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2. Published

   Fangs for the Memories? A Survey of Pain in Snakebite Patients Does Not Support a Strong Role for Defense in the Evolution of Snake Venom Composition

   Ward-Smith, H., Naude, A., Arbuckle, K. & Wuster, W., 22 Mar 2020, In: Toxins. 12, 3, 19 p., 201.

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3. Published

   Gene tree parsimony of multilocus snake venom protein families reveals species tree conflict as a result of multiple parallel gene loss.

   Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Harrison, R. A. & Wüster, W., 1 Mar 2011, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28, 3, p. 1157-1172

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4. Published

   Genome-wide data implicate terminal fusion automixis in king cobra facultative parthenogenesis.

   Card, D. C., Vonk, F. J., Smallbrugge, S., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Castoe, T. A., Schuett, G. W. & Booth, W., 31 Mar 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 9 p., 7271.

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5. E-pub ahead of print

   Genomics reveals broad hybridization in deeply divergent Palearctic grass and water snakes (Natrix spp.)

   Schöneberg, Y., Winter, S., Arribas, O., Di Nicola, M. R., Master, M., Owens, J. B., Rovatsos, M., Wüster, W., Janke, A. & Fritz, U., 18 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 9 p.

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6. Published

   Geographic distribution: Bothriopsis taeniata or Bothrops taeniatus (Speckled forest-pitviper).

   Wuster, W., Freire, L. A., Garcia, F., Wüster, W. & Kuch, U., 1 Jan 2003, In: Herpetological Review. 34, p. 263

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7. Published

   Get an eyeful of this: a new species of giant spitting cobra from eastern and north-eastern Africa (Squamata : Serpentes : Elapidae : Naja)

   Wuster, W., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Jan 2007, In: Zootaxa. 1532, p. 51-68

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8. Published

   Historical biogeography of the western rattlesnake (Serpentes : Viperidae : Crotalus viridis), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence information

   Pook, C. E., Wuster, W. & Thorpe, R. S., 1 May 2000, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 15, 2, p. 269-282

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9. Published

   How do King Cobras move across a major highway? Unintentional wildlife crossing structures may facilitate movement

   Jones, M. D., Marshall, B. M., Smith, S. N., Crane, M., Silva, I., Artchawakom, T., Suwanwaree, P., Waengsothorn, S., Wüster, W., Goode, M. & Strine, C. T., 17 Mar 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 3, 15 p., e8691.

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10. Published

    In praise of subgenera: taxonomic status of cobras of the genus Naja Laurenti (Serpentes: Elapidae).

    Wuster, W., Wallach, V., Wüster, W. & Broadley, D. G., 21 Sept 2009, In: Zootaxa. 2236, p. 26-36

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11. Published

    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).

    Wuster, W., Chirio, L., Trape, J. F., Ineich, I., Jackson, K., Greenbaum, E., Barron, C., Kusamba, C., Nagy, Z. T., Storey, R., Hall, C., Wuster, C., Barlow, A. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Aug 2018, In: Zootaxa. 4455, 1, p. 68-98 21 p.

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12. Published

    Interpopulational variation and ontogenetic shift in the venom composition of Lataste's viper (Vipera latastei, Boscá 1878) from northern Portugal

    Avella, I., Calvete, J. J., Sanz, L., Wüster, W., Licata, F., Quesada-Bernat, S., Rodriguez, Y. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 15 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Proteomics. 263, 104613.

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13. Published

    Is Hybridization a Source of Adaptive Venom Variation in Rattlesnakes? A Test, Using a Crotalus scutulatus x viridis Hybrid Zone in Southwestern New Mexico

    Zancolli, G., Baker, TI. G., Barlow, A., Bradley, R. K., Calvete, J. J., Carter, K. C., de Jager, K., Owens, J. B., Price, J. F., Sanz, L., Scholes-Higham, A., Shier, L., Wood, L., Wuster, C. & Wüster, W., 16 Jun 2016, In: Toxins. 8, 188, p. 1-16 16 p.

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14. Published

    Isolation of a neurotoxin (alpha colubritoxin) from a nonvenomous colubrid: Evidence for early origin of venom in snakes

    Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Lumsden, N. G., Wüster, W., Wickramaratna, J. C., Hodgson, W. C. & Kini, R. M., 1 Oct 2003, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57, 4, p. 446-452

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15. Published

    King or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses

    Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R. C., Ganesh, S. R., Moss, M., Höglund, J., Das, I., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Shanker, K., Wüster, W. & Dutta, S. K., Dec 2021, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 165, 107300, 63 p., 107300.

