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Morphological development of the skull of worm snakes: a comparative study
Management: Dr. Claudia Koch
ColLomic
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne
Publications
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2025/02
Rediscovery of a rare and endangered Apostolepis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): reassessing species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships using integrative approaches
Salamandra, 1, 61
2024/02
Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three
Evolutionary Systematics, 1, 8
2024/12
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia)
Systematics and biodiversity, 1, 22
2024/03
A new dwarf gecko of the genus Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the eastern slope of the Andean Cordillera de Mrida in northern South America.
Zootaxa, 4, 5418
2024/11
Getting back to name-bearing types: archival DNA and morphology clarify the identity of Hyla splendens Schmidt, 1857 and challenge the taxonomy of Bolivian populations of Gastrotheca (Anura: Hemiphractidae)
Salamandra, 4, 60
2023/01
Total‐evidence phylogeny and evolutionary morphology of New World pitvipers (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)
Cladistics, 2, 39
2023/07
Patterns of morphological variation and ecological correlates in the skull of vipers (Serpentes: Viperidae)
Journal of Morphology, 8, 284
2023/03
More than meets no eyes: Taxonomic status of a Liotyphlops (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) blindsnake from the Atlantic Rainforest
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 303
2023/04
An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) from Amazonia
Vertebrate Zoology, 73
2023/08
New species of the Spiny Mouse genus Neacomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from northwestern Ecuador
ZooKeys, 1175
2023/03
Ontogeny of the skull of the blind snake Amerotyphlops brongersmianus (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) brings new insights on snake cranial evolution
Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 3, 197
2022/04
Unlocking Andean sigmodontine diversity: five new species ofChilomys(Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the montane forests of Ecuador
PeerJ, 10
2022/03
Taxonomic revision of the Tropiocolotes nattereri (Squamata, Gekkonidae) species complex, with the description of a new species from Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
Zoologica scripta, 3, 51
2022/11
Dwarves in a Big World: Two New Species of Tropiocolotes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Sahara Desert, with the First Detailed Skull Description of the Genus
Journal of Herpetology, 4, 56
2022/02
A new species of Mindomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae) with remarks on external traits as indicators of arboreality in sigmodontine rodents
Evolutionary Systematics, 1, 6
2022/05
Unveiling an enigma from the Cerrado: taxonomic revision of two sympatric species of Apostolepis Cope, 1862 (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae: Elapomorphini) from central Brazil
European Journal of Taxonomy, 817
2022/04
Morphological disparity in a hyperdiverse mammal clade: a new morphotype and tribe of Neotropical cricetids
Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 3, 196
2022/12
A time relic: a new species of dwarf boa, Tropidophis Bibron, 1840 (Serpentes: Amerophidia), from the Upper Amazon Basin
European Journal of Taxonomy, 854
2022/09
A spectacular new species ofHyloscirtus(Anura: Hylidae) from the Cordillera de Los Llanganates in the eastern Andes of Ecuador
PeerJ, 10
2022/10
Generic affinities of African house snakes revised: a new genus for Boodon erlangeri (Serpentes: Elapoidea: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae)
Salamandra, 4, 58
2021/03
To move or not to move? Skull and lower jaw morphology of the blindsnake Afrotyphlops punctatus (Leach, 1819) (Serpentes, Typhlopoidea, Typhlopidae) with comments on its previously advocated cranial kinesis
The Anatomical Record, 10, 304
2021/06
Osteology of the enigmatic threadsnake species Epictia unicolor and Trilepida guayaquilensis (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with generic insights
The Anatomical Record, 10, 304
2021/08
Picking up the threads: Comparative osteology and associated cartilaginous elements for members of the genusTrilepidaHedges, 2011 (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with new insights on the Epictinae systematics
The Anatomical Record, 10, 304
2021/03
Taxonomic status of Apostolepis tertulianobeui Lema, 2004 based on an integrative revision of Apostolepis assimilis (Reinhardt, 1861) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)
Zoologischer Anzeiger, 291
2021/04
Discovery of the first Amazonian Thomasomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): a new species from the remote Cordilleras del Cóndor and Kutukú in Ecuador
Journal of Mammalogy, 2, 102
2021/09
A new species of the genus Noblella (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from Ecuador, with new information for Noblella worleyae
Acta Herpetologica, 2, 16
2021/04
Redescription of Apostolepis ambiniger (Peters, 1869) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Elapomorphini)
Vertebrate Zoology, 71
2021/07
Evolutionary treasures hidden in the West Indies: Comparative osteology and visceral morphology reveals intricate miniaturization in the insular genera Mitophis Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009 and Tetracheilostoma Jan, 1861 (Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae: Tetracheilostomina)
The Anatomical Record, 10, 304
2021/12
A new and very spiny lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Echinosaura) from the Andes in northwestern Ecuador
PeerJ, 9
2021/09
A New Species of Microtegu Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Amazonian Ecuador
Journal of Herpetology, 4, 55
2021/07
A new species of spiny mouse, genus Neacomys (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador
Mastozoología neotropical, 1, 28
2021/05
A new species of Erythrolamprus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontini) from the savannas of northern South America.
