (Valenciennes, 1833), on Aegean and Ionian Islands (Greece, Turkey)	8
Behavioral effects of long-chained ketones in Vipera ammodytes: an experimental approach	8
A new record of the Greek frog at the northern border of the species area	7
Molecular phylogeny of Lytorhynchus diadema (Reptilia, Colubridae) populations in Saudi Arabia	6
First description of the female of Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis Liu & Rao, 2021, with extended diagnosis of this species (Squamata, Gekkonidae)	5
Expanding habitat suitability under changing climate and land use may drive rapid expansion of Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) in Bangladesh	5
Co-occurring Cuban dwarf boas (Tropidophis) show limited dietary differentiation	5
On the thermal ecology of two coexisting lizard species (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in a hot and dry area of Bulgaria	5
Diet of the exotic Madeiran wall lizard: first insights into trophic interactions in an Atlantic seabird sanctuary	5
Eat or be eaten? An observation of Podarcis erhardii consuming Scolopendra cingulata from Andros Island, Cyclades, Greece	5
A novel species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (Anura, Eleutherodactylidae) from southern Mexico	4
First record of Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Hainan Island, China	4
Description of the antipredatory head-wobble behaviour in Chilean rear-fanged snakes Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, 1835 and Tachymenis chilensis coronellina Werner, 1898 (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)	4
Melanism in the grass snake Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania	3
A new endemic insular species of the genus Colubroelaps (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubroidea) from Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam	3
A tale about vipers’ tails: phylogeography of black-tailed rattlesnakes	3
New records of Darevskia praticola at the northern limit of its distribution range in Romania	3
Description of the advertisement call of Boulenophrys nanlingensis (Anura, Megophryidae), with a case of individual identification using its dorsum pattern	3
A new endemic karst-associated species of lance-headed pit viper (Squamata, Viperidae, Protobothrops) from Laos	3
First country record of the fanged frog Limnonectes nguyenorum McLeod, Kurlbaum & Hoang, 2015 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) in China	3
Multimale breeding aggregations by “many-friends” snakes: courtship behaviours by Malagasy Pseudoxyrhophiine snakes, Dromicodryas bernieri and D. quadrilineatus, and their sexual size dimorphism	3
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangdong Province, China	3

Turtles and ice: winter activity in non-native turtles in Romania	3
Body size and body condition in the nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes): effects of sex and populations	3
Revisiting the snakes of Bangladesh: a systematic review of species diversity and distribution patterns	3
Rediscovery and redescription of Ixalus garo Boulenger, 1919, and Ixalus kempiae Boulenger, 1919, with a reassessment of the taxonomic status of Raorchestes cangyuanensis Wu, Suwannapoom, Xu, Murphy &	2
New distribution data of the Mosor rock lizard (Dinarolacerta mosorensis): a review of its range and conservation status	2
New record of the viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara (Jacquin, 1787) in Hungary	2
Earthworms as a prey source for the insular snake Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)	2
Origins and taxonomic status of Hemidactylus geckos on the Îles Éparses of the Western Indian Ocean	2
Phylogeographic pattern and taxonomic revision of the Kaloula baleata species complex (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) with description of two new species from Indochina	2
First record of Hoplobatrachus litoralis Hasan, Kuramoto, Islam, Alam, Khan & Sumida, 2012 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from China	2
On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)	2
Phylogenetic position of Odorrana macrotympana (Yang, 2008) (Anura, Ranidae) and extension of its geographical distribution	2
Two new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Tropidodipsas (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) from southern Mexico, with notes on related species	2
The first record of the rarely observed rat snake, Elaphe urartica Jablonski et al., 2019 (Squamata, Colubridae) for Iraq	2
Geographic distribution of the rare and endangered Telmatobufo venustus (Philippi, 1899) (Anura, Calyptocephalellidae), with the description of a new locality and comments on the type locality	2
Vocalizations of Atelopus ignescens (Cornalia, 1849): The repertoire of a resilient species that whispers not to disappear	2
An updated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Nayarit, Mexico with conservation status and comparison with adjoining States	2
Developmental anomalies in the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Colubridae) from Poland	2
Movement patterns and habitat use within the home range of the Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) prior to hibernation	2
Three brown frog species in Denmark have different abilities to colonise new ponds	2
Selection of substrate type, substrate color, and vegetation by tadpoles of Dryophytes plicatus	2
Taxonomic status of Lycodon subcinctus sensu lato in China (Serpentes, Colubridae)	2
The secret life of a rock-dweller: arboreal acrobatics observed in the European leaf-toed gecko Euleptes europaea	2