| Molecular phylogeny of Central and South American slider turtles: implications for biogeography and systematics (Testudines: Emydidae: Trachemys) U Fritz, H Stuckas, M Vargas‐Ramírez, AK Hundsdörfer, J Maran, ... Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 50 (2), 125-136, 2012 | 106 | 2012 |
| Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of ancient South American and Malagasy river turtles (Testudines: Pleurodira: Podocnemididae) M Vargas-Ramírez, OV Castaño-Mora, U Fritz Organisms Diversity & Evolution 8 (5), 388-398, 2008 | 86 | 2008 |
| Deep genealogical lineages in the widely distributed African helmeted terrapin: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa subrufa) M Vargas-Ramírez, M Vences, WR Branch, SR Daniels, F Glaw, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56 (1), 428-440, 2010 | 72 | 2010 |
| A revision of African helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa), with descriptions of six new species A Petzold, M Vargas-Ramirez, C Kehlmaier, M Vamberger, WR Branch, ... Zootaxa 3795 (5), 523–548-523–548, 2014 | 67 | 2014 |
| Northern genetic richness and southern purity, but just one species in the Chelonoidis chilensis complex U Fritz, L Alcalde, M Vargas‐Ramírez, EV Goode, DU Fabius‐Turoblin, ... Zoologica Scripta 41 (3), 220-232, 2012 | 61 | 2012 |
| Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography M Vargas-Ramírez, S Caballero, MA Morales-Betancourt, CA Lasso, ... Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 148, 106823, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
| Molecular phylogeny of African hinged and helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelusios and Pelomedusa) U Fritz, WR Branch, MD Hofmeyr, J Maran, H Prokop, A Schleicher, ... Zoologica Scripta 40 (2), 115-125, 2011 | 49 | 2011 |
| Extremely low genetic diversity and weak population differentiation in the endangered Colombian river turtle Podocnemis lewyana (Testudines: Podocnemididae) M Vargas-Ramírez, H Stuckas, OV Castano-Mora, U Fritz Conservation Genetics 13, 65-77, 2012 | 47 | 2012 |
| Expansion after expansion: dissecting the phylogeography of the widely distributed spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae) EVA Graciá, M Vargas-Ramírez, M Delfino, JD Anadón, A Giménez, ... Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 121 (3), 641-654, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
| Red- and yellow-footed tortoises, Chelonoidis carbonaria and C. denticulata (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae), in South American savannahs and forests: do … M Vargas-Ramírez, J Maran, U Fritz Organisms Diversity & Evolution 10, 161-172, 2010 | 38 | 2010 |
| Trachemys medemi n. sp. from northwestern Colombia turns the biogeography of South American slider turtles upside down M Vargas‐Ramírez, C del Valle, CP Ceballos, U Fritz Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 55 (4), 326-339, 2017 | 35 | 2017 |
| Low genetic variability in the endangered Colombian endemic freshwater turtle Podocnemis lewyana (Testudines, Podocnemididae) M Vargas-Ramírez, Y Chiari, OV Castaño-Mora, SBJ Menken Contributions to Zoology 76 (1), 1-7, 2007 | 35 | 2007 |
| Research and conservation priorities for tortoises and freshwater turtles of Colombia G Forero-Medina, VP Páez, MF Garcés-Restrepo, JL Carr, A Giraldo, ... Tropical Conservation Science 9 (4), 1940082916673708, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| Complex phylogeography in Rhinoclemmys melanosterna: conflicting mitochondrial and nuclear evidence suggests past hybridization (Testudines: Geoemydidae) M Vargas-Ramirez, JL Carr, U Fritz Zootaxa 3670 (2), 238–254-238–254, 2013 | 29 | 2013 |
| Podocnemis lewyana VP Páez, A Restrepo, M Vargas-Ramírez, BC Bock, N Gallego-García V Biología y conservación de las tortugas continentales de Colombia. Bogotá …, 2012 | 25 | 2012 |
| Landscape genomic signatures indicate reduced gene flow and forest‐associated adaptive divergence in an endangered neotropical turtle N Gallego‐García, G Forero‐Medina, M Vargas‐Ramírez, S Caballero, ... Molecular ecology 28 (11), 2757-2771, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Unexpected hybridization patterns in Near Eastern terrapins (Mauremys caspica, M. rivulata) indicate ancient gene flow across the Fertile Crescent M Vamberger, H Stuckas, M Vargas‐Ramírez, C Kehlmaier, D Ayaz, ... Zoologica Scripta 46 (4), 401-413, 2017 | 22 | 2017 |
| Unveiling the mystery: assessing the evolutionary trajectory of the Apaporis caiman population (Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis, Medem 1955) via mitochondrial … SA Balaguera-Reina, M Vargas-Ramírez, N Ordóñez-Garza, ... Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 131 (1), 163-171, 2020 | 20 | 2020 |
| Weak genetic divergence between the two South American toad-headed turtles Mesoclemmys dahli and M. zuliae (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) M Vargas-Ramírez, J Michels, OV Castaño-Mora, G Cárdenas-Arevalo, ... Amphibia-Reptilia 33 (3-4), 373-385, 2012 | 18 | 2012 |
| Podocnemis lewyana Duméril 1852–Magdalena river turtle VP Páez, A Restrepo, M Vargas-Ramirez, BC Bock Chelon Res Monogr 5, 024.1-024.6, 2009 | 18 | 2009 |
