Russian Journal of Herpetology

Papers
(The median citation count of Russian Journal of Herpetology is 0. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Helminth Parasites of the Turkish Smooth Newt, <i>Lissotriton schmidtleri</i> (Raxworthy, 1988) and Balkan Crested Newt, <i>Triturus ivanbureschi</i> Arntzen et Wielstra, 2013 39
A New Distribution Record of <i>Polypedates pseudotilophus</i> (Anura: Rhachoporidae) from East Java, Based on Morphology and Molecular Evidence12
On the Jubilee of the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Natalia B. Ananjeva6
First Record of <i>Eryx sistanensis</i> (Squamata, Boidae) from Pakistan and Evaluation of Potential Threats of the Species6
Scale Microstructures of Pygopodid Lizards (Gekkota: Pygopodidae): Phylogenetic Stability and Ecological Plasticity5
Morphological and Ecological Correlates of Anuran Tadpoles in Scrub and Subtropical Pine Forests5
First Morphological Description of <i>Rhacophorus orlovi</i> (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China4
Distribution and Potential Introduction of the Flat-Tailed House Gecko, <i>Hemidactylus platyurus</i> (Schneider, 1792) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)4
Herpetofaunal Diversity of Şanlıurfa Province (southeastern Turkey) with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of <i>Platyceps karelini</i> in Turkey4
The First Case of Complex Anomaly of the Thoracic Girdle and Forelimb of the Marsh Frog (<i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i>) in the Population of Volgograd (Volgograd oblast’, Russia)4
On Geographic Range, Diet and Conservation of Endemic Murree Hills Frog <i>Nanorana vicina</i> (Stoliczka, 1872)4
Distribution and Conservation Status of the South-Caspian Subspecies of the Eastern Slow Worm, <i>Anguis colchica orientalis</i> (Squamata: Anguidae)4
Ecology, Population Density, and Translocation of the Snake-Eyed Skink (<i>Ablepharus kitaibelii</i>) in Westernmost Populations3
Evaluating and Reconstructing the Genetic Diversity of Butterfly Lizards of the Genus <i>Leiolepis</i> Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in Central Vietnam3
Two New Records of <i>Leptobrachella</i> (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam3
Age Structure and Growth Rate of the Triploid Batura Toad, <i>Bufotes baturae</i> (Anura: Bufonidae), Inhabitant of a High Altitude Hot Spring in the Eastern Pamirs (Tajikistan)3
Predation by a Mediterranean House Gecko, <i>Hemidactylus turcicus</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) on a European Dwarf Mantis, <i>Ameles spallanzania</i> (Rossi, 1792) with an Emphasis on3
The Island of Extremes: Giants and Dwarfs on a Small Remote Island3
Mass Occurrence of Tadpole Deformities in Toad Species of the Genus <i>Duttaphrynus</i> (Bufonidae) in the Himalaya (Uttarakhand, India)3
Tongue Morphology in Horned Lizards (Phrynosomatidae: <i>Phrynosoma</i>) and its Relationship to Specialized Feeding and Diet3
Verifying the Diet of the Slender Racer, <i>Orientocoluber spinalis</i> (Peters, 1866), Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Across Northeast Asian Countries3
The Development of <i>Rana arvalis</i> (Amphibia, Ranidae), with Attention to the Skin Texture and Timing of Metamorphosis Events3
New Records of <i>Amolops kaulbacki</i> Specimens from Yunnan Province, China with Discussion on Species Distribution3
New Record of Red-banded Snake <i>Lycodon rufozonatus</i> (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Primorsky Kray, Russia2
Sexual Cycle of the Mediterranean Pond Turtle, <i>Mauremys leprosa</i> (Testudines: Geoemydidae) in West Central Morocco2
A New Species of the Genus <i>Darevskia</i> Arribas, 1999 from South Ossetia (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae)2
Confronting Habitat Requirements of Sardinian Populations of <i>Natrix maura</i> and <i>Hierophis viridiflavus</i> (Reptilia: Colubridae)2
A Report on the Largest Population of a Critically Endangered Treefrog, <i>Dryophytes suweonensis</i>, in Republic of Korea2
Serous Glands in the Skin of the Tungara Frog, <i>Engystomops pustulosus</i> (Cope, 1864) (Anura, Leptodactylidae): Degenerated Secretory Units are Selectively Removed by Macrophages2
