TY  - JOUR
AU  - Robbemont, Jody
AU  - van Veldhuijzen, Sam
AU  - Allain, Steven J.R.
AU  - Ambu, Johanna
AU  - Boyle, Ryan
AU  - Canestrelli, Daniele
AU  - Cathasaigh, Éinne Ó
AU  - Cathrine, Chris
AU  - Chiocchio, Andrea
AU  - Cogalniceanu, Dan
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Dufresnes, Christophe
AU  - Ennis, Collie
AU  - Gandola, Rob
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Julian, Angela
AU  - Kranželić, Daria
AU  - Lukanov, Simeon
AU  - Martínez-Solano, Iñigo
AU  - Montgomery, Ryan
AU  - Naumov, Borislav
AU  - O’Neill, Matthew
AU  - North, Alexandra
AU  - Pabijan, Maciej
AU  - Pushendorf, Robert
AU  - Salvi, Daniele
AU  - Schmidt, Bruno
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Stanescu, Florina
AU  - Stanković, David
AU  - Stapleton, Sarah
AU  - Šunje, Emina
AU  - Szabolcs, Márton
AU  - Vacheva, Emiliya
AU  - Willis, David
AU  - Zimić, Adnan
AU  - France, James
AU  - Meilink, Willem R.M.
AU  - Stark, Tariq
AU  - Struijk, Richard P.J.H.
AU  - Theodoropoulos, Anagnostis
AU  - de Visser, Manon C.
AU  - Wielstra, Ben
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6052
AB  - Many herpetofauna species have been introduced outside of their native range. MtDNA barcoding is regularly used to determine the provenance of such populations. The alpine newt has been introduced across the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, geographical mtDNA structure across the natural range of the alpine newt is still incompletely understood and certain regions are severely undersampled. We collect mtDNA sequence data of over seven hundred individuals, from both the native and the introduced range. The main new insights from our extended mtDNA phylogeography are that 1) haplotypes from Spain do not form a reciprocally monophyletic clade, but are nested inside the mtDNA clade that covers western and eastern Europe; and 2) haplotypes from the northwest Balkans form a monophyletic clade together with those from the Southern Carpathians and Apuseni Mountains. We also home in on the regions where the distinct mtDNA clades meet in nature. We show that four out of the seven distinct mtDNA clades that comprise the alpine newt are implicated in the introductions in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland. In several introduced localities, two distinct mtDNA clades co-occur. As these mtDNA clades presumably represent cryptic species, we urge that the extent of genetic admixture between them is assessed from genome-wide nuclear DNA markers. We mobilized a large number of citizen scientists in this project to support the collection of DNA samples by skin swabbing and underscore the effectiveness of this sampling technique for mtDNA barcoding.
PB  - Brill Academic Publishers
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations
IS  - 3
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-bja10144
SP  - 347
EP  - 361
ER  - 

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Robbemont, J., van Veldhuijzen, S., Allain, S. J.R., Ambu, J., Boyle, R., Canestrelli, D., Cathasaigh, É. Ó., Cathrine, C., Chiocchio, A., Cogalniceanu, D., Cvijanović, M., Dufresnes, C., Ennis, C., Gandola, R., Jablonski, D., Julian, A., Kranželić, D., Lukanov, S., Martínez-Solano, I., Montgomery, R., Naumov, B., O’Neill, M., North, A., Pabijan, M., Pushendorf, R., Salvi, D., Schmidt, B., Sotiropoulos, K., Stanescu, F., Stanković, D., Stapleton, S., Šunje, E., Szabolcs, M., Vacheva, E., Willis, D., Zimić, A., France, J., Meilink, W. R.M., Stark, T., Struijk, R. P.J.H., Theodoropoulos, A., de Visser, M. C.,& Wielstra, B.. (2023). An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations. in Amphibia-Reptilia
Brill Academic Publishers., 44(3), 347-361.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10144

Robbemont J, van Veldhuijzen S, Allain SJ, Ambu J, Boyle R, Canestrelli D, Cathasaigh ÉÓ, Cathrine C, Chiocchio A, Cogalniceanu D, Cvijanović M, Dufresnes C, Ennis C, Gandola R, Jablonski D, Julian A, Kranželić D, Lukanov S, Martínez-Solano I, Montgomery R, Naumov B, O’Neill M, North A, Pabijan M, Pushendorf R, Salvi D, Schmidt B, Sotiropoulos K, Stanescu F, Stanković D, Stapleton S, Šunje E, Szabolcs M, Vacheva E, Willis D, Zimić A, France J, Meilink WR, Stark T, Struijk RP, Theodoropoulos A, de Visser MC, Wielstra B. An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2023;44(3):347-361.
doi:10.1163/15685381-bja10144 .

