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Peer-reviewed research publications
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Brennan IG, JS Keogh, D Esquerré. Pygopods are an exceptional radiation of snake-like geckos. Preprint.
Esquerré D, JS Keogh, D Dashevsky, J Boileau, A Carroll, N Dunstan, AS Mikheyev. Unlocking the venom vault: Museum venomics reveals an untapped biochemical archive in natural history collections. Preprint.
Esquerré D. First record of natural predation on the chameleon dragon (Chelosania brunnea), one of Australia’s most enigmatic lizards.
Edwards TA, D Esquerré, NP Johnston, S Galvin, NL Maxwell, F Encinas-Viso, JB Dorey. Genomics reveal population crash and range contraction in elusive Fijian Hylaeus bees.
Kuzmicic B, D Demangel, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, D Esquerré. Genomic analyses redefine the taxonomy and distribution of a lizard clade (Liolaemus gravenhorstii group) containing endangered and narrowly distributed species. Preprint.
Balchan N, OM Edwards, Y Shin, KM Banks, MS Reichert, LN Barrow, D Esquerré. Biogeographic History and Bergmann’s Rule, not Subspecies, Drive Genetic and Morphological Differentiation in Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata).
Tiatragul S, IG Brennan, A Skeels, D Esquerré, SM Zozaya, S Keogh, M Pepper. Aridification and habitat shifts drove diversification in Australian diplodactylid geckos. Preprint.
Li Y, D Esquerré, A Slipinski, A Zwick & C Moritz. Miocene aridification as the driver to a continental adaptive radiation
Abdala CS, A Laspiur, RV Semhan, MM Paz, G Scrocchi, R Langstroth, D Demangel Miranda, M Weisse, D Esquerré* & P Valladares-Faúndez*. The twilight of an idol: the fall and rise of a celebrated population as a new species of Liolaemus and the real identity of Liolaemus fabiani (Yañez and Nuñez 1983). *Equal senior authors
Laspiur A, CS Abdala, Á Aguilar-Kirigin, LD Huamaní-Valderrama, S Quinteros, R Semhan, R Gutiérrez Poblete, J Cerdeña, JP Valladares-Faúndez, MM Paz, D Esquerré & JC Chaparro. Discovering hidden diversity: a new species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Peruvian highlands.
PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
34. Balchan N, SP Mackessy, GOU Wogan, D Esquerré, I Avella. 2026. Venom variation as a window into the ecology and evolution of snakes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 66: icag056. PDF. Link.
33. Dorey JB, AM Gilpin, N Johnson, D Esquerré, AC Hughes, JS Ascher, MC Orr. 2026. Estimating global bee species richness and taxonomic gaps. Nature Communications 17: 1726. PDF. Link.
32. Balchan N, D Esquerré, G Wogan, and W Wüster. 2025. A review of geographic variation in the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831 (Serpentes: Elapidae) with the designation of a neotype. Zootaxa 5717: 488-516. PDF. Link.
31. Carter K, C Reyes-Olivares, J Eubanks, H Hannah, SV Nielsen & D Esquerré. 2025. Hidden diversity in the driest desert on Earth: Genomics unveils cryptic diversity in an ancient South American Gecko lineage (Phyllodactylidae, Garthia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 213: 108448. PDF. Link.
30. Edwards O, N Balchan, K Banks, B Zhang, F Machado, M Reichert, & D Esquerré. 2025. Genomic and morphological evidence support contemporary three-way interspecific hybridization in ranid frogs. Ecology and Evolution 15: e72035. Link. PDF.e72035
29. Natusch DJD, L McIntyre, BJ Muller & D Esquerré. 2025. Molecular and morphological analysis confirms two additional species of python (Antaresia) on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 73, ZO25006. PDF. Link.
28. Donnellan SD, MJ Mahony, D Esquerré, I Brennan, LC Price, A Lemmon, EM Lemmon, R Günther, P Monis, T Bertozzi, JS Keogh, GM Shea & SJ Richards. 2025. Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204, zlaf015. PDF. Link.
27. Esquerré D. 2024. Observations of Caudal Pseudoautotomy in Two Asian Natricid Snakes. Reptiles & Amphibians 31: e22104. Link. PDF.
26. Domínguez-Guerrero SF, D Esquerré, ED Burress, CA Maciel-Mata, LRV Alencar, & MM Muñoz. 2024. Viviparity imparts a macroevolutionary signature of ecological opportunity in the body size of female Liolaemus lizards. Nature Communications, 15: 4966. Link. PDF.
