Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues

Miguel Trefaut Urbano Rodrigues, Brazilian herpetologist.

• Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brasil.

Taxon names authored

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• 132 taxon names authored by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues

Eponyms

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• 3 eponyms of Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues

Publications

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1979

• Gasc, J.-P. & Rodrigues, M.T. 1979. Une nouvelle espece du genre Atractus (Colubridae, Serpentes) de la Guyane Francaise. Bulletin Museum National Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Sections A, Zoologie, 4º series, 1, A(2): 547–557. Reference page. 

1980

• Gasc, J.-P. & Rodrigues, M.T. [1979] 1980. Sur la présence du genre Geophis (Colubridae, Serpentes) dans la région guyanaise. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Guyane française. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 4ème série - Section A - Zoologie 1(4): 417–428. BHL Reference page. 
• Gasc, J.-P. & Rodrigues, M.T. 1980. Liste preliminaire des serpents de Guyane Francaise. Bulletin Museum National Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Sections A, Zoologie, 4° series, 2, A(2): 559–598.
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1980. Descrição de uma nova espécie de Gonatodes da Amazônia (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 33(21): 309–314. Reference page. 

1981

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1981. Uma nova espécie de Tropidurus do Brasil (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 34(13): 145–149. Reference page. 

1984

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1984. Uma nova espécie brasileira de Tropidurus com crista dorsal (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 35(16): 169–175. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1984. Nothobachia ablephara: novo gênero e espécie do nordeste do Brasil (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 35(28): 361–366. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1984. Sobre Platynotus Wagler, 1890, pré-ocupado, substituído por Tapinurus Amaral, 1933, com a descrição de uma nova espécie (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 35(29): 367–373. Reference page. 

1985

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1985. Nothobachia ablephara: correção da localidade tipo e dados sobre novos espécimes (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 36(16): 169–170. Reference page. 

1986

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1986. Um novo Tropidurus com crista dorsal do Brasil com comentários sobre suas relações, distribuição e origem (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 36(17): 171–179. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1986. Uma nova espécie de Phyllopezus de Cabaceiras: Paraíba: Brasil, com comentários sobre a fauna de lagartos da área (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 36(20): 237–250. Reference page. 

1987

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1987. Sistemática, ecologia e zoogeografia dos Tropidurus do grupo torquatus ao sul do rio Amazonas (Sauria, Iguanidae). Arquivos de Zoologia, São Paulo 31(3): 105–230. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v31i3p105-230 Reference page. 
• Kasahara, S., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. & Rodrigues, M.T. 1987. Geographic karyotypic variation in Tropidurus hispidus (Sauria, Iguanidae). Caryologia 40(1-2): 43–57.
• Kasahara, S., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. & Rodrigues, M.T. 1987. Karyotype and Evolution of the Tropidurus nanuzae species group (Sauria, Iguanidae). Brazilian Journal of Genetics 10(2): 185–197.

1988

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1988. A new anole of the punctatus group from central Amazonia (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 36(29): 333–336. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1988. Estudos sobre a especiação e ecologia da fauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco, Ba.: implicações paleoambientais. Boletim IG-USP. Série Científica 16: 101–102.
• Rodrigues, M.T. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1988. High-resolution RGB-banding pattern in the genus Tropidurus (Sauria, Iguanidae). Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 48: 68–71.
• Rodrigues, M.T., Kasahara, S. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1988. Tropidurus psammonastes: Una nova espécie do grupo torquatus com notas sobre seu cariótipo e distribuição (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 36(26): 307–313. Reference page. 

1989

• Rodrigues, M.T., Kasahara, S. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1989. Notes on the ecology and karyotype of Strobilurus torquatus (Sauria, Iguanidae). Brazilian Journal of Genetics 12(4): 747–759.

1991

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil: I. Introdução a área e descrição de um novo gênero de microteiídeos (Calyptommatus) com notas sobre sua ecologia, distribuição e especiação (Sauria, Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(19): 285–320. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. II. Psilophthalmus: um novo gênero de Microteiidae sem pálpebra (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(20): 321–327. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. III. Procellosaurinus: um novo gênero de microteiídeos sem pálpebra, com a redefinição do gênero Gymnophthalmus (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(21): 329–342. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. IV. Uma nova espécie de Typhlops (Ophidia, Typhlopidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(22): 343–346. Reference page. 