Robbemont, Jody, van Veldhuijzen, Sam, Allain, Steven J.R., Ambu, Johanna, Boyle, Ryan, Canestrelli, Daniele, Cathasaigh, Éinne Ó, Cathrine, Chris, Chiocchio, Andrea, Cogalniceanu, Dan, Cvijanović, Milena, Dufresnes, Christophe, Ennis, Collie, Gandola, Rob, Jablonski, Daniel, Julian, Angela, Kranželić, Daria, Lukanov, Simeon, Martínez-Solano, Iñigo, Montgomery, Ryan, Naumov, Borislav, O’Neill, Matthew, North, Alexandra, Pabijan, Maciej, Pushendorf, Robert, Salvi, Daniele, Schmidt, Bruno, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Stanescu, Florina, Stanković, David, Stapleton, Sarah, Šunje, Emina, Szabolcs, Márton, Vacheva, Emiliya, Willis, David, Zimić, Adnan, France, James, Meilink, Willem R.M., Stark, Tariq, Struijk, Richard P.J.H., Theodoropoulos, Anagnostis, de Visser, Manon C., Wielstra, Ben, "An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 44, no. 3 (2023):347-361,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10144 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stratakis, Manos
AU  - Koutmanis, Iraklis
AU  - Ilgaz, Çetin
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Kukushkin, Oleg V.
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Carretero, Miguel A.
AU  - Liuzzi, Cristiano
AU  - Kumlutaş, Yusuf
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Poulakakis, Nikos
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zsc.12533
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4891
AB  - The smooth snake Coronella austriaca (Laurenti, 1768) is distributed across the western Palearctic throughout north-central, southern Europe and western Asia. So far, only few phylogenetic studies, based on mitochondrial DNA, have been carried out on this species focusing mainly on the Iberian Peninsula and northern Europe, leaving unstudied some of important areas of its distribution. This study aims to cover this gap and to explore the phylogenetic relationships between the populations of in the Eastern Mediterranean and to detect possible historical refugia. With this objective, total genomic DNA was extracted from samples originated from the Balkans, Anatolia and a large part of Europe. Two mitochondrial (cyt b, 16S) and six nuclear (BDNF, NKTR, RAG1, RAG2, MC1R and PRLR) markers were combined for phylogenetic and chronophylogenetic analyses. The different analyses confirmed previous phylogeographic hypothesis showing the presence of several well-supported clades distributed in Anatolia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the Balkans and the Iberian Peninsula and cryptic diversity within Anatolia and the Balkans. Moreover, dating analysis confirmed the diversification of the species during the Pleistocene, as well as the role of the Southern Balkans and Anatolia region as refugia during this period.
T2  - Zoologica Scripta
T1  - Evolutionary divergence of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae): The role of the Balkans and Anatolia
DO  - 10.1111/zsc.12533
ER  - 

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abstract = "The smooth snake Coronella austriaca (Laurenti, 1768) is distributed across the western Palearctic throughout north-central, southern Europe and western Asia. So far, only few phylogenetic studies, based on mitochondrial DNA, have been carried out on this species focusing mainly on the Iberian Peninsula and northern Europe, leaving unstudied some of important areas of its distribution. This study aims to cover this gap and to explore the phylogenetic relationships between the populations of in the Eastern Mediterranean and to detect possible historical refugia. With this objective, total genomic DNA was extracted from samples originated from the Balkans, Anatolia and a large part of Europe. Two mitochondrial (cyt b, 16S) and six nuclear (BDNF, NKTR, RAG1, RAG2, MC1R and PRLR) markers were combined for phylogenetic and chronophylogenetic analyses. The different analyses confirmed previous phylogeographic hypothesis showing the presence of several well-supported clades distributed in Anatolia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, the Balkans and the Iberian Peninsula and cryptic diversity within Anatolia and the Balkans. Moreover, dating analysis confirmed the diversification of the species during the Pleistocene, as well as the role of the Southern Balkans and Anatolia region as refugia during this period.",
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Stratakis, M., Koutmanis, I., Ilgaz, Ç., Jablonski, D., Kukushkin, O. V., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Carretero, M. A., Liuzzi, C., Kumlutaş, Y., Lymberakis, P.,& Poulakakis, N.. (2022). Evolutionary divergence of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae): The role of the Balkans and Anatolia. in Zoologica Scripta.
https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12533

Stratakis M, Koutmanis I, Ilgaz Ç, Jablonski D, Kukushkin OV, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Carretero MA, Liuzzi C, Kumlutaş Y, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N. Evolutionary divergence of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae): The role of the Balkans and Anatolia. in Zoologica Scripta. 2022;.
doi:10.1111/zsc.12533 .

