Michele Menegon

Michele Menegon, Italian herpetologist.

• Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Via Calepina 14, 38100 Trento, Italy.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 29 taxon names authored by Michele Menegon

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2002

• Menegon, M., Salvidio, S. & Tilbury, C. 2002. A New Dwarf Forest Chameleon from the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, East Africa, (Squamata: Rhampholeon Günther, 1874). Journal of Herpetology 36(1): 51–57. DOI: 10.2307/1565801 Reference page. 

2004

• Menegon, M., Salvidio, S. & Loader, S.P. 2004. Five new species of Nectophrynoides Noble 1926 (Amphibia Anura Bufonidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania. Tropical Zoology 17(1): 97–212. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2004.10531201 Reference page. 
• Salvidio, S., Menegon, M., Sindaco, R. & Moyer, D. 2004. A new species of elongate seps from Udzungwa grasslands, southern Tanzania (Reptilia, Gerrhosauridae, Tetradactylus Merrem, 1820). Amphibia-Reptilia 25(1): 19–27. DOI: 10.1163/156853804322992805 Reference page. 

2006

• Bauer, A.M. & Menegon, M. 2006. A new species of prehensile-tailed gecko, Urocotyledon (Squamata : Gekkonidae), from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology 55(1): 13–22. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2006.9635537 Reference page. 

2010

• Van Bocxlaer, I., Loader, S.P., Roelants, K., Biju, S.D., Menegon, M. & Bossuyt, F. 2010. Gradual adaptation toward a range-expansion phenotype initiated the global radiation of toads. Science 327(5966): 679–682. DOI: 10.1126/science.1181707 Reference page. 

2011

• Barej, M.F., Schmitz, A., Menegon, M., Hillers, A., Hinkel, H., Böhme, W. & Rödel, M.O. 2011. Dusted off—the African Amietophrynus superciliaris-species complex of giant toads. Zootaxa 2772: 1–32. Reference page. 
• Menegon, M., Davenport, T.R.B. & Howell, K.M. 2011. Description of a new and critically endangered species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, with an overview of the country’s tree viper fauna. Zootaxa 3120(1): 43–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3120.1.3 Reference page. 

2013

• Fisseha, M., Mariaux, J. & Menegon, M. 2013. The “Rhampholeon uluguruensis complex” (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) and the taxonomic status of the pygmy chameleons in Tanzania. Zootaxa 3746(3): 439–453. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3746.3.3 Reference page. 

2014

• Barej, M.F., Rödel, M.-O., Loader, S.P., Menegon, M., Gonwouo, N.L., Penner, J., Gvoždík, V., Günther, R., Bell, R.C., Nagel, P. & Schmitz, A. 2014. Light shines through the spindrift – Phylogeny of African torrent frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Petropedetidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71: 261–273. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.001 Reference page. 
• Gvoždík, V., Tillack, F., Menegon, M. & Loader, S.P. 2014. The status of Leptopelis barbouri Ahl, 1929 and eleven other nomina of the current tree-frog genus Leptopelis (Arthroleptidae) described from East Africa, with a redescription of Leptopelis grandiceps Ahl, 1929. Zootaxa 3793(1): 165–187. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.1.8 Reference page. 
• Liedtke, H.C., Hügli, D., Dehling, J.M., Pupin, F., Menegon, M., Plumptre, A.J., Kujirakwinja, D. & Loader, S.P. 2014. One or two species? On the case of Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931 and H. alticola Ahl, 1931 (Anura: Hyperoliidae). Zootaxa 3768(3): 253–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.3.2 Reference page. 
• Menegon, M., Loader, S.P., Marsden, S.J., Branch, W.R., Davenport, T.R.B. & Ursenbacher, S. 2014. The genus Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) in East Africa: Phylogeny and the role of rifting and climate in shaping the current pattern of species diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 79: 12–22. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.007 Reference page. 
• Siu-Ting, K., Gower, D.J., Pisani, D., Kassahun, R., Gebresenbet, F., Menegon, M., Mengistu, A.A., Saber, S.A., Sá, R.O., Wilkinson, M. & Loader, S.P. 2014. Evolutionary relationships of the Critically Endangered frog Ericabatrachus baleensis Largen, 1991 with notes on incorporating previously unsampled taxa into large-scale phylogenetic analyses. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14(44): 1–24. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-44 Reference page. 