1993

• Rodrigues, M.T. [1992] 1993. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. V. Duas novas espécies de Apostolepis (Ophidia, Typhlopidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 54(2): 53–59. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1993. Herpetofauna of paleoquaternary sand dunes of the middle São Francisco river: Bahia: Brazil. VI. Two new species of Phimophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) with notes on the origin of psammophilic adaptations. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 38(11): 187–198. Reference page. 

1994

• Pellegrino, K.C., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. & Rodrigues, M.T. 1994. Cytogenetic studies of Tropiduridae (Sauria). Genetics and Molecular Biology 17(4): 401–408.
• Rodrigues, M.T. & Puorto, G. 1994. On the second specimen of Leptotyphlops brasiliensis (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Journal of Herpetology 28(3): 393–394.

1995

• Rodrigues, M.T., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Sucupira, M.C.A., Kasahara, S. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1995. C- and R-banding patterns and nucleous organizer regions in the karyotype of Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology 18(4): 527–531.
• Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y., Rodrigues, M.T., Vanzolini, P.E. & Carvalho, C.M. 1995. Chromosome banding patterns in unisexual microteiid Gymnophthalmus underwoodii and two related sibling species (Gymnophthalmidae, Sauria). Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 70: 29–34. DOI: 10.1159/000133985

1996

• Kasahara, S., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Rodrigues, M.T. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1996. Comparative cytogenetic studies of eleven species of the Tropidurus torquatus group (Sauria, Tropiduridae), with banding patterns. Hereditas 125: 37–46. DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1996.00037.x
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1996. A new species of Micrablepharus from Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Herpetologica 52(4): 535–541. Abstract Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1996. Lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians of the quaternary sand dunes of the rio Sao Francisco: Bahia: Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 30(4): 513–523. DOI: 10.2307/1565694
• Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y., Mori, L., Chu, T.S., Rodrigues, M.T. 1996. Chromosomal banding patterns in the eyelid-less microteid radition: Procellosaurinus and Vanzosaura (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research 74: 203–210.

1997

• Bertolotto, C.E.V., Rodrigues, M.T., Skuk, G., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1997. Comparative cytogenetic analysis with differential staining in three species of Liolaemus (Squamata, Tropiduridae), with banding patterns. Hereditas 125: 257–264. DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1996.00257.x
• Pellegrino, K.C.M., Kasahara, S., Rodrigues, M.T. & Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1997. Pericentric inversion events in karyotypic distinction of Brazilian lizards of the genus Phyllopezus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) detected by chromosomal banding patterns. Hereditas 127(4): 345–361. DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.t01-1-00255.x
• Rodrigues, M.T. 1997. A new species of Leposoma (Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Atlantic forest of Brazil. Herpetologica 53(3): 383–389. Abstract Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T. & Borges, D.M. 1997. A new species of Leposoma (Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae) from a relictual forest of semiarid northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 53(1): 1–6. JSTOR Reference page. 

2000

• Passoni, J.C., Benozzati, M.L. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2000. Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism and heteroplasmy in populations of the three species of Tropidurus of the nanuzae group (Squamata, Tropiduridae). Genetics and Molecular Biology 23(2): 351–356.
• Rodrigues, M.T. 2000. A new species of Mabuya (Squamata: Scincidae) from the semiarid caatingas of northeastern Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 41(21): 313–328. Reference page. 

2001

• Frost, D.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(3): 352–371. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1015 ; PDF Reference page. 
• Pavan, D., Narvaes, P. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2001. A new species of leptodactylid frog from the Atlantic forests of southeastern Brazil with notes on the status and on the speciation of the Hylodes species groups. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 41(23): 407–425. Reference page. 
• Pellegrino, K.C.M., Rodrigues, M.T., Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. & Sites Jr., J.W. 2001. A molecular perspective on the evolution of South American microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family. Biological journal of the Linnean Society 74(3): 315–338. DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0580 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Zaher, H. & Curcio, F.F. 2001. A new species of lizard, genus Calyptommatus, from the Caatingas of the State of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 41(28): 529–546. Reference page. 