Stratakis, Manos, Koutmanis, Iraklis, Ilgaz, Çetin, Jablonski, Daniel, Kukushkin, Oleg V., Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Carretero, Miguel A., Liuzzi, Cristiano, Kumlutaş, Yusuf, Lymberakis, Petros, Poulakakis, Nikos, "Evolutionary divergence of the smooth snake (Serpentes, Colubridae): The role of the Balkans and Anatolia" in Zoologica Scripta (2022),
https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12533 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Adrović, Avdul
AU  - Bego, Ferdinand
AU  - Čađenović, Natalija
AU  - Hadžiahmetović Jurida, Elvira
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
AU  - Jovanović Glavaš, Olga
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_17
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4693
AB  - In these times of aggressive and enormous anthropogenic alterations of freshwater aquatic habitats throughout the Western Balkans, including drying out, pollution or the introduction of invasive species, the value of small water bodies (SWB) as refugia for local amphibians is clearly increasing. A network of SWB could be crucial for the conservation of local amphibian richness, if this network is properly maintained and monitored. Together, countries of the Western Balkan harbor 29 amphibian species and only one of these species does not use SWB. Almost all those countries share the same challenges—drainage, technical flood protection measures, channelization, planned small dam construction, agriculture, deforestation, pollution, road construction and decrease of aquifers. The conservation of SWB in the region is related to the socio-economic status of the people i.e. to the stimulation of local stakeholders to continue with the traditional practices of agriculture and animal husbandry, including maintenance of SWB, and to their continuous education on importance of SWB for preservation of high values of local biodiversity.
PB  - Springer
PB  - Cham: Springer
T2  - Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans
T1  - The Importance of Small Water Bodies’ Conservation for Maintaining Local Amphibian Diversity in the Western Balkans
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_17
SP  - 351
EP  - 387
ER  - 

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abstract = "In these times of aggressive and enormous anthropogenic alterations of freshwater aquatic habitats throughout the Western Balkans, including drying out, pollution or the introduction of invasive species, the value of small water bodies (SWB) as refugia for local amphibians is clearly increasing. A network of SWB could be crucial for the conservation of local amphibian richness, if this network is properly maintained and monitored. Together, countries of the Western Balkan harbor 29 amphibian species and only one of these species does not use SWB. Almost all those countries share the same challenges—drainage, technical flood protection measures, channelization, planned small dam construction, agriculture, deforestation, pollution, road construction and decrease of aquifers. The conservation of SWB in the region is related to the socio-economic status of the people i.e. to the stimulation of local stakeholders to continue with the traditional practices of agriculture and animal husbandry, including maintenance of SWB, and to their continuous education on importance of SWB for preservation of high values of local biodiversity.",
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Pešić, V., Milošević, Đ., Miliša, M., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Adrović, A., Bego, F., Čađenović, N., Hadžiahmetović Jurida, E., Jablonski, D., Sterijovski, B.,& Jovanović Glavaš, O.. (2022). The Importance of Small Water Bodies’ Conservation for Maintaining Local Amphibian Diversity in the Western Balkans. in Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans
Springer., 351-387.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_17

Pešić V, Milošević Đ, Miliša M, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Adrović A, Bego F, Čađenović N, Hadžiahmetović Jurida E, Jablonski D, Sterijovski B, Jovanović Glavaš O. The Importance of Small Water Bodies’ Conservation for Maintaining Local Amphibian Diversity in the Western Balkans. in Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans. 2022;:351-387.
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_17 .

Pešić, Vladimir, Milošević, Đurađ, Miliša, Marko, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Adrović, Avdul, Bego, Ferdinand, Čađenović, Natalija, Hadžiahmetović Jurida, Elvira, Jablonski, Daniel, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Jovanović Glavaš, Olga, "The Importance of Small Water Bodies’ Conservation for Maintaining Local Amphibian Diversity in the Western Balkans" in Small Water Bodies of the Western Balkans (2022):351-387,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86478-1_17 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Sillero, Neftalí
AU  - Oskyrko, Oleksandra
AU  - Bellati, Adriana
AU  - Čeirāns, Andris
AU  - Cheylan, Marc
AU  - Cogălniceanu, Dan
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Crochet, Pierre-André
AU  - Crottini, Angelica
AU  - Doronin, Igor
AU  - Džukić, Georg
AU  - Geniez, Philippe
AU  - Ilgaz, Çetin
AU  - Iosif, Ruben
AU  - Jandzik, David
AU  - Jelić, Dušan
AU  - Litvinchuk, Spartak
AU  - Ljubisavljević, Katarina
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Mikulíček, Peter
AU  - Mizsei, Edvárd
AU  - Moravec, Jiří
AU  - Najbar, Bartłomiej
AU  - Pabijan, Maciej
AU  - Pupins, Mihails
AU  - Sourrouille, Patricia
AU  - Strachinis, Ilias
AU  - Szabolcs, Márton
AU  - Thanou, Evanthia
AU  - Tzoras, Elias
AU  - Vergilov, Vladislav
AU  - Vörös, Judit
AU  - Gvoždík, Václav
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/aop/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10069/article-10.1163-15685381-bja10069.xml
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4635
AB  - The slow-worm lizards ( Anguis ) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically – with the exception of A. cephallonica , which exhibits a quite unique morphology – they are genetically deeply divergent. Here, we provide detailed distribution maps for each species and discuss their biogeography and conservation based on updated genetic data and a robust distribution database. We pay particular attention to the so called ‘grey zone’, which typically represents secondary contact zones and in some cases confirmed or presumed hybrid zones. Four of the five species live in parapatry, while only two species, A. cephallonica and A. graeca from the southern Balkans occur in partial sympatry. Further research should focus on the eco-evolutionary interactions between species in contact, including their hybridization rates, to reveal deeper details of the slow-worm evolutionary and natural history.
PB  - Brill Academic Publishers
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-bja10069
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
ER  - 

