Laurent Chirio

Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Brazzaville — CG

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(41), Species Distribution and Climate Change(20), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(15), Genetic diversity and population structure(10), Turtle Biology and Conservation(10)

Publications95 total

Rediscovery, range extension, phylogenetic relationships and updated diagnosis of the Ornate Long-tailed Lizard Latastia ornata Monard, 1940 (Squamata: Lacertidae)
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A new species of Pseudotrapelus (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) from Central Arabia
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Phylogeny and systematics of Arabian lacertids from the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae), with the description of a new species
BMC Zoology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
A study of Hemidactylus angulatus Hallowell, 1854 in West and Central Africa (Sauria, Gekkonidae), with resurrection of Hemidactylus guineensis Peters, 1868
Zootaxa·2025
New surveys reveal high biodiversity of Lake Télé, Congo
Oryx·2025Open Access
Phylogenetics and Integrative Taxonomy of African Water Snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Grayia)
Herpetological Monographs·2024· 4 cited
A new species of Pseudotrapelus (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) from Central Arabia
Vertebrate Zoology·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Rediscovery, range extension, phylogenetic relationships and updated diagnosis of the Ornate Long-tailed Lizard Latastia ornata Monard, 1940 (Squamata: Lacertidae)
Zootaxa·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2022· 42 citedOpen Access
An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk
Biological Conservation·2021· 42 citedOpen Access
The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context
Geodiversitas·2020· 11 citedOpen Access
Age-stratified interview campaigns suggest ongoing decline of a threatened tortoise species in the West African Sahel
Biodiversity·2020· 11 cited
The global biogeography of lizard functional groups
Journal of Biogeography·2019· 33 citedOpen Access
Correlates of African Spurred Tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata, Occurrence in the West African Sahel
Chelonian Conservation and Biology·2019· 6 citedOpen Access
Using multilocus approach to uncover cryptic diversity within Pseudotrapelus lizards from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences·2019· 12 citedOpen Access
Biogeography of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae), with special emphasis on the Mesalina adramitana group from Arabia and the Socotra Archipelago
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2019· 25 cited
A new stiletto snake (Lamprophiidae, Atractaspidinae, Atractaspis) from Liberia and Guinea, West Africa
Zoosystematics and Evolution·2019· 6 citedOpen Access
Global patterns of body size evolution in squamate reptiles are not driven by climate
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2019· 71 citedOpen Access
Unexpected discovery of six new species of Aphyosemion (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae) in the Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve in Gabon
European Journal of Taxonomy·2018· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Matthew LeBreton(21), Ivan Ineich(19), Aaron M. Bauer(13), Zoltán T. Nagy(10), Shai Meiri(10), Olivier S. G. Pauwels(9), Philipp Wagner(9), Jean‐François Trape(9), Tiffany M. Doan(8), Daniel Pincheira‐Donoso(8), Peter Uetz(8), Uri Roll(7), Guarino Rinaldi Colli(7), Indraneil Das(7), Danny Meirte(7), Cristiano de Campos Nogueira(7), Omar Torres‐Carvajal(7), Anat Feldman(6), Maria Novosolov(6), Fernando Castro‐Herrera(6)