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Nikolay A. Poyarkov is affiliated with Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Russian Federation. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on the study of amphibians and reptiles. The scientist's work contributes extensively to various subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

The research conducted by Nikolay A. Poyarkov centers on topics including Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Lepidoptera Biology and Taxonomy, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction. These areas highlight a broadly interdisciplinary approach combining taxonomy, biogeography, and molecular genetics.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Amphibians in Indochina, 2021, Russian Journal of Herpetology
  • Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Reptiles in Indochina, 2023, Russian Journal of Herpetology

Additional notable papers featuring the scientist's research interests, though authored by collaborators, reflect related themes within herpetology and biodiversity:

  • Acknowledging more biodiversity without more species, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Karstic Landscapes Are Foci of Species Diversity in the World's Third-Largest Vertebrate Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata; Gekkonidae), 2021, Diversity
  • A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae), 2020, PeerJ

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nikolay A. Poyarkov include:

  • Tan Van Nguyen
  • Parinya Pawangkhanant
  • Chatmongkon Suwannapoom
  • L. Lee Grismer
  • Gernot Vogel

The scientist publishes regularly in a range of academic venues that frequently feature their work, including:

  • Zootaxa
  • Vertebrate Zoology
  • Herpetozoa
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best Publications

  • Phylogeography of two European newt species — discordance between mtDNA and morphology

    W. Babik;W. Branicki;J. Crnobrnja-Isailovic;D. Cogalniceanu

  • Spatiotemporal Diversification of the True Frogs (Genus Rana): A Historical Framework for a Widely Studied Group of Model Organisms.

    Zhi-Yong Yuan;Wei-Wei Zhou;Xin Chen;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

  • Multilocus species tree analyses resolve the radiation of the widespread Bufo bufo species group (Anura, Bufonidae).

    E. Recuero;D. Canestrelli;J. Vörös;K. Szabó

  • A novel multilocus phylogenetic estimation reveals unrecognized diversity in Asian horned toads, genus Megophrys sensu lato (Anura: Megophryidae).

    Jin-Min Chen;Wei-Wei Zhou;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Bryan L. Stuart

  • Large-scale phylogenetic analyses provide insights into unrecognized diversity and historical biogeography of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae)

    Jin-Min Chen;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Chatmongkon Suwannapoom;Amy Lathrop

  • Cold Code: the global initiative to DNA barcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles

    Robert W. Murphy;Robert W. Murphy;Andrew J. Crawford;Andrew J. Crawford;Aaron M. Bauer;Jing Che

  • Cryptic crested newt diversity at the Eurasian transition: The mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of Near Eastern Triturus newts

    B. Wielstra;B. Wielstra;G. Espregueira Themudo;Ö. Güçlü;K. Olgun

  • Acknowledging more biodiversity without more species

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  • Two new cryptic species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam

    Roman Nazarov;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Nikolai L. Orlov;Trung My Phung

  • Six new species of the Cyrtodactylus intermedius complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Cardamom Mountains and associated highlands of Southeast Asia.

    Matthew L. Murdoch;L. Lee Grismer;Perry L. Jr. Wood;Thy Neang

  • TAXONOMIC NOTES ON RHACOPHORID FROGS (RHACOPHORINAE: RHACOPHORIDAE: ANURA) OF SOUTHERN PART OF ANNAMITE MOUNTAINS (TRUONG SON, VIETNAM), WITH DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW SPECIES

    Nikolai L. Orlov;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Anna B. Vasilieva;Natalia B. Ananjeva

  • A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the western Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam.

    Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Jodi J.L. Rowley;Svetlana I. Gogoleva;Anna B. Vassilieva

  • Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Amphibians in Indochina

    Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Tan Van Nguyen;Evgeniy S. Popov;Peter Geissler

  • Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species.

    Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Tang Van Duong;Nikolai L. Orlov;Svetlana S. Gogoleva

  • A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Son Tra Peninsula, central Vietnam.

    Luan Thanh Nguyen;Nikolay A. Jr. Poyarkov;Dzung Trung Le;Ba Dinh Vo

  • Karstic Landscapes Are Foci of Species Diversity in the World’s Third-Largest Vertebrate Genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata; Gekkonidae)

    Lee Grismer;Perry L. Wood;Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Minh D. Le

  • Red River barrier and Pleistocene climatic fluctuations shaped the genetic structure of Microhyla fissipes complex (Anura: Microhylidae) in southern China and Indochina

    Zhi-Yong Yuan;Zhi-Yong Yuan;Chatmongkon Suwannapoom;Fang Yan;Fang Yan;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

  • A new species of the genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, Central Vietnam.

    Luan Thanh Nguyen;Nikolay A. Jr. Poyarkov;Tiep Tan Nguyen;Tam Ai Nguyen

  • Integrative taxonomy of the Asian skinks Sphenomorphus stellatus (Boulenger, 1900) and S. praesignis (Boulenger, 1900) with the resurrection of S. annamiticus (Boettger, 1901) and the description of a new species from Cambodia.

    L. Lee Grismer;Jr. Wood Perry L.;Evan S. H. Quah;Shahrul Anuar

  • Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Reptiles in Indochina

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  • MtDNA differentiation and taxonomy of Central Asian racerunners of Eremias multiocellata - E. przewalskii species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

    Valentina F. Orlova;Nikolay A. Jr. Poyarkov;Marina A. Chirikova;Roman A. Nazarov

  • A new species Cyrtodactytlus Gray (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from western Thailand and the phylogenetic placement of C. inthanon and C. doisuthep

    Siriwadee Chomdej;Chatmongkon Suwannapoom;Parinya Pawangkhanant;Waranee Pradit

  • A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae).

    Vladislav A Gorin;Evgeniya N Solovyeva;Mahmudul Hasan;Hisanori Okamiya

  • A striking new genus and species of cave-dwelling frog (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae: Asterophryinae) from Thailand

    Chatmongkon Suwannapoom;Montri Sumontha;Jitthep Tunprasert;Thiti Ruangsuwan

  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation

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  • Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, genus Onychodactylus (Amphibia, Caudata: Hynobiidae), with the description of four new species

    Nikolay A. Poyarkov;Jing Che;Mi-Sook Min

  • The Lower Mekong: an insurmountable barrier to amphibians in southern Indochina?

    Peter Geissler;Timo Hartmann;Flora Ihlow;Dennis Rödder

  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation

    L. Lee Grismer;Perry L. Wood;Nikolay A. Poyarkov

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Murphy
Robert W. Murphy University of Toronto
L. Lee Grismer
L. Lee Grismer La Sierra University
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Bryan L. Stuart
Bryan L. Stuart North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Perry L. Wood
Perry L. Wood Auburn University
Fred Kraus
Fred Kraus University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rafe M. Brown
Rafe M. Brown University of Kansas
Gernot Vogel
Gernot Vogel Heidelberg University
Evan S. H. Quah
Evan S. H. Quah Universiti Malaysia Sabah

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