2002

• Curcio, F.F., Zaher, H. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2002. Rediscovery of blind snake Leptotyphlops brasiliensis Laurent, 1949 (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) in the wild. Phyllomedusa 1(2): 101–104. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v1i2p101-104
• Rodrigues, M.T. & Juncá, F.A. 2002. Herpetofauna of the quaternary sand dunes of the middle Rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brazil. VII. Typhlops amoipira sp. nov., a possible relative of Typhlops yonenagae (Serpentes, Typhlopidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 42(13): 325–333. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Dixo, M. & Accacio, G.M. 2002. A large sample of Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Atlantic Forests of Bahia, the status of Leposoma annectans Ruibal, 1952, and notes on conservation. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 42(5): 103–117. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492002000500001 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Dixo, M., Pavan, D. & Verdade, V.K. 2002. A new species of Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the remnant Atlantic forests of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 42(14): 335–350. Reference page. 

2003

• Caramaschi, U. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2003. A new large treefrog species, genus Hyla Laurenti, 1768, from southern Bahia, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 61(4): 225–260. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Andrade, G.V. & Lima, J.D. 2003. A new species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from state of Maranhão, Brazil. Phyllomedusa 2(1): 21–26. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v2i1p21-26 Reference page. 
• Verdade, V.K. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2003. A new species of Cycloramphus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic forest, Brazil. Herpetologica 59(4): 513–518. Abstract Reference page. 

2005

• Rodrigues, M.T. & Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2005. New lizard of the genus Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the lower Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 39(4): 541–546. DOI: 10.1670/240-04A.1 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Freire, E.M.X., Pellegrino, K.C.M. & Sites Jr., J.W. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of a new genus and species of microteiid lizard from the Atlantic forest of north-eastern Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144(4): 543–557. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00177.x Reference page. 

2006

• Nogueira, C. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2006. The Genus Stenocercus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in Extra-Amazonian Brazil, With the Description of Two New Species. South American Journal of Herpetology 1(3): 149–165. DOI: 10.2994/1808-9798(2006)1[149:TGSSTI]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Freitas, M.A., Silva, T.F.S. & Bertolotto, C.E.V. 2006. A new species of lizard genus Enyalius (Squamata, Leiosauridae) from the highlands of Chapada Diamantina, state of Bahia, Brazil, with a key to species. Phyllomedusa 5(1): 11–24. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v5i1p11-24 Reference page. 

2007

• Caramaschi, U. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2007. Taxonomic status of the species of Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843 (Amphibia, Anura, Amphignathodontidae) of the Atlantic rain forest of Eastern Brazil, with description of a new species. Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Zoologia 525: 1–19. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Pavan, D. & Curcio, F.F. 2007. Two New Species of Lizards of The Genus Bachia (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from Central Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 41(4): 545–553. DOI: 10.1670/06-103.1 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Dixo, M., Verdade, V.K., Pavan, D., Argôlo, A.J.S. & Sites Jr., J.W. 2007. A new genus of microteiid lizard from the Atlantic Forests of state of Bahia, Brazil, with a new generic name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a discussion of relationships among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates 3565: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)496[1:ANGOML]2.0.CO;2 handle. Reference page. 
• Verdade, V.K. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2007. Taxonomic Review of Allobates (Anura, Aromobatidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 41(4): 566–580. DOI: 10.1670/06-094.1 Reference page. 

2008

• Cassimiro, J., Verdade, V.K. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2008. A large and enigmatic new eleutherodactyline frog (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Serra do Sincorá, Espinhaço range, Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 1761: 59–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Passoni, J.C., Benozzati, M.L. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2008. Phylogeny, species limits, and biogeography of the Brazilian lizards of the genus Eurolophosaurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(2): 403–414. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.022
• Rodrigues, M.T. & Santos, E.M. 2008. A new genus and species of eyelid-less and limb reduced gymnophthalmid lizard from northeastern Brazil (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Zootaxa 1873: 50–60. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Silva, V.X. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the Bothrops neuwiedi complex (Serpentes, Viperidae) with description of a new species. Phyllomedusa 7(1): 45–90. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i1p45-90 Reference page. 

