Michele Menegon

University of Arusha — TZ

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(73), Species Distribution and Climate Change(40), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(25), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(14), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(13)

Publications89 total

Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae)
Vertebrate Zoology·2025Open Access
Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa’s Albertine Rift
Zootaxa·2024Open Access
Decadienal afforestation and risks to montane grassland amphibians in the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania
Biotropica·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Cryptic diversity in pygmy chameleons (Chamaeleonidae: Rhampholeon) of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, with description of six new species
Acta Herpetologica·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Thirty years of amphibian surveys in the Ukagurus Mountains of Tanzania reveal new species, yet others are in decline
African Journal of Herpetology·2022· 6 cited
Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Mechanics of snake biting: Experiments and modelling
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Systematics of <i>Hyperolius mitchelli</i> Loveridge, 1953 and <i>Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus</i> Schiøtz, 1975 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) and assignment of populations from northern Tanzania
African Journal of Herpetology·2020· 4 cited
Mechanics of snake biting: Experiments and modelling
2019· 1 citedOpen Access
A new species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) highlights the biological affinities between the Southern Highlands and Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2019· 9 citedOpen Access
A new species of tree snake (Dipsadoboa, Serpentes: Colubridae) from ‘sky island’ forests in northern Mozambique, with notes on other members of the Dipsadoboa werneri group
Zootaxa·2019· 7 cited
A Rapid and Accurate MinION-Based Workflow for Tracking Species Biodiversity in the Field
Genes·2019· 129 citedOpen Access
A rapid and accurate MinION-based workflow for tracking species biodiversity in the field
2019· 27 citedOpen Access
Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection
PLoS ONE·2019· 26 citedOpen Access
Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians
Systematic Biology·2019· 57 citedOpen Access
Reproductive characteristics of Afrixalus septentrionalis Schiøtz 1974 and Hyperolius viridiflavus ngorongoriensis Schiøtz 1975 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a miombo seasonal wetland in northern Tanzania
2018· 1 citedOpen Access
Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification Within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians
2018· 4 citedOpen Access
Multilayer stag beetle elytra perform better under external loading via non-symmetric bending properties
Journal of The Royal Society Interface·2018· 31 citedOpen Access
Forest management and conservation of an elusive amphibian in the Alps: Habitat selection by the Golden Alpine Salamander reveals the importance of fine woody debris
Forest Ecology and Management·2018· 16 cited
Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2018· 42 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Simon P. Loader(28), David J. Gower(8), Krystal A. Tolley(7), Werner Conradie(6), Eli Greenbaum(6), Colin R. Tilbury(5), William R. Branch(5), Hendrik Müller(5), Mark‐Oliver Rödel(5), Nike Doggart(4), Kim M. Howell(4), Francesco Rovero(4), Mark Wilkinson(4), Alan Channing(4), Lucinda P. Lawson(4), Michael F. Barej(4), Peter Nagel(4), Abebe Ameha Mengistu(4), Samy A. Saber(4), Tim R. B. Davenport(4)