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year = "2021",
abstract = "The slow-worm lizards ( Anguis ) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically – with the exception of A. cephallonica , which exhibits a quite unique morphology – they are genetically deeply divergent. Here, we provide detailed distribution maps for each species and discuss their biogeography and conservation based on updated genetic data and a robust distribution database. We pay particular attention to the so called ‘grey zone’, which typically represents secondary contact zones and in some cases confirmed or presumed hybrid zones. Four of the five species live in parapatry, while only two species, A. cephallonica and A. graeca from the southern Balkans occur in partial sympatry. Further research should focus on the eco-evolutionary interactions between species in contact, including their hybridization rates, to reveal deeper details of the slow-worm evolutionary and natural history.",
publisher = "Brill Academic Publishers",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-bja10069",
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Jablonski, D., Sillero, N., Oskyrko, O., Bellati, A., Čeirāns, A., Cheylan, M., Cogălniceanu, D., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Crochet, P., Crottini, A., Doronin, I., Džukić, G., Geniez, P., Ilgaz, Ç., Iosif, R., Jandzik, D., Jelić, D., Litvinchuk, S., Ljubisavljević, K., Lymberakis, P., Mikulíček, P., Mizsei, E., Moravec, J., Najbar, B., Pabijan, M., Pupins, M., Sourrouille, P., Strachinis, I., Szabolcs, M., Thanou, E., Tzoras, E., Vergilov, V., Vörös, J.,& Gvoždík, V.. (2021). The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones. in Amphibia-Reptilia
Brill Academic Publishers., 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10069

Jablonski D, Sillero N, Oskyrko O, Bellati A, Čeirāns A, Cheylan M, Cogălniceanu D, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Crochet P, Crottini A, Doronin I, Džukić G, Geniez P, Ilgaz Ç, Iosif R, Jandzik D, Jelić D, Litvinchuk S, Ljubisavljević K, Lymberakis P, Mikulíček P, Mizsei E, Moravec J, Najbar B, Pabijan M, Pupins M, Sourrouille P, Strachinis I, Szabolcs M, Thanou E, Tzoras E, Vergilov V, Vörös J, Gvoždík V. The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2021;:1-12.
doi:10.1163/15685381-bja10069 .

Jablonski, Daniel, Sillero, Neftalí, Oskyrko, Oleksandra, Bellati, Adriana, Čeirāns, Andris, Cheylan, Marc, Cogălniceanu, Dan, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Crochet, Pierre-André, Crottini, Angelica, Doronin, Igor, Džukić, Georg, Geniez, Philippe, Ilgaz, Çetin, Iosif, Ruben, Jandzik, David, Jelić, Dušan, Litvinchuk, Spartak, Ljubisavljević, Katarina, Lymberakis, Petros, Mikulíček, Peter, Mizsei, Edvárd, Moravec, Jiří, Najbar, Bartłomiej, Pabijan, Maciej, Pupins, Mihails, Sourrouille, Patricia, Strachinis, Ilias, Szabolcs, Márton, Thanou, Evanthia, Tzoras, Elias, Vergilov, Vladislav, Vörös, Judit, Gvoždík, Václav, "The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones" in Amphibia-Reptilia (2021):1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10069 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Urošević, Aleksandar
AU  - Anđelković, Marko
AU  - Džukić, Georg
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29420/list/8/
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3467
AB  - Afghanistan is a herpetologically understudied country with few published papers since the end of “Afghanistan’s Golden Age” from the 1930s to the 1970s. Although a detailed checklist of the herpetofauna of the country, based on exploration of herpetodiversity using biodiversity archives, has been published recently, there still exist additional historical data that have not been considered. This is the case for a so far unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan deposited in the herpetological collection of the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. The material comes from field research conducted in 1972 and contains 27 specimens in seven lizard genera representing four families (Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae). This historical collection was examined and basic morphometric data, field data, and photographs are provided, comparing the distributional data with published datasets. Updated species distribution maps reveal new locality or province records and an important range extension for Eurylepis taeniolata Blyth, 1854 which represents the northernmost record for this species in Afghanistan. In addition, one further distribution record for the Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) complex from the same research trip is noted
T2  - ZooKeys
T1  - An unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan
VL  - 843
DO  - 10.3897/zookeys.843.29420
SP  - 129
EP  - 147
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jablonski, Daniel and Urošević, Aleksandar and Anđelković, Marko and Džukić, Georg",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Afghanistan is a herpetologically understudied country with few published papers since the end of “Afghanistan’s Golden Age” from the 1930s to the 1970s. Although a detailed checklist of the herpetofauna of the country, based on exploration of herpetodiversity using biodiversity archives, has been published recently, there still exist additional historical data that have not been considered. This is the case for a so far unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan deposited in the herpetological collection of the Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. The material comes from field research conducted in 1972 and contains 27 specimens in seven lizard genera representing four families (Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae). This historical collection was examined and basic morphometric data, field data, and photographs are provided, comparing the distributional data with published datasets. Updated species distribution maps reveal new locality or province records and an important range extension for Eurylepis taeniolata Blyth, 1854 which represents the northernmost record for this species in Afghanistan. In addition, one further distribution record for the Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768) complex from the same research trip is noted",
journal = "ZooKeys",
title = "An unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan",
volume = "843",
doi = "10.3897/zookeys.843.29420",
pages = "129-147"
}