2009

• Amaro, R.C., Pavan, D. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2009. On the generic identity of Odontophrynus moratoi Jim & Caramaschi, 1980 (Anura, Cycloramphidae). Zootaxa 2071: 61–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Cassimiro, J., Freitas, M.A. & Silva, T.F.S. 2009. A new microteiid lizard of the genus Acratosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Serra do Sincorá, State of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 2013: 17–29. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Cassimiro, J., Pavan, D., Curcio, F.F., Verdade, V.K. & Pellegrino, K.C.M. 2009. A new genus of microteiid lizard from the Caparaó Mountains, southeastern Brazil, with a discussion of relationships among Gymnophthalminae (Squamata). American Museum Novitates 3673: 1–27. hdl: 2246/6031 Reference page. 

2011

• Arias, F.J., Carvalho, C.M., Rodrigues, M.T. & Zaher, H. 2011. Two new species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae) of the C. ocellifer group, from Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3022: 1–21. Preview. Reference page. 
• Arias, F.J., Carvalho, C.M., Rodrigues, M.T. & Zaher, H. 2011. Two new species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae) from the Caatinga, Northwest Brazil. Zootaxa 2787: 37–54. Preview. Reference page. 
• Peloso, P.L.V., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Rodrigues, M.T. & Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2011. Description and Phylogenetic Relationships of a New Genus and Species of Lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Amazonian Rainforest of Northern Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3713: 1–24. hdl: 2246/6113 Reference page. 

2012

• Fouquet, A., Recoder, R., Teixeira Jr., M., Cassimiro, J., Amaro, R.C., Camacho, A., Damasceno, R., Carnaval, A.C., Moritz, C. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and morphometric analyses reveal deep divergence between Amazonia and Atlantic Forest species of Dendrophryniscus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62(3): 826–838. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.023 Reference page. 
• Fouquet, A., Recoder, R., Teixeira Jr., M., Cassimiro, J., Amaro, R.C., Camacho, A., Damasceno, R., Carnaval, A.C., Moritz, C. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2012. Amazonella Fouquet et al., 2012 (Anura: Bufonidae) junior homonym of Amazonella Lundblad, 1931 (Acari: Unionicolidae): proposed replacement by Amazophrynella nom. nov. Zootaxa 3244: 68–68. Preview PDF. Reference page. 
• Gamble, T., Colli, G.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Werneck, F.P. & Simons, A.M. 2012. Phylogeny and cryptic diversity in geckos (Phyllopezus; Phyllodactylidae; Gekkota) from South America’s open biomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62(3): 943–953. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.033 Reference page. 
• Texeira Jr., M., Amaro, R.C., Recoder, R.S., Sena, M.A. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2012. A relict new species of Oreobates (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the seasonally dry tropical forests of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and its implication to the biogeography of the genus and that of South American dry forests. Zootaxa 3158: 37–52. Preview. Reference page. 
• Texeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F., Recoder, R.S., Carnaval, A.C., Strangas, M., Damasceno, R.P., Sena, M.A. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2012. Two new species of marsupial tree-frogs genus Gastrotheca Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura, Hemiphractidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Zootaxa 3437: 1–23. Preview Reference page. 
• Texeira Jr., M., Amaro, R.C., Recoder, R.S., Dal Vechio, F. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2012. A new dwarf species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura, Cycloramphidae) from the highlands of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3551: 25–42. Preview Reference page. 

2013

• Amaro, R.C., Nunes, I., Canedo, C., Napoli, M.F., Juncá, F.A., Verdade, V.K., Haddad, C.F.B. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2013. A molecular phylogeny recovers Strabomantis aramunha Cassimiro, Verdade and Rodrigues, 2008 and Haddadus binotatus (Spix, 1824) (Anura: Terrarana) as sister taxa. Zootaxa 3741(4): 569–582. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3741.4.7 Reference page. 
• Dias, P.H.S., Amaro, R.C., Carvalho-e-Silva, A.M.P. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2013. Two new species of Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Anura; Odontophrynidae) from the Atlantic forest, with taxonomic remarks on the genus. Zootaxa 3682(2): 277–304. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3682.2.5 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Teixeira Jr., M., Recoder, R.S., Dal Vechio, F., Damasceno, R.P. & Pellegrino, K.C.M. 2013. A new species of Leposoma (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with four fingers from the Atlantic Forest central corridor in Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3635(4): 459–475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.7 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Teixeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F., Amaro, R.C., Nisa, C., Guerrero, A.C., Damasceno, R.P., Roscito, J.G., Nunes, P.M.S. & Recoder, R.S. 2013. Rediscovery of the earless microteiid lizard Anotosaura collaris Amaral, 1933 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): A redescription complemented by osteological, hemipenial, molecular, karyological, physiological and ecological data. Zootaxa 3731(3): 345–370. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.3.5 Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Recoder, R.S., Camacho, A., Sena, M.A., Navas, C.A. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2013. A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Eastern Brazilian Cerrado, and data on its ecology, physiology and behavior. Zootaxa 3616(2): 173–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3616.2.6 Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F., Nunes, P.M.S., Mollo Neto, A., Lobo, L.M., Storti, L.F., Gaiga, R.A.J., Dias, P.H.F. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2013. A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the western Brazilian Amazonia. Zootaxa 3636(3): 401–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.1 Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Recoder, R.S., Amaro, R.C., Damasceno, R.P., Cassimiro, J. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2013. A new Crossodactylodes Cochran, 1938 (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Paratelmatobiinae) from the highlands of the Atlantic Forests of southern Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3702(5): 459–472. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.5.5 Reference page. 

