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Christopher J. Raxworthy

Observed names: C. J. Raxworthy, C.J. Raxworthy, CHRISTOPHER J. RAXWORTHY, Christopher J Raxworthy, Christopher Raxworthy, Christopher J. Raxworthy, Chrsitopher John Raxworthy, RAXWORTHY, CHRISTOPHER J., Raxworthy, Christopher, Raxworthy, Christopher J, Raxworthy, Christopher J., Raxworthy, Christopher John
Observed institutions: University of East Anglia, Oklahoma State University, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, American Museum of Natural History, University of Antananarivo, University of Kansas, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, North-West University, University of Michigan, Field Museum of Natural History, California Academy of Sciences, Prirodnjacki Muzej Crne Gore, Association Vahatra, Saint Louis Zoo, Zürich Zoological Garden, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Columbia University
ORCID: 0000-0002-4517-0447
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-4517-0447
OpenAlex ID: A5031931817
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Predicting species distributions from small numbers of occurrence records: a test case using cryptic geckos in Madagascar
2006 · Richard G. Pearson, Christopher J. Raxworthy, et al. · Journal of Biogeography · 3,274
The Amphibian Tree of Life
2006 · DARREL R. FROST, TARAN GRANT, et al. · Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History · 1,989
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Predicting distributions of known and unknown reptile species in Madagascar
2003 · Christopher J. Raxworthy, Enrique Martinez-Meyer, et al. · Nature · 565
Applications of Ecological Niche Modeling for Species Delimitation: A Review and Empirical Evaluation Using Day Geckos (Phelsuma) from Madagascar
2007 · Christopher J. Raxworthy, Colleen M. Ingram, et al. · Systematic Biology · 449
Life history and spatial traits predict extinction risk due to climate change
2014 · Richard G. Pearson, Jessica C. Stanton, et al. · Nature Climate Change · 446
Extinction vulnerability of tropical montane endemism from warming and upslope displacement: a preliminary appraisal for the highest massif in Madagascar
2008 · CHRISTOPHER J. RAXWORTHY, RICHARD G. PEARSON, et al. · Global Change Biology · 388
Mining museums for historical DNA: advances and challenges in museomics
2021 · Christopher J. Raxworthy, Brian Tilston Smith · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 330
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Interrogating Genomic-Scale Data for Squamata (Lizards, Snakes, and Amphisbaenians) Shows no Support for Key Traditional Morphological Relationships
2019 · Frank T Burbrink, Felipe G Grazziotin, et al. · Systematic Biology · 323
Chameleon radiation by oceanic dispersal
2002 · C. J. Raxworthy, M. R. J. Forstner, et al. · Nature · 306
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Confronting Amphibian Declines and Extinctions
2006 · Joseph R. Mendelson, Karen R. Lips, et al. · Science · 305
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A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes
2006 · Minh Le, Christopher J. Raxworthy, et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 248
Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life
2020 · Paul M Hime, Alan R Lemmon, et al. · Systematic Biology · 219
Species Review of Amphibian Extinction Risks in Madagascar: Conclusions from the Global Amphibian Assessment
2005 · FRANCO ANDREONE, JOHN E. CADLE, et al. · Conservation Biology · 150
Convergent evolution of chemical defense in poison frogs and arthropod prey between Madagascar and the Neotropics
2005 · Valerie C. Clark, Christopher J. Raxworthy, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 131
The Evolution of Local Endemism in Madagascar: Watershed Versus Climatic Gradient Hypotheses Evaluated by Null Biogeographic Models
2009 · Richard G. Pearson, Christopher J. Raxworthy · Evolution · 119
A rainforest survey of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals at Montagne d'Ambre, Madagascar
1994 · Christopher J. Raxworthy, Ronald A. Nussbaum · Biological Conservation · 103
A unique life history among tetrapods: An annual chameleon living mostly as an egg
2008 · Kristopher B. Karsten, Laza N. Andriamandimbiarisoa, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 88
Ecological divergence and speciation between lemur (Eulemur) sister species in Madagascar
2013 · M. E. Blair, E. J. Sterling, et al. · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 85
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The Challenge of Conserving Amphibian Megadiversity in Madagascar
2008 · Franco Andreone, Angus I Carpenter, et al. · PLoS Biology · 82
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Widespread presence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in wild amphibian communities in Madagascar
2015 · Molly C. Bletz, Gonçalo M. Rosa, et al. · Scientific Reports · 80
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Specimen collection is essential for modern science
2023 · Michael W. Nachman, Elizabeth J. Beckman, et al. · PLoS Biology · 76
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Extinction Risks and the Conservation of Madagascar's Reptiles
2014 · Richard K. B. Jenkins, Marcelo F. Tognelli, et al. · PLoS ONE · 71
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A global catalog of primary reptile type specimens
2019 · PETER UETZ, SAMI CHERIKH, et al. · Zootaxa · 70
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Natatanuran frogs used the Indian Plate to step-stone disperse and radiate across the Indian Ocean
2018 · Zhi-Yong Yuan, Bao-Lin Zhang, et al. · National Science Review · 68
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Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa
2015 · Lauren A. Oliver, Elizabeth Prendini, et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 67
Works count: 340
Citation count: 11,500
H-index: 36
I10-index: 75
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