25. Skeels A, D Esquerré, D Lipsky, L Pellissier & LM Boschman. 2023. Elevational Goldilocks zone underlies the exceptional diversity of an Andean lizard radiation (Liolaemus; Liolaemidae). Evolution, 77, 2672–2686. Link. PDF.
24. Esquerré D, IG Brennan, SC Donnellan & JS Keogh. 2022. Evolutionary models demonstrate rapid and adaptive diversification of Australo-Papuan pythons. Biology Letters, 18: 20220360. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on Journal Cover!
23. Pavón-Vázquez CJ, D Esquerré, AJ Fitch, B Maryan, P Doughty, SC Donnellan & JS Keogh. 2022. Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 173: 107516. Link. PDF.
22. Pavón-Vázquez CJ, D Esquerré & JS Keogh. 2022. Ontogenetic drivers of morphological evolution in monitor lizards and allies (Squamata: Paleoanguimorpha), a clade with extreme body size disparity. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 22: 15. Link. PDF.
21. Esquerré D, JS Keogh, D Demangel, M Morando, LJ Avila, JW Sites Jr, F Ferri-Yáñez & AD Leaché. 2022. Rapid radiation and rampant reticulation: Phylogenomics of South American Liolaemus lizards. Systematic Biology, 71: 286-300. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
20. Melville J, DG Chapple, JS Keogh, J Sumner, A Amey, Phil Bowles, IG Brennan, P Couper, S Donellan, P Doughty, D Edwards, RJ Ellis, D Esquerré, J Fenker, M Gardner, A Georges, M Haines, CJ Hoskin, M Hutchinson, C Moritz, J Nankivell, P Oliver, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, M Pepper, DL Rabosky, K Sanders, G Shea, S Singhal, J Worthington Wilmer & R Tingley. 2021. A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis. PLOS Biology, 19: e3001210. Link. PDF.
19. Esquerré, D, S Donnellan, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, J Fenker & JS Keogh. 2021. Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world’s smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161: 107181. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Note, PDF is in low resolution, contact me for full resolution.
18. Natusch*, DJD, D Esquerré*, JA Lyons, A Hamidy, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, A Riyanto, JS Keogh & S Donnellan. 2021. Phylogenomics, biogeography and taxonomic revision of New Guinean pythons (Pythonidae, Leiopython) harvested for international trade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 158: 106960. *Equal first authors. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
17. Álvarez-Varas R, M Heidemeyer, C Riginos, HA Benítez, E Reséndiz, M Lara-Uc, D A Godoy, JP Muñoz-Pérez, DE Alarcón-Ruales , GM Vélez-Rubio, A Fallabrino, S Piovano, J Alfaro-Shigueto , C Ortiz-Álvarez, JC Mangel, D Esquerré, P Zárate, C Medrano, F León, F Guerrero, JA Vianna, D Véliz. 2021. Integrating morphological and genetic data at different spatial scales in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species: challenges for management and conservation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 191: 434–453. Link. PDF.
16. Medina, I, R Vega-Trejo, T Wallenius, D Esquerré, C León, D Perez & M Head. 2020. No link between nymph and adult colouration in shield bugs: weak selection by predators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287: 20201011. Link. PDF.
15. Esquerré, D, SC Donnellan, IG Brennan, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, H Zaher, F Grazziotin & JS Keogh. Phylogenomics, biogeography and morphometrics reveal rapid phenotypic evolution in pythons after crossing Wallace’s line. 2020. Systematic Biology, 69: 1039-1051. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. AMONG THE MOST READ ARTICLES IN THE JOURNAL FOR THE YEAR
14. Skeels, A, D Esquerré & M Cardillo. 2020. Alternative pathways to diversity across ecologically distinct lizard radiations. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29: 454-469. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
13. Natusch*, DJD, D Esquerré*, JA Lyons, A Hamidy, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, A Riyanto, JS Keogh & S Donnellan. 2020. Species delimitation and systematics of the green pythons (Morelia viridis complex) of Melanesia and Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 142: 106640. *Equal first authors. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
12. Esquerré, D, D Ramirez-Álvarez, C Pavón, J Troncoso-Palacios, CF Garín, JS Keogh & AD Leaché. 2019. Speciation across mountains: phylogenomics, species delimitation and taxonomy of the Liolaemus leopardinus clade (Squamata, Liolaemidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139: 106524. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
11. Esquerré, D, IG Brennan, RA Catullo, F Torres-Perez & JS Keogh. 2019. How mountains shape biodiversity: The role of the Andes in biogeography, diversification and reproductive biology in South America’s most species rich lizard radiation (Squamata: Liolaemidae). Evolution 73 (2): 214-230. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on journal cover. Among the most dowloaded papers in Evolution during 2018-2019.
