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2026
Griffing AH, Bauer AM, Wegerski AE, Gamble T, Rasys AM. Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage. Evolution: In press. PDF
†Hill K, †Griffing AH, Palmer MA, Lemma B, Lupo AS, Gamble T, Shylo NA, Košmrlj A, Trainor PA, Nelson CM. Biophysical processes of morphogenesis in lizard lungs. Developmental Dynamics: In press. (†co-first authors) PDF
Griffing AH, Bauer AM, Wegerski AE, Gamble T, Rasys AM. Embryology reveals a morphological signature of ancestral diurnality maintained in a nocturnal lineage. Evolution: In press. PDF
†Hill K, †Griffing AH, Palmer MA, Lemma B, Lupo AS, Gamble T, Shylo NA, Košmrlj A, Trainor PA, Nelson CM. Biophysical processes of morphogenesis in lizard lungs. Developmental Dynamics: In press. (†co-first authors) PDF
2025
Griffing AH, Paluh DJ, DeBoer JC, Daza JD, Gamble T, Russell AP, Bauer AM. 2025. Diversity and development of the hemibacula of croaking geckos (Sphaerodactylidae: Aristelliger). Journal of Anatomy 247:1145–1156. PDF
Park J, Ke W, Kaage A, Feigin CY, Griffing AH, Pritykin Y, Donia M, Mallarino R. 2025. Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides mediate immune protection in marsupial neonates. Science Advances 11:eads6359. PDF
Griffing AH, Paluh DJ, DeBoer JC, Daza JD, Gamble T, Russell AP, Bauer AM. 2025. Diversity and development of the hemibacula of croaking geckos (Sphaerodactylidae: Aristelliger). Journal of Anatomy 247:1145–1156. PDF
Park J, Ke W, Kaage A, Feigin CY, Griffing AH, Pritykin Y, Donia M, Mallarino R. 2025. Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides mediate immune protection in marsupial neonates. Science Advances 11:eads6359. PDF
2024
Petty AM, Gamble T, Griffing AH. 2024. Notes on patagium morphology in the gliding flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus). Reptiles & Amphibians 31:e22398. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Behere A, Higham TE, Keller GM, Resener J, Sanger TJ. 2024. Developmental patterns underlying variation in form and function exhibited by house gecko toe pads. Integrative & Comparative Biology 64(5):1494–1504. PDF | Supplement
Bauer AM, Powell R, Griffing AH. 2024. Two largely forgotten early sources on the Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, Bothrops lanceolatus. Bibliotheca Herpetologica 18(5):60–70. PDF
Griffing AH, Stanley EL, Paluh DJ. 2024. The first report of preovipositional embryonic development in the legless gecko, Lialis burtonis (Gekkota: Pygopodidae). The Anatomical Record 307:3432–3436. PDF | µCT Data
Griffing AH, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Werneck FP, Viana PF, Gamble T. 2024. Toe pad morphology and adhesion in the miniaturized gecko, Chatogekko amazonicus (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae). The Anatomical Record 307:3421–3431. PDF | Supplement
Petty AM, Gamble T, Griffing AH. 2024. Notes on patagium morphology in the gliding flat-tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus). Reptiles & Amphibians 31:e22398. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Behere A, Higham TE, Keller GM, Resener J, Sanger TJ. 2024. Developmental patterns underlying variation in form and function exhibited by house gecko toe pads. Integrative & Comparative Biology 64(5):1494–1504. PDF | Supplement
Bauer AM, Powell R, Griffing AH. 2024. Two largely forgotten early sources on the Fer-de-Lance of Martinique, Bothrops lanceolatus. Bibliotheca Herpetologica 18(5):60–70. PDF
Griffing AH, Stanley EL, Paluh DJ. 2024. The first report of preovipositional embryonic development in the legless gecko, Lialis burtonis (Gekkota: Pygopodidae). The Anatomical Record 307:3432–3436. PDF | µCT Data
Griffing AH, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Werneck FP, Viana PF, Gamble T. 2024. Toe pad morphology and adhesion in the miniaturized gecko, Chatogekko amazonicus (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae). The Anatomical Record 307:3421–3431. PDF | Supplement
2023
Griffing AH, Keating SE, Pinto BJ, Nielsen SV, Gamble T. 2023. Clarifying a male color morph of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Günther, 1859 and resolving taxonomic confusion on Saint Croix. Zootaxa 5343:273–280. PDF
Bauer AM, Griffing AH, Dujsebayeva TN, Davis Z, Russell AP. 2023. Morphology of cutaneous sense organs of gekkonid geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae): Structural variation in the most diverse gekkotan family. Breviora 576:1–28. PDF
Griffing AH, Keating SE, Pinto BJ, Nielsen SV, Gamble T. 2023. Clarifying a male color morph of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis Günther, 1859 and resolving taxonomic confusion on Saint Croix. Zootaxa 5343:273–280. PDF
Bauer AM, Griffing AH, Dujsebayeva TN, Davis Z, Russell AP. 2023. Morphology of cutaneous sense organs of gekkonid geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae): Structural variation in the most diverse gekkotan family. Breviora 576:1–28. PDF
2022
Hantak MM, Guralnick RP, Cameron AC, Griffing AH, Harrington SM, Weinell JL, Paluh DJ. 2022. Color scales with climate in North American ratsnakes: A test of the thermal melanism hypothesis using community science images. Biology Letters 18:20220403. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Bauer AM, Russell AP. 2022. Ontogeny of the paraphalanges and derived phalanges of Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Journal of Anatomy 241:1039–1053. PDF | Supplement
Beurg M, Gamble T, Griffing AH, Fettiplace R. 2022. Atypical tuning and amplification mechanisms in gecko auditory hair cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119:e2122501119. PDF
Griffing AH, Griffing DH, Lesmond S, Gamble T. 2022. Establishment of the Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, on Saint Lucia. Caribbean Herpetology 83:1–3. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Cohn MJ, Sanger TJ. 2022. Convergent developmental patterns underlie the repeated evolution of adhesive toe pads among lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 135:518–532. PDF | Anole Annals Coverage.
