Paulo Passos

Paulo Passos

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

H-index: 29

Latin America-Brazil

About Paulo Passos

Paulo Passos, With an exceptional h-index of 29 and a recent h-index of 15 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, specializes in the field of Reptiles - Taxonomy - Systematics - Evolution.

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

Revision of the Chironius bicarinatus complex (Serpentes: Colubridae): Redefined species boundaries and description of a new species

Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates–substantial variations about a common theme

Unwrapping broken tails: Biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles

An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae …

Historical natural history collections allow the description of a new and presumably extinct species of dwarf gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Lygodactylus Gray …

Marche ou Morra: herpetofauna atropelada ao longo da rodovia BR-040, uma antiga estrada na Mata Atlântica do Sudeste do Brasil

March or Die: road-killed herpetofauna along BR-040 highway, an ancient road on the Atlantic Forest from Southeastern Brazil

Taxonomic status of the enigmatic Natrix sexcarinata Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae)

Paulo Passos Information

University

Position

Professor and curator of reptiles, Museu Nacional

Citations(all)

3400

Citations(since 2020)

1818

Cited By

2332

hIndex(all)

29

hIndex(since 2020)

15

i10Index(all)

54

i10Index(since 2020)

33

Email

University Profile Page

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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Paulo Passos Skills & Research Interests

Reptiles - Taxonomy - Systematics - Evolution

Top articles of Paulo Passos

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Revision of the Chironius bicarinatus complex (Serpentes: Colubridae): Redefined species boundaries and description of a new species

Vertebrate Zoology

Vinícius Sudré

Albedi Andrade-Junior

Manuella Folly

Josué AR Azevedo

Robson Waldemar Ávila

...

2024/1/23

Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates–substantial variations about a common theme

Journal of Zoology

T Raz

A Allison

Luciano Javier Avila

AM Bauer

M Böhm

...

2024/2

Unwrapping broken tails: Biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles

Journal of Animal Ecology

Mario R Moura

Henrique C Costa

Arthur D Abegg

Esmeralda Alaminos

Teddy Angarita‐Sierra

...

2023/2

An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae …

Angele dos Reis Martins

Manuella Folly

Guilherme Nunes Ferreira

Antônio Samuel Garcia da Silva

Claudia Koch

...

2023

Historical natural history collections allow the description of a new and presumably extinct species of dwarf gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Lygodactylus Gray …

Luis MP Ceriaco

Paulo Passos

2023/10/20

Marche ou Morra: herpetofauna atropelada ao longo da rodovia BR-040, uma antiga estrada na Mata Atlântica do Sudeste do Brasil

Biota Neotropica

Daniel Faustino Gomes

Cecília Bueno

Pedro H Pinna

Manoela Woitovicz-Cardoso

Paulo Passos

2023/6/30

March or Die: road-killed herpetofauna along BR-040 highway, an ancient road on the Atlantic Forest from Southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica

Daniel Faustino Gomes

Cecília Bueno

Pedro H Pinna

Manoela Woitovicz-Cardoso

Paulo Passos

2023/6/30

Taxonomic status of the enigmatic Natrix sexcarinata Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae)

Zootaxa

Leonardo V Lopes

Paulo Passos

2023/2/17

A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Anna Zimin

Sean V Zimin

Richard Shine

Luciano Avila

Aaron Bauer

...

2022/12

When the tail shakes the snake: phylogenetic affinities and morphology of Atractus badius (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), reveals some current pitfalls on the snake’s …

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Paulo Passos

Paulo R Melo-Sampaio

Luciana O Ramos

Felipe G Grazziotin

Antoine Fouquet

...

2022/1/17

Taxonomy, allometry, sexual dimorphism, and conservation of the trans-Andean watersnake Helicops danieli Amaral, 1937 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Nathalie Citeli

Julia Klaczko

Anderson Kennedy Soares De-Lima

Mariana De-Carvalho

Pedro M Sales Nunes

...

2022

Systematic review of the polychromatic ground snakes Atractus snethlageae complex reveals four new species from threatened environments

Paulo R Melo‐Sampaio

Paulo Passos

Ana LC Prudente

Pablo J Venegas

Omar Torres‐Carvajal

2021/4

Picking up the threads: Comparative osteology and associated cartilaginous elements for members of the genus Trilepida Hedges, 2011 (Serpentes …

The Anatomical Record

Angele Martins

Claudia Koch

Mitali Joshi

Roberta Pinto

Paulo Passos

2021/10

Back in time to unlock the future: tracing the type-specimens of Corallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Boidae), with designation of a lectotype for the …

Zootaxa

Rodrigo Castellari Gonzalez

Thais B Guedes

Paulo Passos

2021/3/8

Evolutionary treasures hidden in the West Indies: Comparative osteology and visceral morphology reveals intricate miniaturization in the insular genera Mitophis Hedges …

The Anatomical Record

Angele Martins

Claudia Koch

Mitali Joshi

Roberta Pinto

Alessandra Machado

...

2021/10

Zootherapeutic practices in the Amazon Region: chemical and pharmacological studies of Green-anaconda fat (Eunectes murinus) and alternatives for species …

Ethnobiology and Conservation

Camila Ferreira Abrao

Danilo Ribeiro de Oliveira

Paulo Passos

Carla Valéria Rodrigues Pereira Freitas

Amanda Ferreira Santana

...

2021/2/19

Osteology of the enigmatic threadsnake species Epictia unicolor and Trilepida guayaquilensis (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with generic insights

The Anatomical Record

Claudia Koch

Angele Martins

Mitali Joshi

Roberta R Pinto

Paulo Passos

2021/10

The striking endemism pattern of the species-richest snake genus Atractus (Dipsadidae: Serpentes) highlights the hidden diversity in the Andes

Amphibia-Reptilia

Andrés D Pomar-Gómez

Paulo Cordeiro

Thaís B Guedes

Paulo Passos

2021/1/28

Contributions to ophiology in Zootaxa 2001–2020: patterns and trends

Zootaxa

V Deepak

Paulo Passos

Zoltán T Nagy

Hussam Zaher

Jiří Šmíd

...

2021/5/28

A phantom on the trees: integrative taxonomy supports a reappraisal of rear-fanged snakes classification (Dipsadidae: Philodryadini)

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Paulo R Melo-Sampaio

Paulo Passos

Angele R Martins

W Bryan Jennings

Julio C Moura-Leite

...

2021/1/1

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Co-Authors

H-index: 63
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues

Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues

Universidade de São Paulo

H-index: 59
Wolfgang Wüster

Wolfgang Wüster

Bangor University

H-index: 32
Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia (ORCID:0000-0002-6132-2738)

Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia (ORCID:0000-0002-6132-2738)

Universidad San Francisco de Quito

H-index: 30
Brian Crother

Brian Crother

Southeastern Louisiana University

H-index: 27
Omar Torres-Carvajal

Omar Torres-Carvajal

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

H-index: 22
Ronaldo Fernandes

Ronaldo Fernandes

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

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