2014

• Arias, F.J., Carvalho, C.M., Zaher, H. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2014. A New Species of Ameivula (Squamata, Teiidae) from Southern Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil. Copeia 2014(1): 95–105. DOI: 10.1643/CH-13-037 Reference page. 
• Arias, F.J., Teixeira Jr., M., Recoder, R.S., Carvalho, C.M., Zaher, H. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2014. Whiptail lizards in South America: a new Ameivula (Squamata, Teiidae) from Planalto dos Gerais, Eastern Brazilian Cerrado. Amphibia-Reptilia 35(2): 227–242. DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002948 Reference page. 
• Recoder, R.S., Werneck, F.P., Teixeira Jr., Colli, G.R., Sites Jr & Rodrigues, 2014. Geographic variation and systematic review of the lizard genus Vanzosaura (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of a new species. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 171(1): 206–225. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12128 Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F., Mollo Neto, A. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2014. A New Two-Pored Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758, from Western Amazonia, Brazil (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia). South American Journal of Herpetology 9(1): 62–74. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-14-00004.1 Reference page. 
• Zaher, H., Arredondo, J.C., Valencia, J.H., Arbeláez, E., Rodrigues, M.T. & Altamirano-Benavides, M.A. 2014. A new Andean species of Philodryas (Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa 3785(3): 469–480. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3785.3.8 Reference page. 

2015

• Colli, G.R., Hoogmoed, M.S., Cannatella, D.C., Cassimiro, J., Gomes, J.O., Ghellere, J.M., Nunes, P.M.S., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Salerno, P.E., Souza, S.M. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2015. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus and two new species of lizards from Brazilian Amazonia, with nomenclatural comments on the taxonomy of Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Squamata). Zootaxa 4000(4): 401–427. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.4.1 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 
• Fouquet, A., Souza, S.M., Nunes, P.M.S., Kok, P.J.R., Curcio, F.F., Carvalho, C.M., Grant, T. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2015. Two new endangered species of Anomaloglossus (Anura: Aromobatidae) from Roraima State, northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3926(2): 191–210. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3926.2.2. Reference page. 
• Fouquet, A., Orrico, V.G.D., Ernst, R., Blanc, M., Martinez, Q., Vacher, J-P., Rodrigues, M.T., Ouboter, P., Jairam, R. & Ron, S.R. 2015. A new Dendropsophus Fitzinger, 1843 (Anura: Hylidae) of the parviceps group from the lowlands of the Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4052(1): 39–64. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.2 Reference page. 