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16. Published

    Marking the un-markable: visible implant elastomer in wild juvenile snakes

    Major, T., Alkins, D. R., Jeffrey, L. & Wüster, W., 1 Jul 2020, In: Herpetological Journal. 30, 3, p. 173-176 4 p.

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17. Published

    Mate today, gone tomorrow: male-on-female cannibalism in Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) in North Wales

    Major, T., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Limia Russel, G., Pozzi, A., Morgan, R., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 17 Jan 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 51-54 4 p.

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18. Published

    Medically important differences in snake venom composition are dictated by distinct postgenomic mechanisms

    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Wagstaff, S. C., Wüster, W., Cook, D. A., Bolton, F. M., King, S. I., Plan, D., Sanz. L., N. V., Calvete, J. J. & Harrison, R. A., 9 Jun 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 25, p. 9205-9210

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19. Published

    Medically important snakes and snakebite envenoming in Iran

    Dehghani, R., Monzavi, S. M., Mehrpour, O., Shirazi, F. M., Hassanian-Moghaddam, H., Keyler, D. E., Wüster, W., Westerström, A. & Warrell, D. A., 23 May 2023, In: Toxicon. 230, 26 p., 107149.

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20. Published

    Mohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) identification revisited

    Cardwell, M. D., Massey, D. J., Smelski, G. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2022, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 33, 2, p. 210-218

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21. Published

    Molecular evolution and phylogeny of elapid snake venom three-finger toxins.

    Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Wüster, W., Kini, R. M., Brusic, V., Khan, A., Venkataraman, D. & Rooney, A. P., 1 Jul 2003, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57, 1, p. 110-129

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22. Published

    Morphological correlates of incipient arboreality and ornithophagy in island pitvipers, and the phylogenetic position of Bothrops insularis.

    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Duarte, M. R. & Da Graca Salomao, M., 1 May 2005, In: Journal of Zoology. 266, 1, p. 1-10

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23. Published

    Multi-locus phylogeny and species delimitation of Australo-Papuan blacksnakes(Pseudechis Wagler, 1830: Elapidae: Serpentes)

    Maddock, S., Childerstone, A., Fry, B. G., Williams, D. J., Barlow, A. & Wüster, W., 1 Feb 2017, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107, February, p. 48-55

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24. Published

    Multilevel comparison of Indian Naja venoms and their cross-reactivity with Indian polyvalent antivenoms

    Deka, A., Bhatia, S., Santra, V., Bharti, O., Lalremsanga, H., Martin, G., Wüster, W., Owens, J. B., Graham, S., Doley, R. & Malhotra, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 4, 24 p.

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25. Published

    Museum DNA reveals a new, potentially extinct species of rinkhals (Serpentes: Elapidae: Hemachatus) from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe

    Major, T., Renk, P., Reissig, J., Paijmans, J., Morris, E., Hofreiter, M., Barlow, A., Broadley, D. G. & Wüster, W., 27 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, 19 p., e0291432.

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26. Published

    Natural History Notes. Naja kaouthia (monocled cobra). Behavior / Spitting.

    Santra, V. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2017, In: Herpetological Review. 48, 2, p. 455-456 2 p.

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27. Published

    Natural History Notes. Scolecophis atrocinctus (Black-banded Snake). Reproduction / Combat Behaviour

    Chernov, E., Hoffmann, E. P. & Wüster, W., 1 Sept 2020, In: Herpetological Review. 51, 3, p. 628-629 2 p.

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28. Published

    Natural History Notes: Crotalus scutulatus (Mohave rattlesnake). Maximum size.

    Mrinalini, N. V., Hicks, J. J. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2015, In: Herpetological Review. 46, 2, p. 271 1 p.

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29. Published

    No rattlesnakes in the rainforests: reply to Gosling and Bush

    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Ferguson, J. E., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Pook, C. E., Da Graca Salomao, M. & Thorpe, R. S., 1 Oct 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 11, p. 3619-3621

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30. Published

    On the importance of types and the perils of “en passant” taxonomy: a brief history of the typification of Coluber naja Linnaeus, 1758 (Serpentes: Elapidae) and its implications, with the designation of a lectotype

    Wüster, W. & Tillack, F., 20 Sept 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5346, 4, p. 403-419

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31. Published

    One Size Fits All—Venomics of the Iberian Adder (Vipera seoanei, Lataste 1878) reveals low levels of venom variation across its distributional range

    Avella, I., Damm, M., Freitas, I., Wüster, W., Lucchini, N., Zuazo, Ó., Süssmuth, R. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 1 Jun 2023, In: Toxins. 15, 6, 22 p., 371.

