First Name: Daniel F.Last Name: HughesPublications: YearPublication 2011"Analyzing the Diversity and Abundance of Airborne Microorganisms in Different Environments." in Humboldt Journal of Microbiology 2014"Adult body size and reproductive characteristics of the Green Frog, Lithobates clamitans melanotus (Rafi nesque, 1820), from a single site in the northern Allegheny Mountains" in Journal of Kansas of Herpetology 2015"The Superior Colonizing GeckoHemidactylus mabouiaon Curaçao: Conservation Implications for the Native GeckoPhyllodactylus martini" in Journal of Herpetology 2016"Rescuing Perishable Neuroanatomical Information from a Threatened Biodiversity Hotspot: Remote Field Methods for Brain Tissue Preservation Validated by Cytoarchitectonic Analysis, Immunohistochemistry, and X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography" in PLOS ONE 2016"Wild snakes harbor West Nile virus" in One Health 2016"Differential use of ponds and movements by two species of aquatic turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata and chelydra serpentina serpentina) and their role in colonization" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2017"Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the Albertine Rift" in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2017"Reproduction and growth of the Southern Leopard Frog, Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularius (Harlan, 1825), in Virginia: implications for seasonal shifts in response to global climate change" in Basic and Applied Herpetology 2017"Nesting characteristics of three turtle species along a wetland matrix in Western Pennsylvania, USA" in Herpetological Bulletin 2018"Cryptic diversity in Rhampholeon boulengeri (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), a pygmy chameleon from the Albertine Rift biodiversity hotspot" in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2018"New distribution records, observations on natural history, and notes on reproduction of the poorly known Sudanese Unicorn Chameleon (Chamaeleonidae: Trioceros conirostratus) from Uganda, Africa" in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2018"Life history of the Rio Grande leopard frog (Lithobates berlandieri) in Texas" in Journal of Natural History 2018"Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae)" in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2018"Phylogeography of Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni (Sauria: Lacertidae) Reveals Cryptic Diversity in the Highlands of East Africa" in Herpetological Monographs 2018"Studies of a snake assemblage from artificial ponds at an active-military site in Pennsylvania" in Herpetology Notes 2018"Latitudial variation in life history reveals a reproductive disadvantage in the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)" in bioRxiv 2019"A cryptic new species of Polemon (Squamata: Lamprophiidae, Aparallactinae) from the Miombo Woodlands of Central and East Africa" in Copeia 2019"Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection" in PLOS ONE 2019"There's a frog in my salad! A review of online media coverage for wild vertebrates found in prepackaged produce in the United States" in Science of the Total Environment 2019"Comparison of body temperatures across physiological states in syntopic snake species (Thamnophis sirtalis and Nerodia sipedon) from Pennsylvania" in Northeastern Naturalist 2019"Latitudinal variation in life history reveals a reproductive advantage in the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)" in Copeia 2019"Loggerhead shrike (lanius ludovicianus) predates california red-sided gartersnake (thamnophis sirtalis infernalis)" in Herpetology Notes 2019"Herpetofaunal diversity and community structure at Lake Nabugabo and surrounding Ramsar area wetlands in southern Uganda" in Vie et Milieu - Life and Environment 2020"Evolutionary origins of viviparity in Chamaeleonidae" in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 2020"Effects of selective timber harvest on amphibian species diversity in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda" in Forest Ecology and Management 2020"A much-needed tonic for African snakes: review of Snakes of Central and Western Africa" in Reptiles & Amphibians 2020"Herpetofaunal diversity and community structure in the Murchison Falls - Albert Delta Ramsar site, Uganda" in European Journal of Ecology 2020"Selected life history traits of the Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea (Schneider, 1799), near the northeastern edge of its geographic range" in Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 2020"Ontogenetic habitat use and seasonal activity of Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in the Lake Albert delta, East Africa" in Journal of Great Lakes Research 2020"Demography of aquatic turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata and Chelydra serpentina serpentina) in southwestern Pennsylvania" in Annals of Carnegie Museum 2021"Evaluating Exclusion Barriers for Treefrogs in Agricultural Landscapes" in Wildlife Society Bulletin 2021"Changes in an Amphibian Community at Powdermill Nature Reserve, Southwest Pennsylvania, Over a 37-Year Period" in Annals of Carnegie Museum 2021"Reproductive Ecology of Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Anura: Rhinophrynidae) in México" in Journal of Herpetology 2022"Repeated sampling of wild individuals reveals Ophidiomyces ophidiicola infection dynamics in a Pennsylvania snake assemblage" in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2022"Systematics of the Central African Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of two new species from the Albertine Rift" in Zootaxa 2023"Copulation Phenology of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata)" in Journal of Herpetology 2023"Spatiotemporal variation of behavior and repeatability in a long-lived turtle" in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2023"Demography of a painted turtle intergrade (Chrysemys picta picta X C. p. marginata) population from an altered wetland" in Herpetological Journal 2023"Amphibian communities along a forest degradation gradient in an East African forest reserve" in Ecological Informatics 2024"Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa" in Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2024"Lack of size-assortative mating in a widespread treefrog: Pseudacris crucifer in Iowa" in Journal of North American Herpetology 2024"Citizen science initiatives document biodiversity baselines at an urban lake" in PeerJ 2024"Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa’s Albertine Rift" in Zootaxa 2024"Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) complex unveils extensive cryptic diversity and traces its evolutionary history" in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2024"Population Trends and Demography of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) and Woodland Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) over Six Decades at the Powdermill Nature Reserve, Pennsylvania" in Annals of Carnegie Museum 2024"Phylogenetic analysis of viviparity, matrotrophy, and other reproductive patterns in chondrichthyan fishes" in Biological Reviews 2024"A personality SNP? Behavioral genetics in African cichlids" in Trends in Genetics 2025"How many reptile and amphibian species are in Uganda, and why it matters for global biodiversity conservation" in PeerJ 2025"Factors Influencing Occupancy, Detection, and Phenology in a Pennsylvania Salamander Assemblage" in Annals of Carnegie Museum 2025"A 17-Year Demographic Study of a Northern Allegheny Population of the Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)" in Annals of Carnegie Museum 2025"The ancestor of sharks and rays laid eggs, but ancestral state reconstructions need empirically supported traits and transparent reporting: a comment on Katona et al. (2023)" in Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2025"Low Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Among 14 Amphibian Species at a Protected Site in the Northeastern United States" in Northeastern Naturalist 2025"Behavioral Syndromes Across Time and Space in a Long‐Lived Turtle" in Ethology 2025"Road ecology of a Chihuahuan Desert snake community: size-based mortality sets the stage for evolutionary change in a widespread pitviper" in PeerJ