2016

• Almeida, J.P.F.A. de, Dal Vechio, F., Teixeira, M. Jr., Rodrigues, M.T. & Mott, T. 2016. Morphological similarities between Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923 and A. miringoera Vanzolini, 1971 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae): phylogenetic relatedness or morphological convergence? Zootaxa 4168(3): 573–576. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.3.9. Reference page. 
• Borges-Nojosa, D.M., Caramaschi, U. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2016. A new species of lizard Placosoma Tschudi, 1847 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the relictual forest mountains of the State of Ceará, Brazil. Zootaxa 4169(1): 160–170. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.1.8. Reference page. 
• Carvalho, A.L.G., Sena, M.A., Peloso, P.L.V., Machado, F.A., Montesinos, R ., Silva, H.R., Campbell, G. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2016. A New Tropidurus (Tropiduridae) from the Semiarid Brazilian Caatinga: Evidence for Conflicting Signal between Mitochondrial and Nuclear Loci Affecting the Phylogenetic Reconstruction of South American Collared Lizards. American Museum Novitates 3852: 1–68. hdl: 2246/6637 Reference page. 
• Fouquet, A., Martinez, Q., Zeidler, L., Courtois, E.A., Gaucher, P., Blanc, M., Lima, J.D., Souza, S.M., Rodrigues, M.T. & Kok, P.J.R. 2016. Cryptic diversity in the Hypsiboas semilineatus species group (Amphibia, Anura) with the description of a new species from the eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4084(1): 79–104. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4084.1.3. Reference page. 
• Goicoechea, N., Frost, D.R., De la Riva, I.J., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Sites Jr., J.W., Rodrigues, M.T. & Padial, J.M. 2016. Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree-alignment and similarity-alignment. Cladistics 32(6): 624–671. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12150 Reference page. 
• Jungfer, K-H., Verdade, V.K., Faivovich, J. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2016. A new species of spiny-backed treefrog (Osteocephalus) from Central Amazonian Brazil (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 4114(2): 171–181. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4114.2.6. Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2016. Diagnostic clarification, new morphological data and phylogenetic placement of Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991 (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae). Zootaxa 4205(3): 293–296. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.9. Reference page. 
• Teixeira Jr., M., Prates, I., Nisa, C., Silva-Martins, N.S.C., Strüssmann, C. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2016. Molecular data reveal spatial and temporal patterns of diversification and a cryptic new species of lowland Stenocercus Duméril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94(part A): 410–423. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.010 Reference page. 

2017

• Orrico, V.G.D., Nunes, I., Mattedi, C., Fouquet, A., Lemos, A.W., Rivera-Correa, M., Lyra, M.L., Loebmann, D., Pimenta, B.V.S., Caramaschi, U., Rodrigues, M.T. & Haddad, C.F.B. 2017. Integrative taxonomy supports the existence of two distinct species within Hypsiboas crepitans (Anura: Hylidae). Salamandra 53(1): 99–113. PDF Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Recoder, R., Teixeira Jr., M., Roscito, J.G., Guerrero, A.C., Nunes, P.M.S., Freitas, M.A., Fernandes, D.S., Bocchiglieri, A., Dal Vechio, F., Leite, F.S.F., Nogueira, C.C., Damasceno, R., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Argôlo, A.J.S. & Amaro, R.C. 2017. A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4286(4): 451–482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.1 Reference page. 
• Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Nunes, P.M.S., Marques-Souza, A. Rodrigues, M.T. & Murphy, R.W. 2017. Formal recognition of the species of Oreosaurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. ZooKeys 691: 149–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.691.13595 Reference page. 
• Sudré, V., Curcio, F.F., Nunes, P.M.S., Pellegrino, K.C.M. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2017. Who is the red-bearded snake, anyway? Clarifying the taxonomic status of Chironius pyrrhopogon (Wied, 1824) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4319(1): 143–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4319.1.7. Reference page. 