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32. Published

    Origin and phylogenetic position of the Lesser Antillean species of Bothrops (Serpentes: Viperidae): biogeographical and medical implications.

    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Thorpe, R. S., Salomao, M. G., Thomas, L., Puorto, G., Theakston, R. D. & Warrell, D. A., 1 Jan 2002, In: Bulletin of the Natural History Museum London (Zoology). 68, p. 101-106

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33. Published

    Origin of the eastern brownsnake, Pseudonaja textilis (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril) (Serpentes : Elapidae : Hydrophiinae) in New Guinea: evidence of multiple dispersals from Australia, and comments on the status of Pseudonaja textilis pughi Hoser 2003.

    Wuster, W., Williams, D. J., O'Shea, M., Daguerre, R. L., Pook, C. E., Wüster, W., Hayden, C. J., McVay, J. D., Paiva, O., Matainaho, T., Winkel, K. D. & Austin, C. C., 1 Jan 2008, In: Zootaxa. 1703, p. 47-61

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34. Published

    Phylogeny and diversification of mountain vipers (Montivipera, Nilson et al., 2001) triggered by multiple Plio–Pleistocene refugia and high-mountain topography in the Near and Middle East

    Stümpel, N., Rajabizadeh, M., Avci, A., Wüster, W. & Joger, U., Aug 2016, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101, p. 336-351

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35. Published

    Phylogeographic patterns of trans-Amazonian vicariants and Amazonian biogeography: the Neotropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus complex) as an example.

    Wuster, W., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Ferguson, J. E., Pook, C. E., Da Graca Salomao, M., Thorpe, R. S. & Wüster, W., 1 Aug 2007, In: Journal of Biogeography. 34, 8, p. 1296-1312

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36. Published

    Phylogeography and systematic revision of the Egyptian cobra (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja haje) species complex, with the description of a new species from West Africa.

    Wuster, W., Trape, J. F., Chirio, L. & Wüster, W., 21 Sept 2009, In: Zootaxa. 2236, p. 1-25

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37. Published

    Phylogeography of the Central American lancehead Bothrops asper (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)

    Saldarriaga-Córdoba, M., Parkinson, C. L., Daza, J. M., Wuster, W. & Sasa, M., 27 Nov 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 11, p. 1-20 20 p., e0187969.

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38. Published

    Phylogeography of the widespread African puff adder (Bitis arietans) reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia in southern Africa

    Barlow, A., Baker, K., Hendry, C. R., Peppin, L., Phelps, T., Tolley, K. A., Wüster, C. E. & Wuster, W., 1 Feb 2013, In: Molecular Ecology. 22, 4, p. 1134-1157

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39. Published

    Pre-clinical assays predict pan-african Echis viper efficacy for a species-specific antivenom.

    Wuster, W., Casewell, N. R., Cook, D. A., Wagstaff, S. C., Nasidi, A., Durfa, N., Wüster, W. & Harrison, R. A., 1 Oct 2010, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 4, 10, p. e851

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40. Published

    Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base

    Malhotra, A., Wüster, W., Owens, J. B., Hodges, C. W., Jesudasan, A., Ch, G., Kartik, A., Christopher, P., Louies, J., Naik, H., Santra, V., Kuttalam, S. R., Attre, S., Sasa, M., Bravo-Vega, C. & Murray, K. A., 1 Nov 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 12, November 2021, 18 p., 10081.

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41. Published

    Roles of CITES in protecting new species.

    Wuster, W., Vonk, F. J. & Wüster, W., 18 Aug 2006, In: Science. 313, 5789, p. 915-916

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42. Published

    Snakes across the Strait: trans-Torresian phylogeographic relationships in three genera of Australasian snakes (Serpentes : Elapidae : Acanthophis, Oxyuranus, and Pseudechis).