10. Cádiz, FJ, D Esquerré, VH Cádiz & FM Martins. 2019. Phylogeography of Plectostylus Beck, 1837 (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Orthalicoidea): Origin and isolation of the Fray Jorge forest relicts in northern Chile. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 57: 57-66. Link. PDF.
9. Troncoso-Palacios, J, D Esquerré, FA Urra, HA Díaz, C. Castro-Pastene & M. Soledad-Ruiz. 2018. The true identity of the New World iguanid lizard Liolaemus chillanensis Müller and Hellmich 1932 (Iguania: Liolaemidae) and the description of a new species of the Liolaemus elongatus Group. Zoological Studies 57: 22 (19 pp.). Link. PDF.
8. Esquerré, D, E Sherratt & JS Keogh. 2017. Evolution of extreme ontogenetic allometric diversity and heterochrony in pythons, a clade of giant and dwarf snakes. Evolution 71(12): 2829-2844. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
7. Esquerré, D, JS Keogh. 2016. Parallel selective pressures drive convergent diversification of phenotypes in pythons and boas. Ecology Letters 19(7): 800-809. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on the journal cover
6. Esquerré, D, J Troncoso-Palacios, R Barros. 2016. Liolaemus riodamas Esquerré, Núñez & Scolaro, 2013 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae): new record for the Maule Region in Chile. Check List, 12(2): 1872. PDF
5. Troncoso-Palacios, J, HA Díaz, D Esquerré, FA Urra. 2015. Two new species of the Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi complex (Iguania, Liolaemidae) from Andean highlands of southern Chile. ZooKeys, 500: 83-109. PDF Featured on the journal cover
4. Troncoso-Palacios, J & D Esquerré. 2014. A new species of Phymaturus of the P. mallimaccii Group from the Andes of central Chile (Iguania: Liolaemidae). Phyllomedusa, 13 (1): 3-15. PDF
3. Esquerré, D, J Troncoso-Palacios, C Garín, H Núnez. 2014. The missing leopard lizard: Liolaemus ubaghsi sp. nov., a new species of the leopardinus clade (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of the O’Higgins Region in Chile. Zootaxa, 3815 (4): 507-525. PDF
2. Esquerré, D, JS Keogh, L Schwanz. 2014. Direct effects of incubation temperature on morphology, thermoregulatory behaviour and locomotor performance in jacky dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus). Journal of Thermal Biology, 43: 33-39. PDF
1. Esquerré, D, H Núñez, JA Scolaro. 2013. Liolaemus carlosgarini and Liolaemus riodamas (Squamata: Liolaemidae), two new species of lizards lacking precloacal pores, from Andean areas of central Chile. Zootaxa, 3619: 428–452. PDF
Brennan IG, JS Keogh, D Esquerré. Pygopods are an exceptional radiation of snake-like geckos. Preprint.
Esquerré D, JS Keogh, D Dashevsky, J Boileau, A Carroll, N Dunstan, AS Mikheyev. Unlocking the venom vault: Museum venomics reveals an untapped biochemical archive in natural history collections. Preprint.
Esquerré D. First record of natural predation on the chameleon dragon (Chelosania brunnea), one of Australia’s most enigmatic lizards.
Edwards TA, D Esquerré, NP Johnston, S Galvin, NL Maxwell, F Encinas-Viso, JB Dorey. Genomics reveal population crash and range contraction in elusive Fijian Hylaeus bees.
Kuzmicic B, D Demangel, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, D Esquerré. Genomic analyses redefine the taxonomy and distribution of a lizard clade (Liolaemus gravenhorstii group) containing endangered and narrowly distributed species. Preprint.
Balchan N, OM Edwards, Y Shin, KM Banks, MS Reichert, LN Barrow, D Esquerré. Biogeographic History and Bergmann’s Rule, not Subspecies, Drive Genetic and Morphological Differentiation in Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata).
Tiatragul S, IG Brennan, A Skeels, D Esquerré, SM Zozaya, S Keogh, M Pepper. Aridification and habitat shifts drove diversification in Australian diplodactylid geckos. Preprint.