Feeding Selectivity in Anuran Species from a Tea Cultivation Area of Barak Valley, Assam, India2
On the Composition of the Type Series of the Blanford’s Rock Gecko, <i>Bunopus blanfordii</i> Strauch, 1887 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)2
A New Species of <i>Calamaria</i> (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Western Jiangxi Province, China2
Leucism in a Blackish Blind Snake <i>Anilios nigrescens</i> Gray, 1845 in Australia2
Distribution and population systems of Water Frogs (the <i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) in Northwestern Russia2
Amphibian Distribution and Habitats in Northwestern Saudi Arabia2
New Distribution Site and Supplementary Description on Variations of <i>Gloydius huangi</i> Wang, Ren, Dong, Jiang, Siler et Che, 2019 (Reptilia: Serpentes)2
Mating System and Behavior of Steppe Rat Snake (<i>Elaphe dione</i>) in South Korea2
Notes on Breeding of <i>Mertensiella caucasica</i> (Waga, 1876) (Urodela: Salamandridae) from Black Sea Coast of Turkey1
Sexual Dimorphism of the Three Pit Viper Species (<i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i>, <i>G. ussuriensis</i>, <i>G. intermedius</i>) in South Korea1
For Past, Present, and Future Ecological Niche Models, Does Türkiye Serve as a Climate Change Shelter for <i>Lacerta diplochondrodes</i>?1
Comments on the Distribution of <i>Trimerodytes yunnanensis</i> Rao et Yang, 1998 (Squamata: Natricidae) with Remarks on its Pholidosis, Natural History, and Conservation Status1
First Record of <i>Achalinus pingbianensis</i> Li et al., 2020 (Serpentes: Xenodermidae) from Vietnam, with the First Description of a Female Specimen and an Expanded Diagnosis1
Ilya Sergeevich Darevsky. 100 Years Anniversary Memorial Issue1
An Overview of Historical Distribution Patterns of <i>Chalcides ocellatus</i> (Forsskål, 1775) Using Ecological Niche Modelling: the Taurus Mountains as a Refugium1
A New Species of <i>Cyrtodactylus</i> Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Southern Yunnan, China1
The First Case of Triploidy in Skinks of the Genus <i>Ophiomorus</i> (Reptilia: Scinidae)1
Keratins and Corneous β-Proteins Expressed During Tail Regeneration in the Wall Lizard <i>Podarcis muralis</i> Re-establish the Epidermal Barrier (review)1
David B. Wake (1936 – 2021), Salamander Specialist and Evolutionary Biologist1
New Data on Spawning Site and Group Egg Laying of <i>Onychodactylus fischeri</i> (Boulenger, 1886) (the Southern Sikhote-Alin Range, Russia)1
New Records of Poorly Known Kukri Snakes from Southern Vietnam Including the Proof of the First Living Individual of <i>Oligodon moricei</i> (Squamata: Colubridae)1
Taxonomy, Distribution, and Conservation of <i>Lankascincus dorsicatenatus</i> (Deraniyagala, 1953) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with Designation of a Neotype1
Trophic Ecology of Post-Metamorphic <i>Dendropsophus minutus</i> (Peters, 1872) in Coastal Wetlands of Southern Brazil (Hylidae: Dendropsophini)1
Unexpected Discovery of Southern Reptile Remains in Yakutia, Eastern Siberia, Russia1
Records of Amphibians in the Caves of Zonguldak Province in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey1
Notes on Summer Diet of Two Sympatric Bufonids (<i>Rhinella horribilis</i> and <i>Incilius marmoreus</i>) in a Neotropical Environment from Western Mexico1
Distribution Patterns and Ecological Niches of the Red-tongued Pit Viper (<i>Gloydius ussuriensis</i>) and the Central Asian Pit Viper (<i>Gloydius intermedius</i>) in Cheonmas1
Development of Skin and Dermal Bone of the Shell in <i>Pelodiscus maackii</i> (Testudines: Trionychidae)1
A New Species of Genus <i>Achalinus</i> from Hunan Province, China (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)1
Basking Site Selection and Usage Strategies of the European Pond Turtle, <i>Emys orbicularis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in Babat valley (Gödöllő, Hungary)1
New Neogene Hynobiidae (Amphibia: Caudata) from Eastern Europe1
Found but Forgotten: On the Records, Misidentification, and Potential Rediscovery of the Rare Bromo Tengger Semeru Mountain Endemic Snake (Serpentes: Colubridae: <i>Tetralepis fruhstorferi</i1
