South American Journal of Herpetology

Aims & Scope

The South American Journal of Herpetology (SAJH) is an international journal published by the Brazilian Society of Herpetology that aims to provide an effective medium of communication for the international herpetological community.

SAJH publishes peer-reviewed original contributions on all subjects related to the biology of amphibians and reptiles, including descriptive, comparative, inferential, and experimental studies and taxa from anywhere in the world, as well as theoretical studies that explore principles and methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.234

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19358

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	60

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Cristiano C., Antonio J.S., Vanesa, Josué A., Fausto E., Renato S., Bruna E., Marcio, Marcela, Henrique, Marcus A., Diego F., Guarino R., Henrique C., Francisco L., Alejandro, Rodrigo C., Thaís, Marinus S., Otavio A.V., Giovanna G., Paulo, Ana L.C., Gilson A., Paola M., Filipe C., Nelson J., Christine, João Paulo S., Hussam, Ricardo J., Marcio

• Phylogenetic Systematics of Dart-Poison Frogs and Their Relatives Revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea)

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Taran, Marco, Marvin, Abel, Pedro Henrique, Adriana Moriguchi, Denis Jacob, José Vicente

• Systematics of the Neotropical Genus<i>Leptodactylus</i>Fitzinger, 1826 (Anura: Leptodactylidae): Phylogeny, the Relevance of Non-molecular Evidence, and Species Accounts

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Rafael O. de, Taran, Arley, W. Ronald, Maria L., Edward

• Anuran Species Composition and Distribution Patterns in Brazilian Cerrado, a Neotropical Hotspot

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Paula Hanna, Débora Leite, Guarino, Marcio

• Widespread Occurrence of the American Bullfrog,<i>Lithobates catesbeianus</i>(Shaw, 1802) (Anura: Ranidae), in Brazil

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Camila, Rodrigo, Alfredo, Bruno, Leoncio Pedrosa, Taran

• Antimicrobial Capacity of Plasma from Anurans of the Atlantic Forest

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Vania Regina de, Stefanny Christie Monteiro, Adriana Maria Giorgi, Beny, Fernando Ribeiro

• A SNAKE COMMUNITY AT ESPIGÃO DO OESTE, RONDÔNIA, SOUTHWESTERN AMAZON, BRAZIL

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Paulo Sérgio, Augusto Shinya

• Big, Bad, and Beautiful: Phylogenetic Relationships of the Horned Frogs (Anura: Ceratophryidae)

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Julián, Laura, Boris L., Martín O., Diego, J. Sebastián, Marissa, Erik R., Célio F.B.

• Observations on the Reproductive Behavior of a Neotropical Glassfrog,<i>Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni</i>(Anura: Centrolenidae)

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Jesse, Diego F., Jonathan, Rene

• Defensive Vocalizations of Neotropical Anurans

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Luis Felipe, Celio, Baptista

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