Frank T. Burbrink

Frank T. Burbrink, U.S. herpetologist.

• Department of Herpetology, The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY, United States.
• Biology Department, College of Staten Island/City University of New York, 6S-143, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, New York, United States.

Taxon names authored

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• 14 taxon names authored by Frank T. Burbrink

Eponyms

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• 1 eponym of Frank T. Burbrink

Publications

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2000

• Burbrink, F.T., Lawson, R. & Slowinski, J.B. 2000. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of the polytypic North American rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta): A critique of the subspecies concept. Evolution 54(6): 2107–2118. DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb01253.x ; JSTOR Reference page. 

2001

• Burbrink, F.T. 2001. Systematics of the Eastern Ratsnake Complex (Elaphe obsoleta). Herpetological Monographs 15: 1–53. DOI: 10.2307/1467037 Reference page. 

2002

• Burbrink, F.T. 2002. Phylogeographic analysis of the cornsnake (Elaphe guttata) complex as inferred from maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25(3): 465–476. DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00306-8 Reference page. 

2005

• Rossman, D.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2005. Species limits within the Mexican garter snakes of the Thamnophis godmani complex. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 79: 1–43. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2007

• Burbrink, F.T. & Lawson, R. 2007. How and when did Old World ratsnakes disperse into the New World? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(1): 173–189. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.009 Reference page. 

2008

• Burbrink, F.T., Fontanella, F., Pyron, R.A., Guiher, T.J. & Jimenez, C. 2008. Phylogeography across a continent: The evolutionary and demographic history of the North American racer (Serpentes: Colubridae: Coluber constrictor). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(1): 274–288. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.020 Reference page. 

2011

• Burbrink, F.T., Yao, H., Ingrasci, M., Bryson, R.W., Jr., Guiher, T.J. & Ruane, S. 2011. Speciation at the Mogollon Rim in the Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60(3): 445–454. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.05.009 Reference page. 
• Pyron, R.A., Burbrink, F.T., Colli, G.R., Nieto-Montes de Oca, A., Vitt, L.J., Kuczynski, C.A. & Wiens, J.J. 2011. The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(2): 329–342. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.006 Reference page. 

2012

• Burbrink, F.T., Ruane, S. & Pyron, R.A. 2012. When are adaptive radiations replicated in areas? Ecological opportunity and unexceptional diversification in West Indian dipsadine snakes (Colubridae: Alsophiini). Journal of Biogeography 39(3): 465–475. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02621.x Reference page. 

2013

• Pyron, R.A., Burbrink, F.T. & Wiens, J.J. 2013. A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13(93): 1–53. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-93 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Colston, T.J., Grazziotin, F.G., Shepard, D.B., Vitt, L.J., Colli, G.R., Henderson, R.W., Hedges, S.B., Bonatto, S.L., Zaher, H., Noonan, B.P. & Burbrink, F.T. 2013. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of tree boas (Corallus spp.). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66(3): 953–959. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.027 Reference page. 
• Guo, P., Zhang, L., Liu, Q., Li, C., Pyron, R.A., Jiang, K. & Burbrink, F.T. 2013. Lycodon and Dinodon: one genus or two? Evidence from molecular phylogenetics and morphological comparisons. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(1): 144–149. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.008 Reference page. 
• Myers, E.A., Rodríguez-Robles, J.A., Denardo, D.F., Staub, R.E., Stropoli, A., Ruane, S. & Burbrink, F.T. 2013. Multilocus phylogeographic assessment of the California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) suggests alternative patterns of diversification for the California Floristic Province. Molecular Ecology 22(21): 5418–5429.DOI: 10.1111/mec.12478 Reference page. 

2014

• Chen, X., McKelvy, A.D., Grismer, L.L., Matsui, M., Nishikawa, K. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. The phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of the Rainbow Tree Snake Gonyophis margaritatus (Peters, 1871) (Squamata: Colubridae). Zootaxa 3881(6): 532–548. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.6.3 Reference page. 
• Leaché, A.D., Wagner, P., Linkem, C.W., Böhme, W., Papenfuss, T.J., Chong, R.A., Lavin, B.R., Bauer, A.M., Nielsen, S.V., Greenbaum, E., Rödel, M.O., Schmitz, A., LeBreton, M., Ineich, I., Chirio, L., Ofori-Boateng, C., Eniang, E.A., El Din, S.B., Lemmon, A.R. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. A hybrid phylogenetic-phylogenomic approach for species tree estimation in African Agama lizards with applications to biogeography, character evolution, and diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 215–230. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.013 Reference page. 
• Pyron, R.A., Reynolds , R.G. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. A taxonomic revision of boas (Serpentes: Boidae). Zootaxa 3846(2): 249–260. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.5 Reference page. 
• Ruane, S., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses. Systematic Biology 63(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt099 Reference page. 
• Suárez-Atilano, M., Burbrink, F.T. & Vázquez-Domínguez, E. 2014. Phylogeographic structure of Boa constrictor imperator with emphasis of diversification across the lowlands and mountains of Central America and Mexico. Journal of Biogeography 41(12): 2371–2384. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12372 Reference page. 

2015

• Burbrink, F.T. & Guiher, T.J. 2015. Considering gene flow when using coalescent methods to delimit lineages of North American pitvipers of the genus Agkistrodon. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173(2): 505–526. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12211 Reference page. 