A Report on the Accidental Introduction of Asian House Gecko (<i>Hemidactylus frenatus</i> Duméril et Bibron, 1836) into the Heuksan Island of South Korea1
Habitat Utilization of Endemic Green Pit Viper (<i>Peltopelor trigonocephalus</i>) in the Wet Zone, Sri Lanka1
On the Taxonomy of <i>Atretium yunnanensis</i> Anderson, 1879 (Squamata: Natricidae), with Redescriptions and Natural History Data of the Poorly Known Species1
Commemorating Prof. Dr. Scott Michael Moody (1949 – 2022)1
Additional Notes on Morphology and Distributional Records of the Snake Genus <i>Smithophis</i> Giri, Gower, Das, Lalremsanga, Lalronunga, Captain et Deepak, 2019 (Squamata: Serpentes: Natr0
Two New Species of <i>Acanthosaura</i> Gray, 1831 (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Yunnan Province, China0
Morphological Assessment and Head Plate Variation of Lebanon Lizard, <i>Phoenicolacerta laevis</i> (Gray, 1838) from Osmaniye, Türkiye0
Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Cryptic Species of <i>Xenopeltis</i> Gray, 1831 (Ophidia: Macrostomata: Pythonoidea: Xenopeltidae) from Central Highlands, Vietnam0
Step by Step Examination of Tail Movement Sequences Reveals Functional Differentiation in Signals of Spotted Toad-Headed Agamas <i>Phrynocephalus guttatus</i> (Gmelin, 1789) (Reptilia: Aga0
Parthenogenetic Reproduction in the Ocelot Gecko, <i>Paroedura picta</i> (Peters, 1854) (Squamata: Gekkonidae)0
Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Reptiles in Indochina0
Multiple Maternal Lineages of <i>Strauchbufo raddei</i> (Strauch, 1876) in Mongolia Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA0
Hidden on the Roof of the World: Mitochondrial Data Reveals Exceptional Genetic Diversity of Himalayan Ablepharine Skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae)0
First Record of <i>Kurixalus odontotarsus</i> (Ye et Fei, 1993) and <i>Raorchestes longchuanensis</i> (Yang et Li, 1978) (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Thailand0
A Skink (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Late Miocene of Ukraine0
A Pleistocene Amphibian Assemblage of the Taurida Cave, Crimea0
Optimizing Protocols for High-Quality RNA Extraction from Blood and Liver Tissues of the Broad-Snouted Caiman0
Feeding Ecology of the Big Headed Treefrog, <i>Polypedates megacephalus</i> (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), from Northwestern Vietnam0
Effect of Antibiotics Metranidazole, Streptomycin, and Gentamicin on the Maintenance of Sperm Motility of the European Common Frog (<i>Rana temporaria</i>) During Refrigerated Storage0
Age Determination of <i>Ophisops elegans</i> (Ménétriés, 1832) (Squamata: Lacertidae) Populations from Different Altitudes in Turkey0
Predation on Common Wall Lizards: Survival Probabilities of Melanic Individuals0
An Experience of Captive Incubation of the Clutch of the European Glass Lizard (Reptilia: Sauria: Anguidae), with Notes on Its Reproductive Biology0
New Geographical Record of the Lizard <i>Phymaturus williamsi</i> Lobo et al., 2013 (Squamata: Liolaemidae) After a Decade of Its Description in the Puna Region of Argentina0
A New Leaf-Litter Frog of <i>Leptobrachella</i> (Anura: Megophryidae) from Tay Con Linh Mountain, Northern Vietnam0
First Record of <i>Trimeresurus yingjiangensis</i> (Squamata: Viperidae) from Myanmar0
A New Species of <i>Rhacophorus</i> Genus (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Lang Son Province, Northern Vietnam0
Taxonomic Assessment of <i>Acanthosaura lepidogaster</i> sensu lato (Reptilia: Agamidae) in China Through Extensive Sampling0
Morphology and Distribution of Cutaneous Sensory Organs on the Digits of <i>Anolis carolinensis</i> and <i>A. sagrei</i> (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Relation to the Adhesive Toe0
What is the True Karyotype of <i>Bufotes latastii</i> (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)?0
Shield-Head Vipers (<i>dinniki</i>) Complex of the Central and Eastern Caucasus0
Life History Traits in a Population of <i>Mediodactylus kotschyi</i> (Steindachner, 1870) from Turkey0
