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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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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 50
A New Distribution Record of <i>Polypedates pseudotilophus</i> (Anura: Rhachoporidae) from East Java, Based on Morphology and Molecular Evidence7
Tribute to Andrei Valerievich Barabanov (1980 – 2025)6
Herpetofaunal Diversity of Şanlıurfa Province (southeastern Turkey) with Comments on the Taxonomic Status of <i>Platyceps karelini</i> in Turkey4
First Record of <i>Eryx sistanensis</i> (Squamata, Boidae) from Pakistan and Evaluation of Potential Threats of the Species4
First Morphological Description of <i>Rhacophorus orlovi</i> (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China4
Morphological and Ecological Correlates of Anuran Tadpoles in Scrub and Subtropical Pine Forests4
New Records and an Updated Checklist of Amphibians from Xuan Lien Nature Reserve, Vietnam4
Distribution and Conservation Status of the South-Caspian Subspecies of the Eastern Slow Worm, <i>Anguis colchica orientalis</i> (Squamata: Anguidae)3
Evaluating and Reconstructing the Genetic Diversity of Butterfly Lizards of the Genus <i>Leiolepis</i> Cuvier, 1829 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in Central Vietnam3
New Records of <i>Amolops kaulbacki</i> Specimens from Yunnan Province, China with Discussion on Species Distribution3
Distribution and Potential Introduction of the Flat-Tailed House Gecko, <i>Hemidactylus platyurus</i> (Schneider, 1792) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)3
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)3
Ecology, Population Density, and Translocation of the Snake-Eyed Skink (<i>Ablepharus kitaibelii</i>) in Westernmost Populations3
The Development of <i>Rana arvalis</i> (Amphibia, Ranidae), with Attention to the Skin Texture and Timing of Metamorphosis Events3
On Geographic Range, Diet and Conservation of Endemic Murree Hills Frog <i>Nanorana vicina</i> (Stoliczka, 1872)3
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
Verifying the Diet of the Slender Racer, <i>Orientocoluber spinalis</i> (Peters, 1866), Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Across Northeast Asian Countries3
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
First Country Records of the Rarely Observed Snakes <i>Lycodon zoosvictoriae</i> Neang, Hartmann, Hun, Souter et Furey, 2014 and <i>Xenelaphis ellipsifer</i> Boulenger, 1900 (S2
Mating System and Behavior of Steppe Rat Snake (<i>Elaphe dione</i>) in South Korea2
Confronting Habitat Requirements of Sardinian Populations of <i>Natrix maura</i> and <i>Hierophis viridiflavus</i> (Reptilia: Colubridae)2
Distribution and population systems of Water Frogs (the <i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) in Northwestern Russia2
Leucism in a Blackish Blind Snake <i>Anilios nigrescens</i> Gray, 1845 in Australia2
Range Expansion of <i>Acanthosaura longicaudata</i>: First Record in Vietnam and Prediction of Potential Distribution2
Occurrence of Morphological Abnormalities in the Flat-Tailed House Gecko <i>Hemidactylus platyurus</i> (Schneider, 1792) (Reptilia, Sauria, Gekkonidae) in the Cities of South-East Asia (Ba2
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
Feeding Selectivity in Anuran Species from a Tea Cultivation Area of Barak Valley, Assam, India2
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 Report on the Largest Population of a Critically Endangered Treefrog, <i>Dryophytes suweonensis</i>, in Republic of Korea2
New Distribution Site and Supplementary Description on Variations of <i>Gloydius huangi</i> Wang, Ren, Dong, Jiang, Siler et Che, 2019 (Reptilia: Serpentes)2
A New Species of the Genus <i>Darevskia</i> Arribas, 1999 from South Ossetia (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae)2
Mass Occurrence of Tadpole Deformities in Toad Species of the Genus <i>Duttaphrynus</i> (Bufonidae) in the Himalaya (Uttarakhand, India)2
Amphibian Distribution and Habitats in Northwestern Saudi Arabia2
