R. Alexander Pyron

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• Further notes on the Sri Lankan uropeltid snakes Rhinophis saffragamus (Kelaart, 1853) and Uropeltis ruhunae Deraniyagala, 1954

  The Catalogue of Life · 2026-02-17

• Further notes on the Sri Lankan uropeltid snakes Rhinophis saffragamus (Kelaart, 1853) and Uropeltis ruhunae Deraniyagala, 1954

  The Catalogue of Life · 2026-02-16

• Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence

  The Catalogue of Life · 2026-02-16

• pEX Codebase: Anthropocene Imperilment of Ancient Diversity and Evolutionary Potential in Terrestrial Vertebrates

  Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026-02-09

• Telomere-to-telomere reference genome of the common five-lined skink, <i>Plestiodon fasciatus</i> (Squamata: Scincidae)

  G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2025-12-12

• Habitat and complex life cycles promote morphological diversity in salamander limb bonesPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-10-20

• Anthropocene Imperilment of Ancient Diversity and Evolutionary Potential in Terrestrial VertebratesPreprint

  Research Square · 2025-09-25

• Nested PCR amplification of the mitochondrial hypervariable region for non-invasive eDNA detection of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

  PLoS ONE · 2025-07-23

• Telomere-to-telomere reference genome of the common five-lined skink, <i>Plestiodon fasciatus</i> (Squamata: Scincidae)Preprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-07-07

• The first complete assembly for a lungless urodelan with a “miniaturized” genome, the Northern Dusky Salamander (Plethodontidae: <i>Desmognathus fuscus</i> )

  G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2025-07-07

• Abstract 2318 Quantification of membrane protein assembly using SiMPull-POP

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2025-05-01

• European origins of Squamata supported by biogeographic analysis of fossil-tip-dated phylogenies using paleocontinental plate-tectonic models

  Comptes Rendus Palevol · 2025-03-25

• The Complete Genome Sequences of 64 Species of Amphibians

  Biodiversity Genomes · 2025-03-24 · 1 citations

• The Complete Genome Sequences of 101 Species of Reptiles

  Biodiversity Genomes · 2025-02-13 · 2 citations

• Referee report. For: The genome sequence of the great crested newt, Triturus cristatus (Laurenti, 1768) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]

  Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd · 2025-01-01

• Complex Hybridization in a Clade of Polytypic Salamanders (Plethodontidae: <i>Desmognathus</i> ) Uncovered by Estimating Higher-Level Phylogenetic Networks

  Systematic Biology · 2024-10-24 · 7 citations

• Understanding species limits through the formation of phylogeographic lineages

  Ecology and Evolution · 2024-10-01 · 12 citations

• Nature's value and biodiversity ethics in a changing world: Insights from a special issue and questions for the future

  Biological Conservation · 2024-08-19 · 1 citations

• Applying 3D Models of Giant Salamanders to Explore Form–Function Relationships in Early Digit-Bearing Tetrapods

  Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2024-08-02 · 4 citations

• Testing molecular date estimates using an ecological and vicariant case study in treefrogs: The Geological‐Ecological Molecular Calibration

  Journal of Biogeography · 2024-07-07 · 2 citations