Hantak MM, Guralnick RP, Cameron AC, Griffing AH, Harrington SM, Weinell JL, Paluh DJ. 2022. Color scales with climate in North American ratsnakes: A test of the thermal melanism hypothesis using community science images. Biology Letters 18:20220403. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Bauer AM, Russell AP. 2022. Ontogeny of the paraphalanges and derived phalanges of Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Journal of Anatomy 241:1039–1053. PDF | Supplement
Beurg M, Gamble T, Griffing AH, Fettiplace R. 2022. Atypical tuning and amplification mechanisms in gecko auditory hair cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119:e2122501119. PDF
Griffing AH, Griffing DH, Lesmond S, Gamble T. 2022. Establishment of the Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, on Saint Lucia. Caribbean Herpetology 83:1–3. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Cohn MJ, Sanger TJ. 2022. Convergent developmental patterns underlie the repeated evolution of adhesive toe pads among lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 135:518–532. PDF | Anole Annals Coverage.
2021
Hardy BM, Griffing AH, Pinto BJ. 2021. Clinical signs of pathogenic fungal infection in Coluber constrictor foxii (Colubridae, Squamata) in Illinois, USA. Herpetology Notes 14:1101–1103. PDF
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Epperlein L, Bauer AM, Cobos A, Higham TE, Naylor E, Gamble T. 2021. And thereby hangs a tail: Morphology, developmental patterns, and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288(1953):20210650. PDF | Supplement | New Scientist Press Coverage | IFLScience Coverage
Hardy BM, Griffing AH, Pinto BJ. 2021. Clinical signs of pathogenic fungal infection in Coluber constrictor foxii (Colubridae, Squamata) in Illinois, USA. Herpetology Notes 14:1101–1103. PDF
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Epperlein L, Bauer AM, Cobos A, Higham TE, Naylor E, Gamble T. 2021. And thereby hangs a tail: Morphology, developmental patterns, and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288(1953):20210650. PDF | Supplement | New Scientist Press Coverage | IFLScience Coverage
2020
Keating SE, Griffing AH, Nielsen SV, Scantlebury D, Gamble T. 2020. Conserved ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in Caribbean croaking geckos (Aristelliger: Sphaerodactylidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33(9):1316–1326. PDF | Data
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Bauer AM. 2020. Distinct patterns of pigment development underlie convergent hyperpigmentation between nocturnal and diurnal geckos (Squamata: Gekkota). BMC Evolutionary Biology 20:40. PDF | Supplement
Parolari A, Paul K, Griffing A, Condit R, Perez R, Aguilar S, Schnitzer S. 2020. Liana abundance and diversity increase with rainfall seasonality along a precipitation gradient in Panama. Ecography 43(1):25–33. PDF
Keating SE, Griffing AH, Nielsen SV, Scantlebury D, Gamble T. 2020. Conserved ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in Caribbean croaking geckos (Aristelliger: Sphaerodactylidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33(9):1316–1326. PDF | Data
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Bauer AM. 2020. Distinct patterns of pigment development underlie convergent hyperpigmentation between nocturnal and diurnal geckos (Squamata: Gekkota). BMC Evolutionary Biology 20:40. PDF | Supplement
Parolari A, Paul K, Griffing A, Condit R, Perez R, Aguilar S, Schnitzer S. 2020. Liana abundance and diversity increase with rainfall seasonality along a precipitation gradient in Panama. Ecography 43(1):25–33. PDF
2019
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Pinto BJ, Stanley EL, Gamble T. 2019. Embryonic development of a parthenogenetic vertebrate, the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Developmental Dynamics 248(11):1070–1090. PDF | Supplement | Transcriptome | CT data
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Pinto BJ, Stanley EL, Gamble T. 2019. Embryonic development of a parthenogenetic vertebrate, the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Developmental Dynamics 248(11):1070–1090. PDF | Supplement | Transcriptome | CT data
