Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection

A new stiletto snake (Lamprophiidae, Atractaspidinae, Atractaspis) from Liberia and Guinea, West Africa

(2019) Mark-Oliver Rödel et al.   Zoosystematics and Evolution

A Cryptic New Species of Polemon (Squamata: Lamprophiidae, Aparallactinae) from the Miombo Woodlands of Central and East Africa

(2019) Frank Portillo et al.   COPEIA

Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae)

(2018) Frank Portillo et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Integration of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences and morphology reveals unexpected diversity in the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) species complex in Central and West Africa (Serpentes: Elapidae)

(2018) WOLFGANG WÜSTER et al.   ZOOTAXA

Phylogeography of Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni (Sauria: Lacertidae) Reveals Cryptic Diversity in the Highlands of East Africa

(2018) Eli Greenbaum et al.   HERPETOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Diversifying into the branches: Species boundaries in African green and bush snakes, Philothamnus (Serpentes: Colubridae)

(2018) Hanlie M. Engelbrecht et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Conservation status and threats for African reptiles

(2016) Krystal A. Tolley et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Evolution around the Red Sea: Systematics and biogeography of the agamid genus Pseudotrapelus (Squamata: Agamidae) from North Africa and Arabia

(2016) Karin Tamar et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Evolutionary history of the river frog genus Amietia (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) reveals extensive diversification in Central African highlands

(2016) Thornton R. Larson et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Molecular phylogeny of Panaspis and Afroablepharus skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa

(2016) Maria F. Medina et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Endless forms most beautiful: the evolution of ophidian oral glands, including the venom system, and the use of appropriate terminology for homologous structures

(2016) Timothy N. W. Jackson et al.   ZOOMORPHOLOGY

A Species-Level Phylogeny of Extant Snakes with Description of a New Colubrid Subfamily and Genus

(2016) Alex Figueroa et al.   PLoS One

Historical biogeography resolves the origins of endemic Arabian toad lineages (Anura: Bufonidae): Evidence for ancient vicariance and dispersal events with the Horn of Africa and South Asia

(2015) Daniel M. Portik et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Phylogeography and species boundaries of Leptopelis (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Albertine Rift

(2015) Frank Portillo et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A phylogeny of Central AfricanBoaedon(Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with the description of a new cryptic species from the Albertine Rift

(2015) Eli Greenbaum et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Selecting optimal partitioning schemes for phylogenomic datasets

(2014) Robert Lanfear et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Historical biogeography of the lacertid lizardMesalinain North Africa and the Middle East

(2014) P. Kapli et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Should genes with missing data be excluded from phylogenetic analyses?

(2014) Wei Jiang et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The genus Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) in East Africa: Phylogeny and the role of rifting and climate in shaping the current pattern of species diversity

(2014) M. Menegon et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

(2013) Margarita Metallinou et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

(2013) R Pyron et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Uncovering cryptic diversity and refugial persistence among small mammal lineages across the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot

(2013) Terrence C. Demos et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Out of Arabia: A Complex Biogeographic History of Multiple Vicariance and Dispersal Events in the Gecko Genus Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

(2013) Jiří Šmíd et al.   PLoS One

Phylogeography of Northern Populations of the Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus Baird And Girard, 1853), With the Revalidation of C. ornatus Hallowell, 1854

(2012) Christopher G. Anderson et al.   HERPETOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

PartitionFinder: Combined Selection of Partitioning Schemes and Substitution Models for Phylogenetic Analyses

(2012) R. Lanfear et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Monitors cross the Red Sea: The biogeographic history of Varanus yemenensis

(2011) Daniel M. Portik et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Causes of Plant Diversification in the Cape Biodiversity Hotspot of South Africa

(2011) Jan Schnitzler et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Missing Data in Phylogenetic Analysis: Reconciling Results from Simulations and Empirical Data

(2011) John J. Wiens et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Phylogenetic relationships among the Stiletto Snakes (genusAtractaspis) based on external morphology

(2011) Katie Moyer et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

The discordance of diversification: evolution in the tropical-montane frogs of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

(2010) LUCINDA P. LAWSON   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The evolutionary history and biogeography of Mimosoideae (Leguminosae): An emphasis on African acacias

(2010) Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Molecular systematics of the African snake family Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843 (Serpentes: Elapoidea), with particular focus on the genera Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843 and Mehelya Csiki 1903

(2010) Christopher M.R. Kelly et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees

(2010) R. Alexander Pyron et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A preliminary analysis of phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the dangerously venomous Carpet Vipers, Echis (Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae) based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

(2009) Nicholas Arnold et al.   AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA

Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of the snake superfamily Elapoidea: a rapid radiation in the late Eocene

(2009) Christopher M. R. Kelly et al.   CLADISTICS

Pliocene forest dynamics as a primary driver of African bird speciation

(2009) Gary Voelker et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

When continents collide: Phylogeny, historical biogeography and systematics of the medically important viper genus Echis (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae)

(2009) Catharine E. Pook et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

New perspectives on the origin and diversification of Africa’s forest avifauna

(2008) Jon Fjeldså et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The molecular evolutionary tree of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians

(2008) Nicolas Vidal et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs

(2008) Freek J. Vonk et al.   NATURE