Sexual Dimorphism of the Three Pit Viper Species (<i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i>, <i>G. ussuriensis</i>, <i>G. intermedius</i>) in South Korea1
Unexpected Discovery of Southern Reptile Remains in Yakutia, Eastern Siberia, Russia1
Notes on Breeding of <i>Mertensiella caucasica</i> (Waga, 1876) (Urodela: Salamandridae) from Black Sea Coast of Turkey1
Commemorating Prof. Dr. Scott Michael Moody (1949 – 2022)1
New Neogene Hynobiidae (Amphibia: Caudata) from Eastern Europe1
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&1
A New Species of Genus <i>Achalinus</i> from Hunan Province, China (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)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
For Past, Present, and Future Ecological Niche Models, Does Türkiye Serve as a Climate Change Shelter for <i>Lacerta diplochondrodes</i>?1
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
The First Case of Triploidy in Skinks of the Genus <i>Ophiomorus</i> (Reptilia: Scinidae)1
Notes on Summer Diet of Two Sympatric Bufonids (<i>Rhinella horribilis</i> and <i>Incilius marmoreus</i>) in a Neotropical Environment from Western Mexico1
Habitat Utilization of Endemic Green Pit Viper (<i>Peltopelor trigonocephalus</i>) in the Wet Zone, Sri Lanka1
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
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 River1
A Review of Chigger Mites (Trombiculidae) Associated with <i>Lacerta</i> spp. (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Caucasus and Adjacent Territory1
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
Keratins and Corneous β-Proteins Expressed During Tail Regeneration in the Wall Lizard <i>Podarcis muralis</i> Re-establish the Epidermal Barrier (review)1
New Data on Spawning Site and Group Egg Laying of <i>Onychodactylus fischeri</i> (Boulenger, 1886) (the Southern Sikhote-Alin Range, Russia)1
Records of Amphibians in the Caves of Zonguldak Province in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey1
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
Development of Skin and Dermal Bone of the Shell in <i>Pelodiscus maackii</i> (Testudines: Trionychidae)1
Trophic Ecology of Post-Metamorphic <i>Dendropsophus minutus</i> (Peters, 1872) in Coastal Wetlands of Southern Brazil (Hylidae: Dendropsophini)1
Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Reptiles in Indochina1
Taxonomy, Distribution, and Conservation of <i>Lankascincus dorsicatenatus</i> (Deraniyagala, 1953) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with Designation of a Neotype1
Ilya Sergeevich Darevsky. 100 Years Anniversary Memorial Issue1
Sexual Dimorphism in <i>Testudo graeca zarudnyi</i> (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Yazd Province, Central Iran0
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
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
Unraveling Cryptic Diversity in <i>Acanthosaura</i> (Sauria: Squamata: Agamidae) Species Complexes in Vietnam: Research History and Current Status0
Revised Taxonomy of the <i>Varanus</i> (<i>Odatria</i>) <i>timorensis</i> Species Complex (Squamata: Varanidae) from the Timor Archipelago: Two New Microendemic Tax0
Multiple Maternal Lineages of <i>Strauchbufo raddei</i> (Strauch, 1876) in Mongolia Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA0
Feeding Ecology of the Big Headed Treefrog, <i>Polypedates megacephalus</i> (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), from Northwestern Vietnam0
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
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
A New Leaf-Litter Frog of <i>Leptobrachella</i> (Anura: Megophryidae) from Tay Con Linh Mountain, Northern Vietnam0
What is the True Karyotype of <i>Bufotes latastii</i> (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)?0
Invasion of the North: The Eastern Tree Frog (<i>Hyla orientalis</i>) Range Shift in the East Baltic Sea Region0
Morphometric Analysis and Characterization of Peripheral Blood Cells in the Golden Tree Snake <i>Chrysopelea ornata</i> (Shaw, 1802)0