Desert Monitor Lizards (Squamata: Varanidae: <i>Varanus</i>: <i>Psammosaurus</i>) from the Middle East: Further Records of Nesterov’s Desert Monitor, <i>Varanus</i>0
Immunolocalization of the EDWM-Protein Indicates a Matrix Role in Cornification of Lizard Epidermis0
Preliminary Assessment of the Diversity and Habitat Preferences of Herpetofauna in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan0
Scale Microornamentation of Six Species of Venomous Snakes from China0
Sexual Dimorphism in <i>Testudo graeca zarudnyi</i> (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Yazd Province, Central Iran0
Effects of Breeding Habitat on the Abundance and Body Condition of Two <i>Pelophylax</i> Species in Agriculture and Urban Landscapes0
Origin of Populations of the Cane Toad <i>Rhinella marina</i> and its Parasitic Tick <i>Amblyomma dissimile</i> on Margarita Island (Venezuela)0
A New Species of <i>Cyrtodactylus</i> Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae), Previously Confused with <i>C. wayakonei</i> Nguyen, Kingsada, Rösler, Auer et Ziegler, 20100
New Locality Records of the Endemic Lizard Species, <i>Lacerta pamphylica</i> Schmidtler, 1975 (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Turkey0
Morphometrics, Habitat and Breeding Activity of Asian Common Toad, <i>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</i>, in Pakistan0
The «Empty Forest Syndrome» and the Herpetofaunal Communities in Laos (South-Eastern Asia)0
A New Species of <i>Vietnamophryne</i> with an Extended Description of <i>Vietnamophryne orlovi</i>0
Shedding Light into the Confusing History of <i>Pelodiscus axenaria</i> (Zhou, Zhang et Fang, 1991), Clarifying and Correcting Its Taxonomic Position within the <i>P. axenaria</i&0
On the Occurrence of <i>Rhabdophis leonardi</i> (Wall, 1923) in Vietnam and Laos, with Preliminary Comments on the Taxonomy and Distribution of the Complex of <i>Rhabdophis nuchalis&0
Death Feigning (Thanatosis) Behavior of Long-Legged Cricket Frog <i>Minervarya syhadrensis</i> (Annandale, 1999): Northern Western Ghats0
What Can We Learn from the Linnaean Name Selection for Amphibians and Reptiles? An Assessment of Amphibia by Carl Linnaeus0
A New Species of <i>Ingerophrynus</i> (Anura, Bufonidae) from Guangdong, China0
Cannibalism in <i>Varanus timorensis</i> (Squamata: Varanidae) Reveals Some Reproductive Traits of Wild Population on Sabu Island, Indonesia0
Morphometric Analysis and Characterization of Peripheral Blood Cells in the Golden Tree Snake <i>Chrysopelea ornata</i> (Shaw, 1802)0
Underestimated Herpetodiversity of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia0
A Taxonomic Hide and Seek: Phylogenetic and Phylogeographic Relationships in the Southeast Asian Box Turtle, <i>Cuora amboinensis</i> (Riche in Daudin, 1801)0
First Report on Water Quality Parameters for Larvae of Two Species of Clawed Salamanders (<i>Onychodactylus zhaoermii</i> and <i>Onychodactylus zhangyapingi</i>)0
Mongolian Marmot (<i>Marmota sibirica</i>) Ecosystem Engineering Effects on Herpetofauna0
Male and Female Cloacal Anatomy of the Fischer’s Clawed Salamander, <i>Onychodactylus fischeri</i> (Caudata, Hynobiidae)0
Age Structure and Life Expectancy in a <i>Stellagama stellio</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) Population from Kütahya, Turkey0
William E. Duellman (1930 – 2022)0
Results of the First Herpetological Survey of Israel’s Mediterranean Coastal Islets0
Taxonomic Composition, Diversity, and Conservation Status of Reptilian Fauna at Sekayu Lowland Forests, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia0
Resurrection of <i>Boiga ranawanei</i> Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena et Orlov, 2005, with Expanded Descriptions and Species Distribution Modelling of Some Indian Taxa of the <0
Trends in the Transition of Alien Herpetofauna Species to the Status of Invasive in the Krasnodar Kray0
Distribution, Population Systems, and Peculiarities of Hybrid Gametogenesis in Water Frogs (<i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) in the Dniester River Valley (Moldova)0
A New Species of <i>Diploderma</i> (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, China0