Li Y, D Esquerré, A Slipinski, A Zwick & C Moritz. Miocene aridification as the driver to a continental adaptive radiation
Abdala CS, A Laspiur, RV Semhan, MM Paz, G Scrocchi, R Langstroth, D Demangel Miranda, M Weisse, D Esquerré* & P Valladares-Faúndez*. The twilight of an idol: the fall and rise of a celebrated population as a new species of Liolaemus and the real identity of Liolaemus fabiani (Yañez and Nuñez 1983). *Equal senior authors
Laspiur A, CS Abdala, Á Aguilar-Kirigin, LD Huamaní-Valderrama, S Quinteros, R Semhan, R Gutiérrez Poblete, J Cerdeña, JP Valladares-Faúndez, MM Paz, D Esquerré & JC Chaparro. Discovering hidden diversity: a new species of Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Peruvian highlands.
PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
34. Balchan N, SP Mackessy, GOU Wogan, D Esquerré, I Avella. 2026. Venom variation as a window into the ecology and evolution of snakes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 66: icag056. PDF. Link.
33. Dorey JB, AM Gilpin, N Johnson, D Esquerré, AC Hughes, JS Ascher, MC Orr. 2026. Estimating global bee species richness and taxonomic gaps. Nature Communications 17: 1726. PDF. Link.
32. Balchan N, D Esquerré, G Wogan, and W Wüster. 2025. A review of geographic variation in the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia Lesson, 1831 (Serpentes: Elapidae) with the designation of a neotype. Zootaxa 5717: 488-516. PDF. Link.
31. Carter K, C Reyes-Olivares, J Eubanks, H Hannah, SV Nielsen & D Esquerré. 2025. Hidden diversity in the driest desert on Earth: Genomics unveils cryptic diversity in an ancient South American Gecko lineage (Phyllodactylidae, Garthia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 213: 108448. PDF. Link.
30. Edwards O, N Balchan, K Banks, B Zhang, F Machado, M Reichert, & D Esquerré. 2025. Genomic and morphological evidence support contemporary three-way interspecific hybridization in ranid frogs. Ecology and Evolution 15: e72035. Link. PDF.e72035
29. Natusch DJD, L McIntyre, BJ Muller & D Esquerré. 2025. Molecular and morphological analysis confirms two additional species of python (Antaresia) on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 73, ZO25006. PDF. Link.
28. Donnellan SD, MJ Mahony, D Esquerré, I Brennan, LC Price, A Lemmon, EM Lemmon, R Günther, P Monis, T Bertozzi, JS Keogh, GM Shea & SJ Richards. 2025. Phylogenomics informs a generic revision of the Australo-Papuan treefrogs (Anura: Pelodryadidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204, zlaf015. PDF. Link.
27. Esquerré D. 2024. Observations of Caudal Pseudoautotomy in Two Asian Natricid Snakes. Reptiles & Amphibians 31: e22104. Link. PDF.
26. Domínguez-Guerrero SF, D Esquerré, ED Burress, CA Maciel-Mata, LRV Alencar, & MM Muñoz. 2024. Viviparity imparts a macroevolutionary signature of ecological opportunity in the body size of female Liolaemus lizards. Nature Communications, 15: 4966. Link. PDF.
25. Skeels A, D Esquerré, D Lipsky, L Pellissier & LM Boschman. 2023. Elevational Goldilocks zone underlies the exceptional diversity of an Andean lizard radiation (Liolaemus; Liolaemidae). Evolution, 77, 2672–2686. Link. PDF.
24. Esquerré D, IG Brennan, SC Donnellan & JS Keogh. 2022. Evolutionary models demonstrate rapid and adaptive diversification of Australo-Papuan pythons. Biology Letters, 18: 20220360. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on Journal Cover!
23. Pavón-Vázquez CJ, D Esquerré, AJ Fitch, B Maryan, P Doughty, SC Donnellan & JS Keogh. 2022. Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 173: 107516. Link. PDF.
22. Pavón-Vázquez CJ, D Esquerré & JS Keogh. 2022. Ontogenetic drivers of morphological evolution in monitor lizards and allies (Squamata: Paleoanguimorpha), a clade with extreme body size disparity. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 22: 15. Link. PDF.
