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h-index: 19
Works: 53
Citations: 960

Most-cited papers

Pan‐African phylogeography of a model organism, the African clawed frog ‘Xenopus laevis’
Benjamin L. S. Furman, A. Bewick, T. L. Harrison, E. Greenbaum +3 more
2015Molecular Ecology76 citations
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Recent divergences and size decreases of eastern gorilla populations
Justin Roy, M. Arandjelovic, B. Bradley, K. Guschanski +8 more
2014Biology Letters54 citations Open access
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Leapfrogging into new territory: How Mascarene ridged frogs diversified across Africa and Madagascar to maintain their ecological niche.
Breda M Zimkus, Lucinda P. Lawson, Michael F. Barej, C. D. Barratt +16 more
2017Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution53 citations Open access
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Description of a new octoploid frog species (Anura: Pipidae: Xenopus) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a discussion of the biogeography of African clawed frogs in the Albertine Rift
B. Evans, E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, T. F. Carter +3 more
2011Journal of Zoology53 citations Open access
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Integration of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences and morphology reveals unexpected diversity in the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca) species complex in Central and West Africa (Serpentes: Elapidae).
W. Wüster, L. Chirio, J. Trape, I. Ineich +10 more
2018Zootaxa46 citations Open access
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Idiosyncratic responses to climate‐driven forest fragmentation and marine incursions in reed frogs from Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Islands
R. Bell, J. Parra, Gabriel Badjedjea, Michael F. Barej +17 more
2017Molecular Ecology44 citations Open access
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Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae).
F. Portillo, W. Branch, W. Conradie, M. Rödel +18 more
2018Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution42 citations Open access
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A molecular phylogeny of Equatorial African Lacertidae, with the description of a new genus and species from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Greenbaum, Cesar O. Villanueva, C. Kusamba, Mwenebatu M. Aristote +1 more
2011Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society41 citations Open access
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A phylogeny of Central African Boaedon (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with the description of a new cryptic species from the Albertine Rift
E. Greenbaum, F. Portillo, Kate Jackson, C. Kusamba
201537 citations
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Antibacterial activity of Mirabilis jalapa seed powder.
C. Kusamba, Kizungu Byamana, Wa Mpoyi Mbuyi
1991Journal of Ethnopharmacology35 citations
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Molecular phylogeny of Panaspis and Afroablepharus skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa
M. F. Medina, A. Bauer, W. Branch, A. Schmitz +11 more
2016Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution34 citations Open access
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Phylogeography and species boundaries of Leptopelis (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Albertine Rift.
F. Portillo, E. Greenbaum, M. Menegon, C. Kusamba +1 more
2015Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution30 citations
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Conservation implications following the rediscovery of four frog species from the Itombwe Natural Reserve, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba
201230 citations
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Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the Albertine Rift
Daniel F. Hughes, C. Kusamba, Mathias Behangana, E. Greenbaum
201728 citations Open access
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Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection
F. Portillo, E. Stanley, W. Branch, W. Conradie +20 more
2019PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Phylogeography of the reed frog Hyperolius castaneus (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa: implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation.
E. Greenbaum, U. Sinsch, Edgar Lehr, Federico Valdez +1 more
2013Zootaxa23 citations Open access
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A new species of Cordylus (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Marungu Plateau of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Greenbaum, E. Stanley, C. Kusamba, Wandege M. Moninga +2 more
201221 citations
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A New Species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) from the Northern Albertine Rift, Central Africa
E. Greenbaum, K. Tolley, Abdulmeneem M. A. Joma, C. Kusamba
201221 citations
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Diversifying into the branches: Species boundaries in African green and bush snakes, Philothamnus (Serpentes: Colubridae).
H. Engelbrecht, W. Branch, E. Greenbaum, G. Alexander +6 more
2019Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution20 citations
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Rivers, not refugia, drove diversification in arboreal, sub‐Saharan African snakes
K. E. Allen, E. Greenbaum, P. Hime, Walter P. Tapondjou N +6 more
2020Ecology and Evolution19 citations Open access
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Cryptic diversity in Rhampholeon boulengeri (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), a pygmy chameleon from the Albertine Rift biodiversity hotspot
D. F. Hughes, K. Tolley, Mathias Behangana, Wilber Lukwago +7 more
2017Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution19 citations Open access
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Rapid Assessment of Montane Anuran Communities in the Albertine Rift: Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931 as an Umbrella Species for Conservation
U. Sinsch, E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, Edgar Lehr
201119 citations
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A phylogeny and genus-level revision of the African file snakes Gonionotophis Boulenger (Squamata: Lamprophiidae)
D. Broadley, K. Tolley, W. Conradie, S. Wishart +5 more
201818 citations
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Systematics and Conservation Status of Two Distinct Albertine Rift Treefrogs, Leptopelis karissimbensis and Leptopelis kivuensis (Anura: Arthroleptidae)
C. Roelke, E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, Mwenebatu M. Aristote +1 more
201118 citations
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Giant Tree Frog diversification in West and Central Africa: isolation by physical barriers, climate, and reproductive traits.