Predicting the Distribution of Three Korean Pit Viper Species (<i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i>, <i>G. ussuriensis</i>, and <i>G. intermedius</i>) under Climate Change0
Age Structure and Body Size in a Turkish Population of the Green Lizard, <i>Lacerta viridis</i> (Laurenti, 1768)0
Sexual Dimorphism of the Three Pit Viper Species (<i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i>, <i>G. ussuriensis</i>, <i>G. intermedius</i>) in South Korea0
Attacks by Nile Crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) on Humans and Livestock in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan0
Phylogeography of the Hong Kong Whipping Frog (<i>Polypedates megacephalus</i>) throughout Hainan Island, China0
False Spring in the Southeastern European Russia and Anomalies of the Phenology of Spawing Migrations of the Pallas’ Spadefoot Toad <i>Pelobates vespertinus</i> (Pelobatidae, Amphibia)0
Refrigerated Storage of Oviductal Oocytes into Live Females Common Frog <i>Rana temporaria</i> from 1 to 70 Days0
Comparative Analyses of Two Nearly Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of the Liu’s Skink, <i>Plestiodon liui</i>, from South and North Sides of the Yangtze River0
Age and Body Growth of the Tokay Gecko, <i>Gekko gecko</i> (Linnaeus, 1758), Studied by the Skeletochronological Method0
Western Palearctic Water Frogs’ (<i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) Body Condition in Mixed Population Systems in Serbia Follow Levels of Habitat Suitability0
A Review of Chigger Mites (Trombiculidae) Associated with <i>Lacerta</i> spp. (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Caucasus and Adjacent Territory0
Survey of Reptiles in Nechisar National Park, Southern Ethiopia0
Invasion of the North: The Eastern Tree Frog (<i>Hyla orientalis</i>) Range Shift in the East Baltic Sea Region0
Inter-Pond Migration During the Aquatic Phase by Male <i>Triturus ivanbureschi</i>0
Living in Patchy Habitats: Substrate Selection by Basking Sympatric Lizards in Contrasted Anthropogenic Habitats in Western France0
The First Record of <i>Scincella nigrofasciata</i> Neang, Chan et Poyarkov, 2018 (Reptile, Squamata, Scincidae) in Lava Caves in Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam0
Growth Layers and Its Complex Structure in a Common Species Under Uncommon Conditions: <i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i> in the Talysh Mountains0
Two New Localities for Critically Endangered Kurdistan Newt, <i>Neurergus derjugini</i> Nesterov, 1916 (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Kurdistan Province, Western Iran and Problematic Taxonomi0
Comparative Morphology and Ecology of the <i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i> (Pallas, 1771) in Two Artifical Lakes (Krupac and Slano) from Montenegro0
Records of Body Bending Behavior (‘Liana Crypsis’) in Five Snake Species in Thailand and One in Spain0
The First Record of the Pool Frog (<i>Pelophylax lessonae</i>) in St. Petersburg (Russia)0
Resource Partitioning Between Two Teiid Species (Sauria: Teiidae) in Cerros de Amotape National Park (Tumbes, Peru)0
A Nomenclatural Review of <i>Ahaetulla nasuta</i> (Lacépède, 1789): resurrection of <i>Ahaetulla fusca</i> (Duméril, Bibron et Duméril, 1854) for the populations of the Indochi0
Evaluation of the Validity of the Wolf Snake Species <i>Lycodon meridionalis</i> (Bourret, 1935) (Serpentes: Colubridae)0
Carapace Scute Variations of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (<i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>): Polymerization as an Evolutionary Trend0
First Record of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Himalayas0
Additional Records of the Elusive Lateritic Plateau Toad <i>Beduka koynayensis</i> (Soman, 1963) (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Surroundings of its Type Locality with an Insight into the Gene0
First National Record of <i>Sphenomorphus cryptotis</i> Darevsky, Orlov et Ho, 2004 (Sauria, Scincidae) from China0
Behavior Coding and Ethogram Of Juvenile Domesticated Asian Giant Softshell Turtles, <i>Pelochelys cantorii</i>0
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