Gilson A. Rivas

University of Zulia — VE

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

15h-index2.0kcitations72works0.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(46), Species Distribution and Climate Change(16), Plant and animal studies(15), Animal and Plant Science Education(14), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(13)

Publications70 total

A new species of Erythrolamprus from the oceanic island of Tobago (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Gecko on the rocks: an enigmatic new species of Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae) from Inselbergs of the Venezuelan Guayana
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the western versant of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Disentangling the Anacondas: Revealing a New Green Species and Rethinking Yellows
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the western versant of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Catalogue of Type Specimens in the amphibians and reptiles collection of the Museo de Biología, Universidad del Zulia (MBLUZ), Maracaibo, Venezuela
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A new species of Erythrolamprus from the oceanic island of Tobago (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Gecko on the rocks: an enigmatic new species of Gonatodes (Sphaerodactylidae) from Inselbergs of the Venezuelan Guayana
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A cockroach of the genus Eurycotis Stål, 1874 (Blattodea: Eurycotiinae) living in bromeliads from a climatic relict on the Paraguaná Peninsula, northwestern Venezuela
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
A case of evolutionary convergence? Striking resemblance between a cockroach (Blattodea) and a frog (Anura) living in bromeliads on the Paria Peninsula, northeastern Venezuela
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
A cockroach of the genus Eurycotis Stål, 1874 (Blattodea: Eurycotiinae) living in bromeliads from a climatic relict on the Paraguaná Peninsula, northwestern Venezuela
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
A case of evolutionary convergence? Striking resemblance between a cockroach (Blattodea) and a frog (Anura) living in bromeliads on the Paria Peninsula, northeastern Venezuela
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
Biogeography and hidden diversity in the coffee snake species complex <i>Ninia atrata</i> (Dipsadinae) from South America and the Lesser Antilles
Systematics and Biodiversity·2025
Morphology and molecular systematics support a new species of <i>Pseudogonatodes</i> (Squamata: Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) from Venezuela with a remarkable telescoped skull
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society·2024Open Access
Testing molecular date estimates using an ecological and vicariant case study in treefrogs: The Geological‐Ecological Molecular Calibration
Journal of Biogeography·2024· 2 cited
Disentangling the Anacondas: Revealing a New Green Species and Rethinking Yellows
Diversity·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Unveiling underestimated species diversity within the Central American Coralsnake, a medically important complex of venomous taxa
Scientific Reports·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
Catalogue of Type Specimens in the amphibians and reptiles collection of the Museo de Biología, Universidad del Zulia (MBLUZ), Maracaibo, Venezuela
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Editorial
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods
Nature·2022· 379 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Tito R. Barros(13), Walter E. Schargel(10), Michael J. Jowers(8), César L. Barrio‐Amorós(7), John C. Murphy(7), Philippe J. R. Kok(6), Gabriel N. Ugueto(5), Juan E. García-Pérez(5), Robert C. Jadin(4), Santiago Sánchez‐Ramírez(4), Jorge M. González(4), Eric N. Smith(3), J. Celsa Señaris(3), Mayke De Freitas(3), Renoir J. Auguste(3), Amaël Borzée(3), J. Roger Downie(3), Carlos Rivero-Blanco(3), Paul T. Chippindale(3), Luis E. Sibira(3)