R. Alexander Pyron

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

R. Alexander Pyron, Frank T. Burbrink, John J. Wiens · BMC Evolutionary Biology · 2013 · 1.6K citations · Full text

A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

R. Alexander Pyron, John J. Wiens · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2011 · 1.4K citations

Biology, Morphological Evidence, Biodiversity +11

The interplay of past diversification and evolutionary isolation with present imperilment across the amphibian tree of life

Walter Jetz, R. Alexander Pyron · Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2018 · 601 citations

Biology, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics +11

Fully-sampled phylogenies of squamates reveal evolutionary patterns in threat status

João F. R. Tonini, Karen H. Beard, Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira et al. · Biological Conservation · 2016 · 485 citations

Biology, Phylogenetics, Molecular Ecology +8

Divergence Time Estimation Using Fossils as Terminal Taxa and the Origins of Lissamphibia

R. Alexander Pyron · Systematic Biology · 2011 · 421 citations · Full text

Biology, Divergence Time Estimation, Phylogenetics +12