Jablonski, D., Urošević, A., Anđelković, M.,& Džukić, G.. (2019). An unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan. in ZooKeys, 843, 129-147.
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.843.29420

Jablonski D, Urošević A, Anđelković M, Džukić G. An unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan. in ZooKeys. 2019;843:129-147.
doi:10.3897/zookeys.843.29420 .

Jablonski, Daniel, Urošević, Aleksandar, Anđelković, Marko, Džukić, Georg, "An unknown collection of lizards from Afghanistan" in ZooKeys, 843 (2019):129-147,
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.843.29420 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Psonis, Nikolaos
AU  - Antoniou, Aglaia
AU  - Karameta, Emmanouela
AU  - Leaché, Adam D.
AU  - Kotsakiozi, Panayiota
AU  - Darriba, Diego
AU  - Kozlov, Alexey
AU  - Stamatakis, Alexandros
AU  - Poursanidis, Dimitris
AU  - Kukushkin, Oleg
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Gherghel, Iulian
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Poulakakis, Nikos
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790317305304?via%3Dihub
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3035
AB  - The Balkan Peninsula constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of species richness and endemism. The complex geological history of the Balkans in conjunction with the climate evolution are hypothesized as the main drivers generating this biodiversity. We investigated the phylogeography, historical demography, and population structure of closely related wall-lizard species from the Balkan Peninsula and southeastern Europe to better understand diversification processes of species with limited dispersal ability, from Late Miocene to the Holocene. We used several analytical methods integrating genome-wide SNPs (ddRADseq), microsatellites, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data, as well as species distribution modelling. Phylogenomic analysis resulted in a completely resolved species level phylogeny, population level analyses confirmed the existence of at least two cryptic evolutionary lineages and extensive within species genetic structuring. Divergence time estimations indicated that the Messinian Salinity Crisis played a key role in shaping patterns of species divergence, whereas intraspecific genetic structuring was mainly driven by Pliocene tectonic events and Quaternary climatic oscillations. The present work highlights the effectiveness of utilizing multiple methods and data types coupled with extensive geographic sampling to uncover the evolutionary processes that shaped the species over space and time.
T2  - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
T1  - Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system
VL  - 125
DO  - 10.1016/J.YMPEV.2018.03.021
SP  - 100
EP  - 115
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Psonis, Nikolaos and Antoniou, Aglaia and Karameta, Emmanouela and Leaché, Adam D. and Kotsakiozi, Panayiota and Darriba, Diego and Kozlov, Alexey and Stamatakis, Alexandros and Poursanidis, Dimitris and Kukushkin, Oleg and Jablonski, Daniel and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Gherghel, Iulian and Lymberakis, Petros and Poulakakis, Nikos",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The Balkan Peninsula constitutes a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of species richness and endemism. The complex geological history of the Balkans in conjunction with the climate evolution are hypothesized as the main drivers generating this biodiversity. We investigated the phylogeography, historical demography, and population structure of closely related wall-lizard species from the Balkan Peninsula and southeastern Europe to better understand diversification processes of species with limited dispersal ability, from Late Miocene to the Holocene. We used several analytical methods integrating genome-wide SNPs (ddRADseq), microsatellites, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data, as well as species distribution modelling. Phylogenomic analysis resulted in a completely resolved species level phylogeny, population level analyses confirmed the existence of at least two cryptic evolutionary lineages and extensive within species genetic structuring. Divergence time estimations indicated that the Messinian Salinity Crisis played a key role in shaping patterns of species divergence, whereas intraspecific genetic structuring was mainly driven by Pliocene tectonic events and Quaternary climatic oscillations. The present work highlights the effectiveness of utilizing multiple methods and data types coupled with extensive geographic sampling to uncover the evolutionary processes that shaped the species over space and time.",
journal = "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution",
title = "Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system",
volume = "125",
doi = "10.1016/J.YMPEV.2018.03.021",
pages = "100-115"
}

Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Karameta, E., Leaché, A. D., Kotsakiozi, P., Darriba, D., Kozlov, A., Stamatakis, A., Poursanidis, D., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P.,& Poulakakis, N.. (2018). Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125, 100-115.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.YMPEV.2018.03.021

Psonis N, Antoniou A, Karameta E, Leaché AD, Kotsakiozi P, Darriba D, Kozlov A, Stamatakis A, Poursanidis D, Kukushkin O, Jablonski D, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Gherghel I, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N. Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2018;125:100-115.
doi:10.1016/J.YMPEV.2018.03.021 .

