Author pages are created from data sourced from our academic publisher partnerships and public sources.
- Publications
- Influence
The conservation status of the world's reptiles
Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which affect them.… Expand
The Role of Predation in Shaping Crocodilian Natural History
- R. Somaweera, M. L. Brien, R. Shine
- Biology
- 23 December 2013
Abstract: Although adult crocodilians have few predators (mostly humans and other crocodilians), hatchlings and eggs are killed and consumed by a diverse array of invertebrates, fishes, anurans,… Expand
Genus-level phylogeny of snakes reveals the origins of species richness in Sri Lanka.
- R. A. Pyron, H. Kandambi, C. Hendry, Vishan Pushpamal, F. Burbrink, R. Somaweera
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 March 2013
Snake diversity in the island of Sri Lanka is extremely high, hosting at least 89 inland (i.e., non-marine) snake species, of which at least 49 are endemic. This includes the endemic genera Aspidura,… Expand
A catalogue and systematic overview of the shield-tailed snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae)
- R. A. Pyron, S. R. Ganesh, A. Sayyed, V. Sharma, Van Wallach, R. Somaweera
- Biology
- Zoosystema
- 30 December 2016
ABSTRACT We present a catalogue and systematic overview of Uropeltidae Müller, 1832 based on both new and previously published molecular and morphological data, and a new molecular phylogenetic… Expand
Trade in live reptiles, its impact on wild populations, and the role of the European market
- M. Auliya, S. Altherr, +34 authors T. Ziegler
- Geography
- 1 December 2016
Of the 10,272 currently recognized reptile species, the trade of fewer than 8% are regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the… Expand
Frogs under friendly fire: how accurately can the general public recognize invasive species?
- R. Somaweera, N. Somaweera, R. Shine
- Biology
- 1 June 2010
Abstract Members of the general public interact with wildlife in many ways, and an inability to distinguish between species can have significant implications for conservation. For example, attempts… Expand
It’s a dog-eat-croc world: dingo predation on the nests of freshwater crocodiles in tropical Australia
- R. Somaweera, J. Webb, R. Shine
- Biology
- Ecological Research
- 8 June 2011
Predation on eggs is an important source of mortality for many long-lived organisms, but causes of egg mortality from specific predators remain poorly known in most cases. Understanding the identity… Expand
Australian Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) Transport Their Hatchlings to the Water
- R. Somaweera, R. Shine
- Biology
- 1 October 2012
Abstract Remote video cameras recorded eight instances of nest excavation and parental transport of offspring to the water by Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) inhabiting Lake… Expand
Geographic and taxonomic patterns of extinction risk in Australian squamates
- R. Tingley, Stewart L. Macdonald, +50 authors D. Chapple
- 1 October 2019
Australia is a global hotspot of reptile diversity, hosting similar to 10% of the world's squamate (snake and lizard) species. Yet the conservation status of the Australian squamate fauna has not… Expand
The (non) impact of invasive cane toads on freshwater crocodiles at Lake Argyle in tropical Australia
- R. Somaweera, R. Shine
- Biology
- 1 April 2012
The most substantial (and to date, unexplained) heterogeneity in the impact of toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina) on the native fauna of tropical Australia involves freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus… Expand
...
1
2
3
4
5
...