A New Species of <i>Leptobrachella</i> (Anura: Megophryidae) from Chu Yang Sin National Park, Dak Lak Province, Southern Vietnam0
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
The Zoological Collection of Boris S. Tuniyev Was Donated to the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences0
Mongolian Marmot (<i>Marmota sibirica</i>) Ecosystem Engineering Effects on Herpetofauna0
Habitat Characterization for the Conservation of <i>Iberolacerta martinezricai</i> (Arribas, 1996), the Most Restricted mainland European Reptile Species: New Censuses and Improved Distrib0
Clarifying the Localities Mentioned by Malcolm A. Smith During His Herpetofaunal Expedition to the Langbian Plateau, Vietnam in the Early 20<sup>th</sup> Century0
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
Sexual Dimorphism of the Three Pit Viper Species (<i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i>, <i>G. ussuriensis</i>, <i>G. intermedius</i>) in South Korea0
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
Comparative Morphology and Ecology of the <i>Pelophylax ridibundus</i> (Pallas, 1771) in Two Artifical Lakes (Krupac and Slano) from Montenegro0
First National Record of <i>Sphenomorphus cryptotis</i> Darevsky, Orlov et Ho, 2004 (Sauria, Scincidae) from China0
William E. Duellman (1930 – 2022)0
Cannibalism in <i>Varanus timorensis</i> (Squamata: Varanidae) Reveals Some Reproductive Traits of Wild Population on Sabu Island, Indonesia0
Reproductive Ecology of Loggerhead (<i>Caretta caretta</i>) and Green Sea Turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) on the Karpaz Peninsula, in Northern Cyprus0
Refrigerated Storage of Oviductal Oocytes into Live Females Common Frog <i>Rana temporaria</i> from 1 to 70 Days0
Taxonomic Composition, Diversity, and Conservation Status of Reptilian Fauna at Sekayu Lowland Forests, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia0
Effects of Breeding Habitat on the Abundance and Body Condition of Two <i>Pelophylax</i> Species in Agriculture and Urban Landscapes0
Life History Traits in a Population of <i>Mediodactylus kotschyi</i> (Steindachner, 1870) from Turkey0
Distribution, Population Systems, and Peculiarities of Hybrid Gametogenesis in Water Frogs (<i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) in the Dniester River Valley (Moldova)0
What Can We Learn from the Linnaean Name Selection for Amphibians and Reptiles? An Assessment of Amphibia by Carl Linnaeus0
New Locality Records of the Endemic Lizard Species, <i>Lacerta pamphylica</i> Schmidtler, 1975 (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Turkey0
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
An Experience of Captive Incubation of the Clutch of the European Glass Lizard (Reptilia: Sauria: Anguidae), with Notes on Its Reproductive Biology0
Survey of Reptiles in Nechisar National Park, Southern Ethiopia0
Range Extention of Two Rare Snake Species, <i>Calamaria concolor</i> Orlov, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ananjeva et Ho, 2010 and <i>Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi</i> Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva,0
Origin of Populations of the Cane Toad <i>Rhinella marina</i> and its Parasitic Tick <i>Amblyomma dissimile</i> on Margarita Island (Venezuela)0
Resource Partitioning Between Two Teiid Species (Sauria: Teiidae) in Cerros de Amotape National Park (Tumbes, Peru)0
Morphology of the Epiphysis and Paraphysis Primordia in <i>Correlophus ciliatus</i> (Reptilia, Gekkota, Diplodactylidae)0
Living in Patchy Habitats: Substrate Selection by Basking Sympatric Lizards in Contrasted Anthropogenic Habitats in Western France0
First Record of <i>Hemiphyllodactylus</i> Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Himalayas0
Western Palearctic Water Frogs’ (<i>Pelophylax esculentus</i> complex) Body Condition in Mixed Population Systems in Serbia Follow Levels of Habitat Suitability0
First Report on Water Quality Parameters for Larvae of Two Species of Clawed Salamanders (<i>Onychodactylus zhaoermii</i> and <i>Onychodactylus zhangyapingi</i>)0