Psonis, Nikolaos, Antoniou, Aglaia, Karameta, Emmanouela, Leaché, Adam D., Kotsakiozi, Panayiota, Darriba, Diego, Kozlov, Alexey, Stamatakis, Alexandros, Poursanidis, Dimitris, Kukushkin, Oleg, Jablonski, Daniel, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Gherghel, Iulian, Lymberakis, Petros, Poulakakis, Nikos, "Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system" in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125 (2018):100-115,
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.YMPEV.2018.03.021 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wielstra, Ben
AU  - Canestrelli, Daniele
AU  - Cvijanović, Milena
AU  - Denoël, Mathieu
AU  - Fijarczyk, Anna
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Liana, Marcin
AU  - Naumov, Borislav
AU  - Olgun, Kurtuluş
AU  - Pabijan, Maciej
AU  - Pezzarossa, Alice
AU  - Popgeorgiev, Georgi
AU  - Salvi, Daniele
AU  - Si, Yali
AU  - Sillero, Neftalí
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Zieliński, Piotr
AU  - Babik, Wiesław
PY  - 2018
UR  - http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15685381-17000128
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3041
AB  - The ‘smooth newt’, the taxon traditionally referred to as Lissotriton vulgaris, consists of multiple morphologically distinct taxa. Given the uncertainty concerning the validity and rank of these taxa, L. vulgaris sensu lato has often been treated as a single, polytypic species. A recent study, driven by genetic data, proposed to recognize five species, L. graecus, L. kosswigi, L. lantzi, L. schmidtleri and a more restricted L. vulgaris. The Carpathian newt L. montandoni was confirmed to be a closely related sister species. We propose to refer to this collective of six Lissotriton species as the smooth newt or Lissotriton vulgaris species complex. Guided by comprehensive genomic data from throughout the range of the smooth newt species complex we 1) delineate the distribution ranges, 2) provide a distribution database, and 3) produce distribution maps according to the format of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, for the six constituent species. This allows us to 4) highlight regions where more research is needed to determine the position of contact zones.
T2  - Amphibia-Reptilia
T1  - The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe
IS  - 2
VL  - 39
DO  - 10.1163/15685381-17000128
SP  - 252
EP  - 259
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Wielstra, Ben and Canestrelli, Daniele and Cvijanović, Milena and Denoël, Mathieu and Fijarczyk, Anna and Jablonski, Daniel and Liana, Marcin and Naumov, Borislav and Olgun, Kurtuluş and Pabijan, Maciej and Pezzarossa, Alice and Popgeorgiev, Georgi and Salvi, Daniele and Si, Yali and Sillero, Neftalí and Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos and Zieliński, Piotr and Babik, Wiesław",
year = "2018",
abstract = "The ‘smooth newt’, the taxon traditionally referred to as Lissotriton vulgaris, consists of multiple morphologically distinct taxa. Given the uncertainty concerning the validity and rank of these taxa, L. vulgaris sensu lato has often been treated as a single, polytypic species. A recent study, driven by genetic data, proposed to recognize five species, L. graecus, L. kosswigi, L. lantzi, L. schmidtleri and a more restricted L. vulgaris. The Carpathian newt L. montandoni was confirmed to be a closely related sister species. We propose to refer to this collective of six Lissotriton species as the smooth newt or Lissotriton vulgaris species complex. Guided by comprehensive genomic data from throughout the range of the smooth newt species complex we 1) delineate the distribution ranges, 2) provide a distribution database, and 3) produce distribution maps according to the format of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, for the six constituent species. This allows us to 4) highlight regions where more research is needed to determine the position of contact zones.",
journal = "Amphibia-Reptilia",
title = "The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe",
number = "2",
volume = "39",
doi = "10.1163/15685381-17000128",
pages = "252-259"
}

Wielstra, B., Canestrelli, D., Cvijanović, M., Denoël, M., Fijarczyk, A., Jablonski, D., Liana, M., Naumov, B., Olgun, K., Pabijan, M., Pezzarossa, A., Popgeorgiev, G., Salvi, D., Si, Y., Sillero, N., Sotiropoulos, K., Zieliński, P.,& Babik, W.. (2018). The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. in Amphibia-Reptilia, 39(2), 252-259.
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-17000128

Wielstra B, Canestrelli D, Cvijanović M, Denoël M, Fijarczyk A, Jablonski D, Liana M, Naumov B, Olgun K, Pabijan M, Pezzarossa A, Popgeorgiev G, Salvi D, Si Y, Sillero N, Sotiropoulos K, Zieliński P, Babik W. The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe. in Amphibia-Reptilia. 2018;39(2):252-259.
doi:10.1163/15685381-17000128 .