21. Esquerré D, JS Keogh, D Demangel, M Morando, LJ Avila, JW Sites Jr, F Ferri-Yáñez & AD Leaché. 2022. Rapid radiation and rampant reticulation: Phylogenomics of South American Liolaemus lizards. Systematic Biology, 71: 286-300. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
20. Melville J, DG Chapple, JS Keogh, J Sumner, A Amey, Phil Bowles, IG Brennan, P Couper, S Donellan, P Doughty, D Edwards, RJ Ellis, D Esquerré, J Fenker, M Gardner, A Georges, M Haines, CJ Hoskin, M Hutchinson, C Moritz, J Nankivell, P Oliver, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, M Pepper, DL Rabosky, K Sanders, G Shea, S Singhal, J Worthington Wilmer & R Tingley. 2021. A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis. PLOS Biology, 19: e3001210. Link. PDF.
19. Esquerré, D, S Donnellan, CJ Pavón-Vázquez, J Fenker & JS Keogh. 2021. Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world’s smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161: 107181. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Note, PDF is in low resolution, contact me for full resolution.
18. Natusch*, DJD, D Esquerré*, JA Lyons, A Hamidy, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, A Riyanto, JS Keogh & S Donnellan. 2021. Phylogenomics, biogeography and taxonomic revision of New Guinean pythons (Pythonidae, Leiopython) harvested for international trade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 158: 106960. *Equal first authors. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
17. Álvarez-Varas R, M Heidemeyer, C Riginos, HA Benítez, E Reséndiz, M Lara-Uc, D A Godoy, JP Muñoz-Pérez, DE Alarcón-Ruales , GM Vélez-Rubio, A Fallabrino, S Piovano, J Alfaro-Shigueto , C Ortiz-Álvarez, JC Mangel, D Esquerré, P Zárate, C Medrano, F León, F Guerrero, JA Vianna, D Véliz. 2021. Integrating morphological and genetic data at different spatial scales in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species: challenges for management and conservation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 191: 434–453. Link. PDF.
16. Medina, I, R Vega-Trejo, T Wallenius, D Esquerré, C León, D Perez & M Head. 2020. No link between nymph and adult colouration in shield bugs: weak selection by predators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287: 20201011. Link. PDF.
15. Esquerré, D, SC Donnellan, IG Brennan, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, H Zaher, F Grazziotin & JS Keogh. Phylogenomics, biogeography and morphometrics reveal rapid phenotypic evolution in pythons after crossing Wallace’s line. 2020. Systematic Biology, 69: 1039-1051. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. AMONG THE MOST READ ARTICLES IN THE JOURNAL FOR THE YEAR
14. Skeels, A, D Esquerré & M Cardillo. 2020. Alternative pathways to diversity across ecologically distinct lizard radiations. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29: 454-469. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
13. Natusch*, DJD, D Esquerré*, JA Lyons, A Hamidy, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon, A Riyanto, JS Keogh & S Donnellan. 2020. Species delimitation and systematics of the green pythons (Morelia viridis complex) of Melanesia and Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 142: 106640. *Equal first authors. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
12. Esquerré, D, D Ramirez-Álvarez, C Pavón, J Troncoso-Palacios, CF Garín, JS Keogh & AD Leaché. 2019. Speciation across mountains: phylogenomics, species delimitation and taxonomy of the Liolaemus leopardinus clade (Squamata, Liolaemidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139: 106524. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
11. Esquerré, D, IG Brennan, RA Catullo, F Torres-Perez & JS Keogh. 2019. How mountains shape biodiversity: The role of the Andes in biogeography, diversification and reproductive biology in South America’s most species rich lizard radiation (Squamata: Liolaemidae). Evolution 73 (2): 214-230. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on journal cover. Among the most dowloaded papers in Evolution during 2018-2019.
10. Cádiz, FJ, D Esquerré, VH Cádiz & FM Martins. 2019. Phylogeography of Plectostylus Beck, 1837 (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Orthalicoidea): Origin and isolation of the Fray Jorge forest relicts in northern Chile. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 57: 57-66. Link. PDF.
9. Troncoso-Palacios, J, D Esquerré, FA Urra, HA Díaz, C. Castro-Pastene & M. Soledad-Ruiz. 2018. The true identity of the New World iguanid lizard Liolaemus chillanensis Müller and Hellmich 1932 (Iguania: Liolaemidae) and the description of a new species of the Liolaemus elongatus Group. Zoological Studies 57: 22 (19 pp.). Link. PDF.
8. Esquerré, D, E Sherratt & JS Keogh. 2017. Evolution of extreme ontogenetic allometric diversity and heterochrony in pythons, a clade of giant and dwarf snakes. Evolution 71(12): 2829-2844. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material.
