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    Chromosome-level reference genome for the medically important Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) 

    Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel; Burriel-Carranza, Bernat; Carranza, Salvador (2025-06-06)

    Venoms have traditionally been studied from a proteomic and/or transcriptomic perspective, often overlooking the true genetic com- plexity underlying venom production. The recent surge in genome-based venom resear c h ...

    Clinging on the brink: whole genomes reveal human-induced population declines and severe inbreeding in the critically endangered emirati Leaf-toed Gecko (Asaccus caudivolvulus) 

    Burriel-Carranza, Bernat; Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel; Carranza, Salvador (2024-06-17)

    Human-mediated habitat destruction has had a profound impact on increased species extinction rates and population declines worldwide. The coastal development in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last two decades, ...

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    Cryptic speciation in arid mountains: an integrative revision of the Pristurus rupestris species complex (Squamata, Sphaerodactylidae) from Arabia based on morphological, genetic and genomic data, with the description of four new species 

    Burriel-Carranza, Bernat; Koppetsch, Thore; Carranza, Salvador (2025-02-24)

    In the arid landscapes of the Arabian Peninsula, high levels of cryptic diversity among reptiles, and especially in geckos, have recently been revealed. Mountain ranges within the peninsula were shown to contain the ...

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    First record of dermal fluorescence in the desert-adapted Stenodactylus and Trigonodactylus geckos 

    Burriel-Carranza, Bernat; Talavera, Adrián; Carranza, Salvador (2024-04-09)

    Even though steadily increasing, biofluorescence is a rarely documented phenomenon in vertebrates. Within geckos, only six species have been shown to produce fluorescence and only one case of dermal fluorescence has been ...

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    Integrating genomics and biogeography to unravel the origin of a mountain biota: the case of a reptile endemicity hotspot in Arabia 

    Burriel-Carranza, Bernat; Tejero-Cicuéndez, Héctor; Carranza, Salvador (2024-07-05)

    Advances in genomics have greatly enhanced our understanding of mountain biodiversity, providing new insights into the complex and dynamic mechanisms that drive the formation of mountain biotas. These span from ...