Wielstra, Ben, Canestrelli, Daniele, Cvijanović, Milena, Denoël, Mathieu, Fijarczyk, Anna, Jablonski, Daniel, Liana, Marcin, Naumov, Borislav, Olgun, Kurtuluş, Pabijan, Maciej, Pezzarossa, Alice, Popgeorgiev, Georgi, Salvi, Daniele, Si, Yali, Sillero, Neftalí, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Zieliński, Piotr, Babik, Wiesław, "The distributions of the six species constituting the smooth newt species complex (Lissotriton vulgaris sensu lato and L. montandoni) – an addition to the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe" in Amphibia-Reptilia, 39, no. 2 (2018):252-259,
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-17000128 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Psonis, Nikolaos
AU  - Antoniou, Aglaia
AU  - Kukushkin, Oleg
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Petrov, Boyan
AU  - Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka
AU  - Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos
AU  - Gherghel, Iulian
AU  - Lymberakis, Petros
AU  - Poulakakis, Nikos
PY  - 2017
UR  - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055790316302329
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790316302329
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988517614&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&txGid=C1637CEEB80036F8A2F3EFEC5
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2499
AB  - The monophyletic species subgroup of Podarcis tauricus is distributed in the western and southern parts of the Balkans, and includes four species with unresolved and unstudied inter- and intra-specific phylogenetic relationships. Using sequence data from two mitochondrial and three nuclear genes and applying several phylogenetic methods and species delimitation approaches to an extensive dataset, we have reconstructed the phylogeny of the Podarcis wall lizards in the Balkans, and re-investigated the taxonomic status of the P. tauricus species subgroup. Multilocus analyses revealed that the aforementioned subgroup consists of five major clades, with P. melisellensis as its most basal taxon. Monophyly of P. tauricus sensu stricto is not supported, with one of the subspecies (P. t. ionicus) displaying great genetic diversity (hidden diversity or cryptic species). It comprises five, geographically distinct, subclades with genetic distances on the species level. Species delimitation approaches revealed nine species within the P. tauricus species subgroup (P. melisellensis, P. gaigeae, P. milensis, and six in the P. tauricus complex), underlining the necessity of taxonomic re-evaluation. We thus synonymize some previously recognized subspecies in this subgroup, elevate P. t. tauricus and P. g. gaigeae to the species level and suggest a distinct Albanian-Greek clade, provisionally named as the P. ionicus species complex. The latter clade comprises five unconfirmed candidate species that call for comprehensive studies in the future.
T2  - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
T1  - Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation
VL  - 106
DO  - 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007
SP  - 6
EP  - 17
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Psonis, Nikolaos and Antoniou, Aglaia and Kukushkin, Oleg and Jablonski, Daniel and Petrov, Boyan and Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka and Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos and Gherghel, Iulian and Lymberakis, Petros and Poulakakis, Nikos",
year = "2017",
abstract = "The monophyletic species subgroup of Podarcis tauricus is distributed in the western and southern parts of the Balkans, and includes four species with unresolved and unstudied inter- and intra-specific phylogenetic relationships. Using sequence data from two mitochondrial and three nuclear genes and applying several phylogenetic methods and species delimitation approaches to an extensive dataset, we have reconstructed the phylogeny of the Podarcis wall lizards in the Balkans, and re-investigated the taxonomic status of the P. tauricus species subgroup. Multilocus analyses revealed that the aforementioned subgroup consists of five major clades, with P. melisellensis as its most basal taxon. Monophyly of P. tauricus sensu stricto is not supported, with one of the subspecies (P. t. ionicus) displaying great genetic diversity (hidden diversity or cryptic species). It comprises five, geographically distinct, subclades with genetic distances on the species level. Species delimitation approaches revealed nine species within the P. tauricus species subgroup (P. melisellensis, P. gaigeae, P. milensis, and six in the P. tauricus complex), underlining the necessity of taxonomic re-evaluation. We thus synonymize some previously recognized subspecies in this subgroup, elevate P. t. tauricus and P. g. gaigeae to the species level and suggest a distinct Albanian-Greek clade, provisionally named as the P. ionicus species complex. The latter clade comprises five unconfirmed candidate species that call for comprehensive studies in the future.",
journal = "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution",
title = "Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation",
volume = "106",
doi = "10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007",
pages = "6-17"
}

Psonis, N., Antoniou, A., Kukushkin, O., Jablonski, D., Petrov, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Sotiropoulos, K., Gherghel, I., Lymberakis, P.,& Poulakakis, N.. (2017). Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106, 6-17.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007

Psonis N, Antoniou A, Kukushkin O, Jablonski D, Petrov B, Crnobrnja-Isailović J, Sotiropoulos K, Gherghel I, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N. Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 2017;106:6-17.
doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007 .