Kyle E. Jaynes, E. Myers, V. Gvoždík, D. Blackburn +23 more
2021Molecular Ecology16 citations
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Chytrid Pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in African Amphibians: A Continental Analysis of Occurrences and Modeling of Its Potential Distribution
Breda M Zimkus, V. Baláž, A. Belasen, R. Bell +15 more
2020Herpetologica15 citations
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Integrative revision of the Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) complex unveils extensive cryptic diversity and traces its evolutionary history
J. Lobón-Rovira, A. Bauer, Pedro Vaz Pinto, J. Trape +10 more
2023Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society14 citations Open access
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04. Extensive occurrence of the amphibian chytrid fungus in the Albertine Rift, a Central African amphibian hotspot
E. Greenbaum, J. Meece, K. Reed, C. Kusamba
201511 citations
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Amphibian chytrid fungus infections in Hyperolius (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, Mwenebatu M. Aristote, K. Reed
200810 citations
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Amphibian chytrid infections in non-forested habitats of Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Greenbaum, J. Meece, K. Reed, C. Kusamba
20159 citations
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Isolation of ecdysteroids from three species of Palisota
C. Kusamba, M. Nicoletti, E. Federici, G. Multari +2 more
19959 citations
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Phylogeography of Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni (Sauria: Lacertidae) Reveals Cryptic Diversity in the Highlands of East Africa
E. Greenbaum, Stephanie Dowell Beer, Daniel F. Hughes, P. Wagner +7 more
2018Herpetological Monographs8 citations
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A remarkable example of suspected Batesian mimicry of Gaboon Vipers (Reptilia: Viperidae: Bitis gabonica) by Congolese Giant Toads (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Sclerophrys channingi)
Eugene R. Vaughan, Mark S. Teshera, C. Kusamba, Theresa R. Edmonston +1 more
2019Journal of Natural History7 citations
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Systematics of the poorly known treefrog Leptopelis fiziensis (Anura: Arthroleptidae), with a description of its call
E. Greenbaum, F. Portillo, C. Kusamba
2012African journal of herpetology : journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa7 citations Open access
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Night stalkers from above: A monograph of Toxicodryas/ tree snakes (Squamata: Colubridae) with descriptions of two new cryptic species from Central Africa.
E. Greenbaum, K. E. Allen, Eugene R. Vaughan, O. Pauwels +13 more
2021Zootaxa6 citations Open access
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Lifting the blue-headed veil – integrative taxonomy of the Acanthocercus atricollis species complex (Squamata: Agamidae)
P. Wagner, E. Greenbaum, A. Bauer, C. Kusamba +1 more
20186 citations Open access
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Phylogeny of African Long-Fingered Frogs (Arthroleptidae: Cardioglossa) Reveals Recent Allopatric Divergences in Coloration
D. Blackburn, S. Nielsen, S. Ghose, M. Burger +10 more
2021Ichthyology & Herpetology5 citations Open access
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A New Species of Ground-Dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo
L. Ceríaco, A. Bauer, C. Kusamba, Ishan Agarwal +1 more
2021Journal of Herpetology5 citations Open access
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Mouthful of snake : An African snake-eater ’ s ( Polemon fulvicollis graueri ) large typhlopid prey
C. Kusamba, A. Resetar, V. Wallach, K. Lulengo +1 more
5 citations
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Systematics of the Central African Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus laevis (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with the description of two new species from the Albertine Rift.
E. Greenbaum, Daniel M. Portik, K. E. Allen, Eugene R. Vaughan +18 more
2022Zootaxa4 citations Open access
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The anthraquinones of Pentas zanzibarica
It Istituto Superiore di Sanit, C. Kusamba, E. Federici, Y. De Vicente +1 more
19934 citations
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New Species of Falcaustra (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae) and Other Helminths in Amietia nutti (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo
C. Bursey, S. Goldberg, C. Kusamba, E. Greenbaum
2018Comparative parasitology3 citations
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Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa's Albertine Rift.
Daniel F. Hughes, M. Behangana, Wilber Lukwago, M. Menegon +6 more
2024Zootaxa2 citations Open access
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Leapfrogging into new territory : How Mascarene
Breda M Zimkus, Lucinda P. Lawson, Michael F. Barej, C. D. Barratt +16 more
20182 citations
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3D reconstruction of fang replacement in the venomous snakes Dendroaspis jamesoni (Elapidae) and Bitis arietans (Viperidae)
Z. Nagy, D. Adriaens, E. Pauwels, L. Van Hoorebeke +3 more
20132 citations
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Gastrointestinal Helminths of the Black-necked Agama, Acanthocercus atricollis (Squamata: Agamidae), from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
S. Goldberg, C. Bursey, E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba
20122 citations
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Phylogenetics and Integrative Taxonomy of African Water Snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Grayia)
Teslin Chaney, O. Pauwels, Z. T. Nagy, V. Gvoždík +13 more
2024Herpetological Monographs1 citations
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Gastrointestinal Helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa
S. Goldberg, C. Bursey, F. Mali, C. Kusamba +2 more
2021Helminthologia1 citations Open access
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A Cryptic New Species of Polemon (Squamata: Lamprophiidae, Aparallactinae) from the Miombo Woodlands of Central and East Africa
F. Portillo, W. Branch, C. Tilbury, Z. Nagy +6 more
2019Copeia1 citations Open access
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Floristic Survey and Wild Oilseed Plants Frequency in Lwiro and Idjwi Island Ecosystems in Albertine Rift
M. Kazadi, C. Kusamba, M. Mwanga, A. Matabaro +2 more
20151 citations
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