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Diversification History of Clown Tree Frogs in the Neotropical Rainforests (Anura, Hylidae, Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group).
Pirani, R. M., Peloso, P.L. V., Prado, J. R., Polo, E., Ron, S., Rodrigues, M. T., Knowles, L. L., Werneck, F. P. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2020; 1055-7903. Download
Pirani, R. M., Werneck, F. P., Thomaz, A. T., Kenney, M., Sturaro, M., Ávila-Pires, T. C., Peloso, P. L. V., Rodrigues, M. T., Knowles, L. L. Journal of Biogeography. 2019; 00:1–13. Download
Testing main Amazonian rivers as barriers across time and space within widespread taxa.
Moraes, L. C. L., Almeida, A. P., Fraga, R., Zamora, R. R., Pirani, R. M., Silva, A. A. A. Carvalho, V. T., Gordo, M., Werneck, F. P. ZooKeys 715: 103–159, 2017. Download
Integrative overview of the herpetofauna from Serra da Mocidade, a granitic mountain range in Northern Brazil
Amphibians and squamates in Amazonian flooded habitats, with a study on the variation of amphibian assemblages along the Solimões River.
Moraes, L. C. L., Almeida, A. P., Pirani, R. M., Rainha, R. N., Oliveira, A. F. S., SIilva, A. A. A., Oliveira, M. E., Gordo, M., Werneck, F. P. Book Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands. Chapter 13. 2021. Download
FRAGA, R., ALMEIDA, A. P., MORAES, L. J. C. L., GORDO, M., PIRANI, R. M., ZAMORA, R. R., CARVALHO, V. T., PASSOS, P., WERNECK, F. P. Narrow endemism or insufficient sampling? Geographical range extension and morphological variation of the poorly known Atractus riveroi Roze, 1961 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetological Review, 48(2), 281–284, 2017. Download
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SILVA, E. A. P., SILVA, E. T., PIRANI, R. M., MÃNGIA, S. Distress calls of two species of the Bokermannohyla circumdata group (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Herpetology Notes, v. 7: 521-524, 2014. Download
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PIRANI, R. M., NASCIMENTO, L. B., FEIO, R. N. Anurans in a Forest Remnant in the transition zone between the Cerrado and Atlantic Rain Forest Domains in Southeastern Brazil. Annals of Brazilian Academy of Sciences. v. 85(3), p.1093-1104, 2013. Download
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GAIGA, R., LOIOLA, C., MÂNGIA, S., PIRANI, R. M. Advertisement call and tadpoles of Bokermannohyla vulcaniae (Vasconcelos and Giaretta, 2003) (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology. V.8(2), p.127-131, 2013. Download
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MOURA, M. R., COSTA, H. C., PIRANI, R. M. Rediscovery of Phalotris concolor Ferrarezzi, 1994 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Elapomorphini). Zoologia, v.30(4), p.430-436, 2013. Download
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MOURA, M. R., PIRANI, R. M., SILVA, V. X. New records of snakes (Reptilia, Squamata) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Check List, v.9(1), p.099-103, 2013. Download
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SANTANA, D. J., MOTTA, A. P., PIRANI, R. M., SILVA, E. T., FEIO, R. N. Advertisement call and tadpole of Chiasmocleis mantiqueira Cruz, Feio and Cassini, 2007 (Anura, Microhylidae). Journal of Herpetology, v.46, p.14 - 18, 2011. Download
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PIRANI, R. M., PEZZUTI, T. L., MOTTA, A. P., FEIO, R. N. The tadpole of Hylodes babax Heyer, 1982 (Amphibia, Anura, Hylodidae). Zootaxa (Online). v.2800, p.64 - 68, 2011. Download
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MOTTA, A. P., PIRANI, R. M., SILVA, E. T., SANTANA, D. J., MANGIA, S., FEIO, R. N. New record and distribution extension of Zachaenus carvalhoi Izecksohn 1983 (Anura, Cycloramphidae) in south-eastern Brazil. Herpetology Notes. v.3, p.085 - 086, 2010. Download
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PIRANI, R. M., MANGIA, S., SANTANA, D. J., ASSIS, B., FEIO, R. N. Rediscovery, distribution extension and natural history notes of Hylodes babax (Anura, Hylodidae) with comments on southeastern Brazil biogeography. South American Journal of Herpetology (Printed), v.5, p.83 - 88, 2010. Download
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PIRANI, R. M., SILVA, E. T., FEIO, R. N. Tadpole cannibalism in Leptodactylus cunicularius Sazima & Bokermann, 1978 (Anura, Leptodactylidae) at a temporary stream in South-eastern Brazil. Herpetology Notes. v.3, p.359 - 360, 2010. Download
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KLEINSORGE, J. M. D., FONSECA, R. A. M., PIRANI, R. M., NASCIMENTO, L. B. Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Itapotihyla langsdorffii (Duméril and Bibron, 1841): Correction of older record and distribution extention. Check List (São Paulo. Online). v.5, p.876 - 878, 2009. Download
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Diele-Viegas, L. M., Aaraújo, O. G. S., Berneck, B. V. M., Brasileiro, C. A., Brito, E. S., Brunes, T. O., Condez, T. H., Costa, L. C., Dias-Silva, F., Fenker, J., Freire, E. M. X., Iop, S., Lucas, E. M., Mongin-Aquino, M., Monteiro, J. P. C., Montesinos, R., Morcatty, T. Q., Nascimento, L. B., Oswald, C. B., Pirani, R. M., Prette, A. C. H., Ramalho, Q., Souza, E., Targino, M., Thomé, M. T. C., Vasconcelos, B. D., Vasconcellos, M. M., Werneck, F. P., Wiederhecker, H. C., Winck, G. R., Zina, J., Lourenço, S. C. L. When misinterpretation leads to sexism: perspectives on gender disparity in Brazilian Herpetology. Herpetologia Brasileira. Dez, 2020: 9(3). Download
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Biome effect on phenotypic and genomic differences in the South America marsh rats
Prado, J. R., Percequillo, A. R., Pirani, R. M., Thomaz, A. T.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021: 1-19. Download
Deep genomic divergence and phenotypic admixture of the treefrog Dendropsophus elegans (Hylidae: Amphibia) coincide with riverine boundaries at Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Pirani, R. M., Tonini, J. F. R., Thomaz, A. T. Napoli, M. F., Knowles, L. L., Werneck, F. P. Frontiers Ecology and Evolution. 2022: (10) 1-15. Download
A high-quality genome for the slender anole (Anolis apletophallus), an emerging model for field-studies of tropical ecology and evolution.
PIRANI, R. M., ARIAS, C., CHARLES, K., CHUNG, A. K., CURLIS, J. D., NICHOLSON, D. J., VARGAS, M., COX, C. L., MCMILLAN, W. O.,LOGAN, M. L. G3. 2023. Download