Psonis, Nikolaos, Antoniou, Aglaia, Kukushkin, Oleg, Jablonski, Daniel, Petrov, Boyan, Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka, Sotiropoulos, Konstantinos, Gherghel, Iulian, Lymberakis, Petros, Poulakakis, Nikos, "Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation" in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106 (2017):6-17,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.007 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jablonski, Daniel
AU  - Jandzik, David
AU  - Mikulíček, Peter
AU  - Džukić, Georg
AU  - Ljubisavljević, Katarina
AU  - Tzankov, Nikolay
AU  - Jelić, Dušan
AU  - Thanou, Evanthia
AU  - Moravec, Jiří
AU  - Gvoždík, Václav
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85008622386&origin=SingleRecordEmailAlert&dgcid=scalert_sc_search_email&txGid=BCBFF82A73D51FA0ED62BC41FE5E5987.wsnAw8kcdt7IPYLO0V4
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2509
AB  - Background: Genetic architecture of a species is a result of historical changes in population size and extent of distribution related to climatic and environmental factors and contemporary processes of dispersal and gene flow. Population-size and range contractions, expansions and shifts have a substantial effect on genetic diversity and intraspecific divergence, which is further shaped by gene-flow limiting barriers. The Balkans, as one of the most important sources of European biodiversity, is a region where many temperate species persisted during the Pleistocene glaciations and where high topographic heterogeneity offers suitable conditions for local adaptations of populations. In this study, we investigated the phylogeographical patterns and demographic histories of four species of semifossorial slow-worm lizards (genus Anguis) present in the Balkan Peninsula, and tested the relationship between genetic diversity and topographic heterogeneity of the inhabited ranges. Results: We inferred phylogenetic relationships, compared genetic structure and historical demography of slow worms using nucleotide sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA. Four Anguis species with mostly parapatric distributions occur in the Balkan Peninsula. They show different levels of genetic diversity. A signature of population growth was detected in all four species but with various courses in particular populations. We found a strong correlation between genetic diversity of slow-worm populations and topographic ruggedness of the ranges (mountain systems) they inhabit. Areas with more rugged terrain harbour higher genetic diversity. Conclusions: Phylogeographical pattern of the genus Anguis in the Balkans is concordant with the refugiawithin- refugia model previously proposed for both several other taxa in the region and other main European Peninsulas. While slow-worm populations from the southern refugia mostly have restricted distributions and have not dispersed much from their refugial areas, populations from the extra-Mediterranean refugia in northern parts of the Balkans have colonized vast areas of eastern, central, and western Europe. Besides climatic historical events, the heterogeneous topography of the Balkans has also played an important role in shaping genetic diversity of slow worms.
T2  - BMC Evolutionary Biology
T1  - Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula
IS  - 1
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1
SP  - 99
EP  - 99
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Jablonski, Daniel and Jandzik, David and Mikulíček, Peter and Džukić, Georg and Ljubisavljević, Katarina and Tzankov, Nikolay and Jelić, Dušan and Thanou, Evanthia and Moravec, Jiří and Gvoždík, Václav",
year = "2016",
abstract = "Background: Genetic architecture of a species is a result of historical changes in population size and extent of distribution related to climatic and environmental factors and contemporary processes of dispersal and gene flow. Population-size and range contractions, expansions and shifts have a substantial effect on genetic diversity and intraspecific divergence, which is further shaped by gene-flow limiting barriers. The Balkans, as one of the most important sources of European biodiversity, is a region where many temperate species persisted during the Pleistocene glaciations and where high topographic heterogeneity offers suitable conditions for local adaptations of populations. In this study, we investigated the phylogeographical patterns and demographic histories of four species of semifossorial slow-worm lizards (genus Anguis) present in the Balkan Peninsula, and tested the relationship between genetic diversity and topographic heterogeneity of the inhabited ranges. Results: We inferred phylogenetic relationships, compared genetic structure and historical demography of slow worms using nucleotide sequence variation of mitochondrial DNA. Four Anguis species with mostly parapatric distributions occur in the Balkan Peninsula. They show different levels of genetic diversity. A signature of population growth was detected in all four species but with various courses in particular populations. We found a strong correlation between genetic diversity of slow-worm populations and topographic ruggedness of the ranges (mountain systems) they inhabit. Areas with more rugged terrain harbour higher genetic diversity. Conclusions: Phylogeographical pattern of the genus Anguis in the Balkans is concordant with the refugiawithin- refugia model previously proposed for both several other taxa in the region and other main European Peninsulas. While slow-worm populations from the southern refugia mostly have restricted distributions and have not dispersed much from their refugial areas, populations from the extra-Mediterranean refugia in northern parts of the Balkans have colonized vast areas of eastern, central, and western Europe. Besides climatic historical events, the heterogeneous topography of the Balkans has also played an important role in shaping genetic diversity of slow worms.",
journal = "BMC Evolutionary Biology",
title = "Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula",
number = "1",
volume = "16",
doi = "10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1",
pages = "99-99"
}

Jablonski, D., Jandzik, D., Mikulíček, P., Džukić, G., Ljubisavljević, K., Tzankov, N., Jelić, D., Thanou, E., Moravec, J.,& Gvoždík, V.. (2016). Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula. in BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16(1), 99-99.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1

Jablonski D, Jandzik D, Mikulíček P, Džukić G, Ljubisavljević K, Tzankov N, Jelić D, Thanou E, Moravec J, Gvoždík V. Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula. in BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2016;16(1):99-99.
doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1 .

Jablonski, Daniel, Jandzik, David, Mikulíček, Peter, Džukić, Georg, Ljubisavljević, Katarina, Tzankov, Nikolay, Jelić, Dušan, Thanou, Evanthia, Moravec, Jiří, Gvoždík, Václav, "Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula" in BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16, no. 1 (2016):99-99,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0669-1 . .