2015

• Menegon, M., Loader, S.P., Davenport, T.R.B., Howell, K.M., Tilbury, C.R., Machaga, S. & Tolley, K.A. 2015. A new species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) highlights the biological affinities between the Southern Highlands and Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Acta Herpetologica 10(2): 111–120. DOI: 10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-17171 Reference page. 
• Loader, S.P., Lawson, L.P., Portik, D.M. & Menegon, M. 2015. Three new species of spiny throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from evergreen forests of Tanzania. BMC Research Notes 8 (Art. 167): 1–16. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1050-y Reference page. 

2016

• Ghielmi, S., Menegon, M., Marsden, S.J., Laddaga, L. & Ursenbacher, S. 2016. A new vertebrate for Europe: the discovery of a range-restricted relict viper in the western Italian Alps. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 54(3): 161–173. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12138 Reference page. 

2018

• Conradie, W., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Farooq, H.M., Loader, S.P., Menegon, M. & Tolley, K.A. 2018. New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) from northern Mozambique inselbergs. African Journal of Herpetology 67(1): 61–85. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1376714 Reference page. 
• Portillo, F., Branch, W.R.†, Conradie, W., Rödel, M.-O., Penner, J., Barej, M.F., Kusamba, C., Muninga, W.M., Aristote, M.M., Bauer, A.M., Trape, J.-F., Nagy, Z.T., Carlino, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Menegon, M., Burger, M., Mazuch, T., Jackson, K., Hughes, D.F., Behangama, M., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. & Greenbaum, E. 2018. Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 288–303. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.019 Reference page. 
• Spawls, S., Howell, K., Hinkel, H. & Menegon, M. 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618.

2019

• Branch, W.R., Bayliss, B.L., Bittencourt-Silva, G.B., Conradie, W., Engelbrecht, H.M., Loader, S.P., Menegon, M., Nanvonamuquitxo, C. & Tolley, K.A. 2019. A new species of tree snake (Dipsadoboa, Serpentes: Colubridae) from ‘sky island’ forests in northern Mozambique, with notes on other members of the Dipsadoboa werneri group. Zootaxa 4646(3): 541–563. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.3.6 Reference page. 
• Portillo, F., Stabley, E.L., Branch, W.R.†, Conradie, W., Rödel, M.-O., Penner, J., Barej, M.F., Kusamba, C., Muninga, W.M., Aristote, M.M., Bauer, A.M., Trape, J.-F., Nagy, Z.T., Carlino, P., Pauwels, O.S.G., Menegon, M., Ineich, I., Burger, M., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G., Mazuch, T., Jackson, K., Hughes, D.F., Behangama, M. & Greenbaum, E. 2019. Evolutionary history of burrowing asps (Lamprophiidae: Atractaspidinae) with emphasis on fang evolution and prey selection. PLoS One 14(4): e0214889. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214889 Reference page. 

2021

• Deepak, V., Maddock, S.T., Williams, R., Nagy, Z.T., Conradie, W., Rocha, S., Harris, S.J., Perera, A., Gvozdík, V., Doherty-Bone, T.M., Kamei, R.G., Menegon, M., Labisko, J., Morel, C., Cooper, N., Day, J.J. & Gower, D.J. 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis. Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution 161: 107152. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107152 PDF Reference page. 

2022

• Menegon, M., Lyakurwa, J.V., Loader, S.P. & Tolley, K.A. 2022. Cryptic diversity in pygmy chameleons (Chamaeleonidae: Rhampholeon) of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, with description of six new species. Acta Herpetologica 17(2): 85–113. DOI: 10.36253/a_h-12978 Reference page. 

2024

• Hughes, D.F., Behangana, M., Lukwago, W., Menegon, M., Dehling, J.M., Wagner, P., Tilbury, C.R., South, T., Kusamba, C. & Greenbaum, E. 2024. Taxonomy of the Rhampholeon boulengeri Complex (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae): Five New Species from Central Africa’s Albertine Rift. Zootaxa 5458(4): 451–494. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.4.1 Reference page. 

2025

• Thrane, C., Lyakurwa, J.V., Liedtke, H.C., Menegon, M., Petzold, A., Loader, S.P. & Scherz, M.D. 2025. Museomics and integrative taxonomy reveal three new species of glandular viviparous tree toads (Nectophrynoides) in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains (Anura: Bufonidae). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 459–485. DOI: 10.3897/vz.75.e167008 Reference page.