2018
DeBoer JC, Griffing AH, Iyengar VK, Bauer AM. 2018. New dietary records for croaking lizards of the genus Aristelliger (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae). Caribbean Herpetology 62:1–8. PDF
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Matamoros IC, Nielsen SV, Gamble T. 2018. Protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of a parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Review 49(2):230–235. PDF
Griffing AH, Daza JD, DeBoer JC, Bauer AM. 2018. Developmental osteology of the parafrontal bones of the Sphaerodactylidae. The Anatomical Record 30(4):581–606. PDF | Supplement
DeBoer JC, Griffing AH, Iyengar VK, Bauer AM. 2018. New dietary records for croaking lizards of the genus Aristelliger (Reptilia: Sphaerodactylidae). Caribbean Herpetology 62:1–8. PDF
Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Matamoros IC, Nielsen SV, Gamble T. 2018. Protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of a parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Review 49(2):230–235. PDF
Griffing AH, Daza JD, DeBoer JC, Bauer AM. 2018. Developmental osteology of the parafrontal bones of the Sphaerodactylidae. The Anatomical Record 30(4):581–606. PDF | Supplement
2017
Paluh DJ, Griffing AH, Bauer AM. 2017. Sheddable armour: Identification of osteoderms in the integument of Geckolepis maculata (Gekkota). African Journal of Herpetology 66(1):12–24. PDF | Science Daily Press Coverage | CT data
Griffing AH, Bowerman J, Sessions SK. 2017. Histology reveals testicular oocytes and trematode cysts in the threatened Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). Northwestern Naturalist 98(1):24–32. PDF
Paluh DJ, Griffing AH, Bauer AM. 2017. Sheddable armour: Identification of osteoderms in the integument of Geckolepis maculata (Gekkota). African Journal of Herpetology 66(1):12–24. PDF | Science Daily Press Coverage | CT data
Griffing AH, Bowerman J, Sessions SK. 2017. Histology reveals testicular oocytes and trematode cysts in the threatened Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). Northwestern Naturalist 98(1):24–32. PDF
2016
Bernstein JM, Griffing AH, Daza JD, Gamble T, Bauer AM. 2016. Using alien resources: Caribbean dwarf geckos nesting communally in invasive flora. Reptiles & Amphibians 23(1):40–43. PDF
Non-refereed Publications
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Heinicke MP, Brown JC, Siler CD. 2021. Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (Philippine Pit Viper). Maximum Body Length. Herpetological Review: 52(2):437. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Heinicke MP, Brown JC, Siler CD. 2019. Lycodon alcalai (Alcala's wolf snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 50(3):595. PDF
Griffing AH, DeBoer JC, Campbell PD, Wilson BS, Bauer AM. 2017. Aristelliger praesignis (Jamaican Croaking Lizard). Maximum Size. Herpetological Review 48(1):184–185. PDF
Griffing AH, López-Torres AL, Landestoy MA, Daza JD, Bauer AM. 2016. Aristelliger lar (Spotted Caribbean Gecko). Communal daytime retreat behavior. Herpetological Review 47(2):292–294. PDF
Griffing AH, Bauer AM. 2016. Hemidactylus mabouia (Wood Slave). Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review 47(1):80–81. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Heinicke MP, Brown JC, Siler CD. 2021. Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (Philippine Pit Viper). Maximum Body Length. Herpetological Review: 52(2):437. PDF
Griffing AH, Gamble T, Heinicke MP, Brown JC, Siler CD. 2019. Lycodon alcalai (Alcala's wolf snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 50(3):595. PDF
Griffing AH, DeBoer JC, Campbell PD, Wilson BS, Bauer AM. 2017. Aristelliger praesignis (Jamaican Croaking Lizard). Maximum Size. Herpetological Review 48(1):184–185. PDF
Griffing AH, López-Torres AL, Landestoy MA, Daza JD, Bauer AM. 2016. Aristelliger lar (Spotted Caribbean Gecko). Communal daytime retreat behavior. Herpetological Review 47(2):292–294. PDF
Griffing AH, Bauer AM. 2016. Hemidactylus mabouia (Wood Slave). Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review 47(1):80–81. PDF
All gecko photos by Aaron Griffing or the talented Dr. Stuart Nielsen