2016

• Ruane, S., Burbrink, F.T., Randriamahatantsoa, B. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2016. The Cat-eyed Snakes of Madagascar: Phylogeny and Description of a New Species of Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae) from the Tsingy of Ankarana. Copeia 104(3): 712–721. DOI: 10.1643/CH-15-346 Reference page. 

2017

• Chen, X., Lemmon, A.R., Lemmon, E.M., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2017. Using phylogenomics to understand the link between biogeographic origins and regional diversification in ratsnakes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 111: 206–218. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.03.017 Reference page. 
• McKelvy, A.D. & Burbrink, F.T. 2017. Ecological divergence in the yellow-bellied kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) at two North American biodiversity hotspots. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106: 61–72. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.006 Reference page. 

2018

• Ruane, S., Myers, E.A., Lo, K., Yuen, S., Welt, R.S., Juman, M., Futterman, I., Nussbaum, R.A., Schneider, G., Burbrink, F.T. & Raxworthy, C.J. [2017] 2018. Unrecognized species diversity and new insights into colour pattern polymorphism within the widespread Malagasy snake Mimophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 16(3): 229–244. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2017.1375046 Reference page. 

2019

• Burbrink, F.T., Ruane, S., Kuhn, A.L., Rabibisoa, N., Randriamahatantsoa, B., Raselimanana, A.P., Andrianarimalala, M.S., Cadle, J.E., Lemmon, A.R., Lemmon, E.M., Nussbaum, R.A., Jones, L.N., Pearson, R. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2019. The origins and diversification of the exceptionally rich gemsnakes (Colubroidea: Lamprophiidae: Pseudoxyrhophiinae) in Madagascar. Systematic Biology 68(6): 918–936. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz026 Reference page. 

2020

• Burbrink, F.T., Grazziotin, F.G., Pyron, R.A., Cundall, D., Donnellan, S., Irish, F., Keogh, J.S., Kraus, F., Murphy, R.W., Noonan, B., Raxworthy, C.J., Ruane, S., Lemmon, A.R., Lemmon, E.M. & Zaher, H. 2020. Interrogating Genomic-Scale Data for Squamata (Lizards, Snakes, and Amphisbaenians) Shows no Support for Key Traditional Morphological Relationships. Systematic Biology 69(3): 502–520. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz062 Reference page. 

2021

• Burbrink, F.T., Gehara, M., McKelvy, A.D. & Myers, E.A. 2021. Resolving spatial complexities of hybridization in the context of the gray zone of speciation in North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex). Evolution 75(2): 260–277. DOI: 10.1111/evo.14141 Reference page. 
• Burbrink, F.T., Pyron, R.A., Gehara, M., McKelvy, A.D. & Myers, E.A. 2021. The corrected taxonomic history of the North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex). Herpetological Review 52(3): 537–547. Reference page. 
• Peng, L.-F., Zhang, Y., Huang, S., Burbrink, F.T., Chen, J.-M., Hou, M., Zhu, Y.-W., Yang, H. & Wang, J.-C. 2021. A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China. Zoological Research 42(4): 487–491. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.085 Reference page. 

2022

• Burbrink, F.T., Bernstein, J.M., Kuhn, A., Gehara, M. & Ruane, S. 2022. Ecological Divergence and the History of Gene Flow in the Nearctic Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum Complex). Systematic Biology 71(4): 839–858. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syab093 Reference page. 
• Yang, D.-C., Huang, R.-Y., Jiang, K., Burbrink, F.T., Gong, Y.-A., Yu, J., Zhang, Y., Huang, T.-Q. & Huang, S. 2022. A new species of the genus Achalinus (Squamata: Xenodermidae) from Ningshan County, Shaanxi Province, China. Zootaxa 5190(1): 127–140. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.1.5 Reference page. 

2023

• Das, S., Greenbaum, E., Meiri, S., Bauer, A.M., Burbrink, F.T., Raxworthy, C.J., Weinell, J.L., Brown, R.M., Brecko, J., Pauwels, O.S.G., Rabibisoa, N., Raselimanana, A.P. & Merilä, J. 2023. Ultraconserved elements-based phylogenomic systematics of the snake superfamily Elapoidea, with the description of a new Afro-Asian family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 180: 107700. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107700 Reference page. 
• Pyron, R.A., O’Connell, K.A., Duncan, S.C., Burbrink, F.T. & Beamer, D.A. 2023. Speciation Hypotheses from Phylogeographic Delimitation Yield an Integrative Taxonomy for Seal Salamanders (Desmognathus monticola). Systematic Biology 72(1): 179–197. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syac065 Reference page. 

2024

• Burbrink, F.T., Myers, E.A. & Pyron, R.A. 2024. Understanding species limits through the formation of phylogeographic lineages. Ecology and Evolution 14(10): e70263. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70263 Reference page. 
• Xu, Y-H., Wang, S., Ma, S., Burbrink, F.T., Peng, L-F. & Huang, S. 2024. First report of albinism for Achalinus sheni (Serpentes, Xenodermidae), with extended diagnosis of the species. ZooKeys 1209: 1–17. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1209.128944 Reference page. 

Links

• Frank T. Burbrink. Associate Curator, Department of Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology. Associate Professor, Richard Gilder Graduate School. American Museum of Natural History.