Salamandra, 2, 57
2020/12
A new species of cat-eyed snake (Serpentes: Dipsadinae: Leptodeirini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador
Zootaxa, 3, 4895
2020/11
A new genus of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with three new species from montane cloud forests, western Andean cordillera of Colombia and Ecuador
PeerJ, 8
2020/04
Species and geographic distribution of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 from Ecuador
Check List, 2, 16
2020/07
Taxonomic Revision of Chironius bicarinatus (Wied 1820) (Serpentes: Colubridae), with Description of a New Species
Herpetological Monographs, 1, 34
2020/10
Two extremely rare new species of fossorial salamanders of the genusOedipina(Plethodontidae) from northwestern Ecuador
PeerJ, 8
2020/10
Revisiting the taxonomic status of Apostolepis sanctaeritae, a forgotten Neotropical dipsadid snake.
Salamandra, 4, 56
2019/03
A new species of Bothrops (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Pampas del Heath, southeastern Peru, with comments on the systematics of the Bothrops neuwiedi species group
Zootaxa, 3, 4565
2019/12
Fifteen shades of green: The evolution of Bufotes toads revisited
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 141
2019/08
A new species of terrestrial frog of the genus Noblella Barbour, 1930 (Amphibia: Strabomantidae) from the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor, Tungurahua, Ecuador
PeerJ, 7
2019/06
Analysis of diet composition and morphological characters of the Peruvian lizard Microlophus stolzmanni (Squamata: Tropiduridae)
Phyllomedusa Journal of Herpetology, 1, 18
2019/08
A century of waiting: description of a newEpictiaGray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) based on specimens housed for more than 100 years in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna (NMW)
PeerJ, 7
2019/12
Morphology and distribution of the South American snake Chironius leucometapus (Serpentes: Colubridae)
Phyllomedusa Journal of Herpetology, 2, 18
2019/11
From the inside out: Discovery of a new genus of threadsnakes based on anatomical and molecular data, with discussion of the leptotyphlopid hemipenial morphology
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 4, 57
2019/02
Acoustic repertory of the" Colostethus" ruthveni group (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and comments on the distribution in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.
Salamandra, 1, 55
2019/01
Analysis of diet composition and morphological characters of the little-known Peruvian bush anole Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924) in a northern Peruvian dry forest
Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, 1, 13
2018/02
Annotated checklist and key to the species of amphibians and reptiles inhabiting the northern Peruvian dry forest along the Andean valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries
Zootaxa, 1, 4385
2018/00
BONN: Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig in Bonn: Transformation of a Classical Natural History Museum of the Nineteenth Century into a Biodiversity Research …
Zoological Collections of Germany: The Animal Kingdom in its Amazing Plenty at Museums and Universities
2017/10
Rediscovery of the type series of the Sacred Shrew, Sorex religiosus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826, with additional notes on mummified shrews of ancient Egypt (Mammalia: Soricidae)
Zootaxa, 1, 4341
2017/06
Phylogeny and diversity of neotropical monkey lizards (Iguanidae: Polychrus Cuvier, 1817)
PloS one, 6, 12
2016/09
Applying n-dimensional hypervolumes for species delimitation: unexpected molecular, morphological, and ecological diversity in the Leaf-Toed Gecko Phyllodactylus reissii Peters, 1862 (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) from northern Peru
Zootaxa, 1, 4161
2016/08
Two new endemic species of Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) from Northern Peru
Zootaxa, 2, 4150
2016/12
A new species of iguanid lizard, genus Stenocercus (Squamata, Iguania), from the Central Andes in Peru
Zootaxa, 1, 4205
2016/12
A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genusTantilla(Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes
PeerJ, 4
2015/06
Reproduction in a gecko assemblage (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in the Marañon Region (Peru) and comments on the largest gecko in the New World
Phyllomedusa Journal of Herpetology, 1, 14
2015/06
Three new endemic species of Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) from the dry forest of northwestern Peru
Zootaxa, 2, 3964
2015/04
Notes on natural history and distribution of Callopistes flavipunctatus (Squamata: Teiidae) in northwestern Peru
Salamandra, 1, 51
2014/02
The herpetofauna of the Peruvian dry forest along the Andean Valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries, with a focus on endemic iguanians, geckos and tegus
2013/12
Two new endemic species of Ameiva (Squamata: Teiidae) from the dry forest of northwestern Peru and additional information on Ameiva concolor Ruthven, 1924
Zootaxa, 2, 3745
2011/12
Ecology of a gecko assemblage (Phyllodactylidae: Squamata) from northern Peru.
North-Western Journal of Zoology, 2, 7
2011/00
A new bush anole (Iguanidae, Polychrotinae, Polychrus) from the upper Marañon basin, Peru, with a redescription of Polychrus peruvianus (Noble, 1924) and additional information …
ZooKeys, 141
2011/12
Squamata, Phyllodactylidae, Phyllodactylus thompsoni Venegas, Townsend, Koch and Böhme, 2008 and Phyllodactylus delsolari Venegas, Townsend, Koch and Böhme, 2008: Latitudinal …
Check List, 3, 7
2011/05
Advertisement call of Hyloxalus elachyhistus (Edwards, 1971)(Anura, Dendrobatidae)
Salamandra, 2, 47
2011/03
Notes on the advertisement call of Hyloxalus elachyhistus (Edwards, 1971) (Anura: Dendrobatidae)
Salamandra, 47
2008/06
Two new sympatric species of leaf-toed geckos (Gekkonidae: Phyllodactylus) from the Balsas region of the upper Marañón Valley, Peru
Journal of Herpetology, 2, 42
2007/00
Beschreibung des Anzeige-und Befreiungsrufes von Phyllobates vittatus (COPE, 1893)
ReVision, 4, 29
2006/00
A remarkable discovery: Description of a big-growing new gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Phyllopezus) from northwestern Peru
SALAMANDRA-BONN-, 2/3, 42