Graham Alexander

Graham Alexander

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 28

Africa-South Africa

About Graham Alexander

Graham Alexander, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 19 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Witwatersrand, specializes in the field of Herpetology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Science in decline: Is quality sacrificed for quantity and ease of access?

Python farming as a flexible and efficient form of agricultural food security

Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

Differences between urban and natural populations of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion damaranum): a case of urban warfare?

When to shed? Patterns and drivers of time to first ecdysis in snakes

Habitat Transformation Correlates with the Decline of Sungazer (Smaug giganteus) Subpopulations

Filling the gap: Noteworthy herpetological discoveries in North West Province, South Africa

Graham Alexander Information

University

Position

Professor of Herpetology

Citations(all)

2888

Citations(since 2020)

1495

Cited By

1835

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

19

i10Index(all)

65

i10Index(since 2020)

37

Email

University Profile Page

University of the Witwatersrand

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Graham Alexander Skills & Research Interests

Herpetology

Top articles of Graham Alexander

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Science in decline: Is quality sacrificed for quantity and ease of access?

African Journal of Herpetology

Krystal A Tolley

Graham J Alexander

2024/3/16

Python farming as a flexible and efficient form of agricultural food security

Scientific Reports

D Natusch

PW Aust

C Caraguel

PL Taggart

VT Ngo

...

2024/3/14

Obesity is South Africa’s new HIV epidemic

Nomathemba Chandiwana

WD Francois Venter

Jennifer M Manne-Goehler

Alisha Wade

Carel W le Roux

...

2024/3/1

The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses

Scientific data

Hayley S Clements

Emmanuel Do Linh San

Gareth Hempson

Birthe Linden

Bryan Maritz

...

2024/2/12

Differences between urban and natural populations of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion damaranum): a case of urban warfare?

Urban Ecosystems

Melissa A Petford

Anthony Herrel

Graham J Alexander

Krystal A Tolley

2024/4

When to shed? Patterns and drivers of time to first ecdysis in snakes

Ecology and Evolution

Cecilia Wagner

Ashadee K Miller

Hanlie M Engelbrecht

Harry W Greene

Graham J Alexander

2023/8

Habitat Transformation Correlates with the Decline of Sungazer (Smaug giganteus) Subpopulations

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Wade K Stanton-Jones

Trevor McIntyre

Graham J Alexander

2023/7

Filling the gap: Noteworthy herpetological discoveries in North West Province, South Africa

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Krystal A Tolley

Nicolas S Telford

Buyisile G Makhubo

R John Power

Graham J Alexander

2023/1/26

Snake foraging ecology and digestive physiology: Integrative Biology and Evolving Paradigms

Graham J Alexander

Tobias Wang

2023/8

De Novo Whole Genome Assemblies for Two Southern African Dwarf Chameleons (Bradypodion, Chamaeleonidae)

Genome biology and evolution

Jody M Taft

Krystal A Tolley

Graham J Alexander

Anthony J Geneva

2023/10

Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt, 1927 (Reptilia: Lacertidae) is live bearing: the only viviparous African lacertid

African Journal of Herpetology

Gary K Nicolau

Emily A Jackson

Adriaan Jordaan

Graham J Alexander

2022/10/28

Taxonomic inflation due to inadequate sampling: are girdled lizards (Cordylus minor species complex) from the Great Karoo one and the same?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Krystal A Tolley

Nicolas S Telford

Jody M Taft

Michael F Bates

Werner Conradie

...

2022/1/1

Mistaken identity: challenges with specimen identification for morphologically conservative skinks (Trachylepis) leads to taxonomic error

African Journal of Herpetology

Kirstin Stephens

Graham J Alexander

Buyisile G Makhubo

Nicolas S Telford

Krystal A Tolley

2022/10/28

A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

Nature

Neil Cox

Bruce E Young

Philip Bowles

Miguel Fernandez

Julie Marin

...

2022/5

Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions

African Journal of Herpetology

Michael F Bates

Graham J Alexander

Aaron M Bauer

2022/1/2

Extensions to the known geographic distributions of reptiles in the Great Karoo, South Africa

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Nicolas S Telford

Graham J Alexander

Francois S Becker

Werner Conradie

Adriaan Jordaan

...

2022

Habitat associations, reproduction, and geographical distribution of Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae)

Herpetology Notes

Kirsty Jane Kyle

Graham J Alexander

Louis H Du Preez

2021/6/6

Forest patch characteristics affect reptile occurrence in north‐western Madagascar

Austral Ecology

Alexandra M Evans

Jason P Marshal

Graham J Alexander

2021/5

Potential range shifts and climatic refugia of rupicolous reptiles in a biodiversity hotspot of South Africa

Environmental Conservation

Melissa Anne Petford

Graham John Alexander

2021/12

Python farming in Zimbabwe: Assessing local appetite for a novel agricultural system

Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics

Patrick W Aust

James MacGregor

Graham J Alexander

2021/3/31

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Co-Authors

H-index: 68
Aaron Bauer

Aaron Bauer

Villanova University

H-index: 45
Martin J. Whiting

Martin J. Whiting

Macquarie University

H-index: 36
Barend Erasmus

Barend Erasmus

University of Pretoria

H-index: 27
Simon P. Lailvaux

Simon P. Lailvaux

University of New Orleans

H-index: 25
Rulon Clark

Rulon Clark

San Diego State University

H-index: 17
Xavier Glaudas

Xavier Glaudas

University of the Witwatersrand

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