    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Dumbrell, A. J., Hay, C., Pook, C. E., Williams, D. J. & Fry, B. G., 1 Jan 2005, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 34, 1, p. 1-14

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43. Published

    Taxonomy and nomenclature of the Pantherophis obsoletus complex

    Hillis, D. M. & Wüster, W., 9 Mar 2021, In: Herpetological Review. 52, 1, p. 51-52 2 p.

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44. Published

    The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier

    Callaghan, C. T., Mesaglio, T., Asher, J. S., Brooks, T. M., Cabras, A. A., Chandler, M., Cornwell, W. K., Ríos-Málaver, I. C., Dankowicz, E., Dhiya'ulhaq, N. U., Fuller, R. A., Galindo-Real, C., Grattarola, F., Hewitt, S., Higgins, L., Hitchcock, C., Hung, K-L. J., Iwane, T., Kahumbu, P., Kendrick, R., Kieschnick, S. R., Kunz, G., Lee, C. C., Lin, C-T., Loarie, S., Medina, M. N., McGrouther, M. A., Miles, L., Modi, S., Nowak, K., Oktaviani, R., Waswala Olewe, B. M., Pagé, J., Petrovan, S., saari, C., Seltzer, C. E., Seregin, A. P., Sullivan, J. J., Sumanapala, A. P., Takoukam, A., Widness, J., Willmott, K., Wüster, W. & Young, A. N., 10 Nov 2022, In: PLoS Biology. 20, 11, p. e3001843 6 p., e3001843.

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45. Published

    The conserved structure of snake venom toxins confers extensive immunological cross-reactivity to toxin-specific antibody.

    Wuster, W., Harrison, R. A., Wüster, W. & Theakston, R. D., 1 Mar 2003, In: Toxicon. 41, 4, p. 441-449

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46. Published

    The good, the bad and the ugly: Australian snake taxonomists and a history of the taxanomy of Australia's venomous snakes.

    Wuster, W., Williams, D., Wüster, W. & Fry, B. G., 1 Dec 2006, In: Toxicon. 48, 7, p. 919-930

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47. Published

    The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

    Wuster, W., Vonk, F. J., Casewell, N. R., Henkel, C., Heimberg, A. M., Jansen, H. J., McCleary, R. J., Kerkkamp, H. M., Vos, R. A., Guerreiro, I., Calvete, J. J., Wüster, W., Woods, A. E., Logan, J. M., Harrison, R. A., Castoe, T. A., Jason de Koning, A. P., Pollock, D. D., Yandell, M., Calderon, D., Renjifo, C., Currier, R. B., Salgado, D., Pla, D., Sanz, L., Hyder, A. S., Ribeiro, J. M., Arntzen, J. W., van den Thillart, G. E., Boetzer, M., Pirovano, W., Dirks, R. P., Spaink, H. P., Duboule, D., McGlinn, E., Kini, R. M. & Richardson, M. K., 17 Dec 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. 110, 51, p. 20651-20656

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48. Published

    The medical threat of mamba envenoming in sub-Saharan Africa revealed by genus-wide analysis of venom composition, toxicity and antivenomics profiling of available antivenoms

    Ainsworth, S., Petras, D., Engmark, M., Süssmuth, R., Rowley, P., Wuster, W., Dorrestein, P. C., Arias, A. S., Gutiérrez, J. M., Harrison, R. A., Casewell, N. R. & Calvete, J. J., 10 Feb 2018, In: Journal of Proteomics. 172, p. 173-189

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49. Published

    The phylogeny of cobras inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences: Evolution of venom spitting and the phylogeography of the African spitting cobras (Serpentes : Elapidae : Naja nigricollia complex)

    Wuster, W., Wüster, W., Crookes, S., Ineich, I., Mane, Y., Pook, C. E., Trape, J. F. & Broadley, D. G., 1 Nov 2007, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45, 2, p. 437-453

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50. Published

    The structural and functional diversification of the Toxicofera reptile venom system

    Wuster, W., Fry, B. G., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Vidal, N., Young, B. & Jackson, T. N., 15 Sept 2012, In: Toxicon. 60, 4, p. 434-448

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51. Published

    Tracing an invasion: landbridges, refugia, and the phylogeography of the Neotropical rattlesnake (Serpentes : Viperidae : Crotalus durissus)

    Wuster, W., Ferguson, J. E., Quijada-Mascarenas, J. A., Pook, C. E., Salomao, M. D. & Thorpe, R., 25 Feb 2005, In: Molecular Ecology. 14, 4, p. 1095-1108

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