2018

• Almeida, J.P.F.A. de, Freitas, M.A. de, Silva, M.B. da, Valverde, M.C.C., Rodrigues, M.T., Pires, A.M. & Mott, T. 2018. A new four-pored Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4514(4): 553–562. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4514.4.8 Reference page. 
• Arias, F.J., Recoder, R., Álvarez, B.B., Ethcepare, E., Quipildor, M., Lobo, F. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. Diversity of teiid lizards from Gran Chaco and Western Cerrado (Squamata: Teiidae). Zoologica Scripta 47(2): 144–158. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12277 Early view article on ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Correia, L.L., Nunes, P.M.S., Gamble, T., Maciel, A.O., Marques-Souza, S., Fouquet, A., Rodrigues, M.T. & Mott, T. 2018. A new species of Brasilotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) and a contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between Microcaecilia and Brasilotyphlus. Zootaxa 4527(2): 186–196. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.2.2 Reference page. 
• Kok, P.J.R., Bittenbinder, M.A., van den Berg, J.K., Marques-Souza, S., Nunes, P.M.S., Laking, A.E., Teixeira Jr., M., Fouquet, A., Means, D.B., MacCulloch, R.D. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. Integrative taxonomy of the gymnophthalmid lizard Neusticurus rudis Boulenger, 1900 identifies a new species in the eastern Pantepui region, north-eastern South America. Journal of Natural History 52(13–16): 1029–1066. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1439541 Reference page. 
• Marques-Souza, S., Prates, I., Fouquet, A., Camacho, A., Kok, P.J.R., Nunes, P.M.S., Dal Vechio, F., Recoder, R.S., Mejia, N., Teixeira Jr., M., Barrio-Amorós, C., Cassimiro, J., Lima, J.D., Sena, M.A. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. Reconquering the water: Evolution and systematics of South and Central American aquatic lizards (Gymnophthalmidae). Zoologica Scripta 47(3): 255–265. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12273 Reference page. 
• Pellegrino, K.C.M., Bunes, T.O., Souza, S.M., Laguna, M.M., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Hoogmoed, M.S. & Rodrigues, M.T.2018. On the distinctiveness of Amapasaurus, its relationship with Loxopholis Cope 1869, and description of a new genus for L. guianensis and L. hoogmoedi (Gymnophthalmoidea/Ecpleopodini: Squamata). Zootaxa 4441(2): 332–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.8 Reference page. 
• Peloso, P.L.V., Oliveira, R.M., Sturaro, M.J., Rodrigues, M.T., Lima-Filho, G.R., Bitar, Y.O.C., Wheeler, W.C. & Aleixo, A. 2018. Phylogeny of Map Tree Frogs, Boana semilineata Species Group, with a New Amazonian Species (Anura: Hylidae). South American Journal of Herpetology 13(2): 150–169. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00037.1 Reference page. 
• Recoder, R.S., dal Vechio, F., Marques de Souza, S., Teixeira, M. Jr., Silva-da-Silva, M., dos Santos, A.P. Jr., Ribeiro, S., Barrio-Amorós, C.L. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. Geographic variation and taxonomy of red-tailed Gymnophthalmus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Amazonian Savannas. Zootaxa 4497(1): 61–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4497.1.4 Reference page. 
• Sturaro, M.J., Rofrigues, M.T., Colli, G.R., Knowles, L.L. & Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 2018. Integrative taxonomy of the lizards Cercosaura ocellata species complex (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 275: 37–65. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2018.04.004 Reference page. 
• Zaher, H., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Rodrigues, M.T., Graboski, R., Machado, F.A., Altamirano-Benavides, M., Bonatto, S.L. & Grazziotin, F.G. 2018. Origin and hidden diversity within the poorly known Galápagos snake radiation (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 16(7): 614–642. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2018.1478910 Reference page. 

2019

• Rosário, I.R., Santos, R.M.L., Arias, F., Rocha, C.F.D., Dias, E.J., Carvalho, C.M. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2019. Phylogeography of the endangered sand dune whiptail lizard Glaucomastix abaetensis (Dias, Rocha & Vrcibradic, 2002) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4624(4): 451–477. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.1. Reference page. 

2020

• Réjaud, A., Rodrigues, M.T., Crawford, A.J., Castroviejo-Fisher, S., Jaramillo-Martínez, A.F., Chaparro, J.C., Glaw, F., Gagliardi-Urrutia, G., Moravec, J., De la Riva, I., Pérez-Peña, P.E., Lima, A.P., Werneck, F.P., Hrbek, T., Ron, S.R., Ernst, R., Kok, P.J.R., Driskell, A., Chave, J. & Fouquet, A. 2020. Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates). Journal of Biogeography 47(11): 2472–2482. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13937 Reference page. 
• Sá, F.P., Haddad, C.F.B., Gray, M.M., Verdade, V.K., Thomé, M.T.C., Rodrigues, M.T. & Zamudio, K.R. 2020. Male-male competition and repeated evolution of terrestrial breeding in Atlantic Coastal Forest frogs. Evolution 74(2): 459–475. DOI: 10.1111/evo.13879 Reference page. 

2022

• Dubeux, M.J.M., Gonçalves, U., Palmeira, C.N.S., Nunes, P.M.S., Cassimiro, J., Gamble, T., Werneck, F.P., Rodrigues, M.T. & Mott, T. 2022. Two new species of geckos of the genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Squamata: Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5120(3): 345–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5120.3.3 Reference page.