Evaluation of the Validity of the Wolf Snake Species <i>Lycodon meridionalis</i> (Bourret, 1935) (Serpentes: Colubridae)0
A Pleistocene Amphibian Assemblage of the Taurida Cave, Crimea0
Carapace Scute Variations of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (<i>Lepidochelys olivacea</i>): Polymerization as an Evolutionary Trend0
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
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
The First Record of the Pool Frog (<i>Pelophylax lessonae</i>) in St. Petersburg (Russia)0
Records of Body Bending Behavior (‘Liana Crypsis’) in Five Snake Species in Thailand and One in Spain0
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
Expanded Description and Range Extension of <i>Lycodon truongi</i> Nguyen, Duong, Wood et Grismer, 2022 (Serpentes: Colubridae)0
Scale Microornamentation of Six Species of Venomous Snakes from China0
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
Inter-Pond Migration During the Aquatic Phase by Male <i>Triturus ivanbureschi</i>0
Parthenogenetic Reproduction in the Ocelot Gecko, <i>Paroedura picta</i> (Peters, 1854) (Squamata: Gekkonidae)0
Two New Localities for Critically Endangered Kurdistan Newt, <i>Neurergus derjugini</i> Nesterov, 1916 (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Kurdistan Province, Western Iran and Problematic Taxonomi0
Trends in the Transition of Alien Herpetofauna Species to the Status of Invasive in the Krasnodar Kray0
A New Species of <i>Ingerophrynus</i> (Anura, Bufonidae) from Guangdong, China0
Morphometrics, Habitat and Breeding Activity of Asian Common Toad, <i>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</i>, in Pakistan0
Age and Body Growth of the Tokay Gecko, <i>Gekko gecko</i> (Linnaeus, 1758), Studied by the Skeletochronological Method0
Integrative Taxonomy Reveals a New Cryptic Species of <i>Xenopeltis</i> Gray, 1831 (Ophidia: Macrostomata: Pythonoidea: Xenopeltidae) from Central Highlands, Vietnam0
A Taxonomic Hide and Seek: Phylogenetic and Phylogeographic Relationships in the Southeast Asian Box Turtle, <i>Cuora amboinensis</i> (Riche in Daudin, 1801)0
Attacks by Nile Crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) on Humans and Livestock in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan0
Age Structure and Body Size in a Turkish Population of the Green Lizard, <i>Lacerta viridis</i> (Laurenti, 1768)0
First Record of <i>Trimeresurus yingjiangensis</i> (Squamata: Viperidae) from Myanmar0
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
A Legless Lizard <i>Pseudopus apodus</i> (Anguimorpha, Anguidae) from the Early Pleistocene of Crimea0
Taxonomic Assessment of <i>Acanthosaura lepidogaster</i> sensu lato (Reptilia: Agamidae) in China Through Extensive Sampling0
Death Feigning (Thanatosis) Behavior of Long-Legged Cricket Frog <i>Minervarya syhadrensis</i> (Annandale, 1999): Northern Western Ghats0
A New Species of <i>Rhacophorus</i> Genus (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Lang Son Province, Northern Vietnam0
<i>Glandirana emeljanovi</i> (Nikolskii, 1913) — a New Genus and Species of Anura to the Fauna of Russia0
Hidden on the Roof of the World: Mitochondrial Data Reveals Exceptional Genetic Diversity of Himalayan Ablepharine Skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae)0
Shield-Head Vipers (<i>dinniki</i>) Complex of the Central and Eastern Caucasus0
Age Determination of <i>Ophisops elegans</i> (Ménétriés, 1832) (Squamata: Lacertidae) Populations from Different Altitudes in Turkey0
Underestimated Herpetodiversity of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia0
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
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
Phylogeography of the Hong Kong Whipping Frog (<i>Polypedates megacephalus</i>) throughout Hainan Island, China0
A New Species of <i>Diploderma</i> (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, China0
Behavior Coding and Ethogram Of Juvenile Domesticated Asian Giant Softshell Turtles, <i>Pelochelys cantorii</i>0
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