7. Esquerré, D, JS Keogh. 2016. Parallel selective pressures drive convergent diversification of phenotypes in pythons and boas. Ecology Letters 19(7): 800-809. Link. PDF. Supplementary Material. Featured on the journal cover
6. Esquerré, D, J Troncoso-Palacios, R Barros. 2016. Liolaemus riodamas Esquerré, Núñez & Scolaro, 2013 (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae): new record for the Maule Region in Chile. Check List, 12(2): 1872. PDF
5. Troncoso-Palacios, J, HA Díaz, D Esquerré, FA Urra. 2015. Two new species of the Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi complex (Iguania, Liolaemidae) from Andean highlands of southern Chile. ZooKeys, 500: 83-109. PDF Featured on the journal cover
4. Troncoso-Palacios, J & D Esquerré. 2014. A new species of Phymaturus of the P. mallimaccii Group from the Andes of central Chile (Iguania: Liolaemidae). Phyllomedusa, 13 (1): 3-15. PDF
3. Esquerré, D, J Troncoso-Palacios, C Garín, H Núnez. 2014. The missing leopard lizard: Liolaemus ubaghsi sp. nov., a new species of the leopardinus clade (Reptilia: Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of the O’Higgins Region in Chile. Zootaxa, 3815 (4): 507-525. PDF
2. Esquerré, D, JS Keogh, L Schwanz. 2014. Direct effects of incubation temperature on morphology, thermoregulatory behaviour and locomotor performance in jacky dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus). Journal of Thermal Biology, 43: 33-39. PDF
1. Esquerré, D, H Núñez, JA Scolaro. 2013. Liolaemus carlosgarini and Liolaemus riodamas (Squamata: Liolaemidae), two new species of lizards lacking precloacal pores, from Andean areas of central Chile. Zootaxa, 3619: 428–452. PDF
Natural History Notes
Esquerré, D. 2024. Diporiphora superba (Superb dragon). Diet. Herpetological Review, 55(2): 260-261. PDF.
Esquerré, D. 2024. Litoria rubella (Little Red Tree Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review, 55(2): 244. PDF.
Esquerré, D. 2021. Erythrolamprus mimus (Mimic False Coralsnake). Diet. Herpetological Review, 52(4): 871-872. Link. PDF.
Esquerré, D. 2024. Litoria rubella (Little Red Tree Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review, 55(2): 244. PDF.
Esquerré, D. 2021. Erythrolamprus mimus (Mimic False Coralsnake). Diet. Herpetological Review, 52(4): 871-872. Link. PDF.
Books and book chapters
Esquerré, D & A Skeels. 2025. Andean Herpetofauna, Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation. Pp 89-104. In: [Urbina-Cardona, J.N., Navas, C.A., Catenazzi, A., Piantoni, C. (Eds.)]. Andean Herpetofauna: Explorations of Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation. 2025. Springer Nature, Switzerland. PDF of chapter. Buy book.
Esquerré, D. 2021. Aspectos filogenéticos en Liolaemidae y su aplicación en estudios sistemáticos y evolutivos. Pp 345-350. In: [Abdala, C. S.; Laspiur, A.; Scrocchi, G.J.; Semhan, R.; Lobo, F. & Valladares, P. (Eds)]. Las lagartijas de la Familia Liolaemidae. Sistemática, distribución e historia natural de una de las familias de vertebrados más diversidad del cono sur de Sudamética. Vol. 1. RIL Editores, Chile
Núñez, H, D Esquerré, D Pincheira-Donoso & C Garín. 2018. Reptiles. In: Biodiversidad de Chile: Patrimonio y Desafios. Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. PDF
Esquerré, D. 2018. Lagartija de Gravenhorst (Liolaemus gravenhorstii), Gruñidor de Alvaro (Pristidactylus alvaroi) and Gruñidor de Valeria (Pristidactylus valeriae). In: Fauna Chilena Amenazada: 34 especies para conservar, Tomo III. / Endangered Chilean Wildlife: 34 species to preserve, Tome III. Photosintesis, Santiago, Chile. Buy.
Esquerré, D & H Núñez. 2017. Reptiles de la Región Metropolitana de Chile: una guía de campo / Reptiles of the Metropolitan Region of Chile: a field guide. CEA Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. Buy.
Esquerré, D. 2017. Matuasto del Maule (Phymaturus maulense) and Dragon de Manuel (Liolaemus manueli). In: Fauna Chilena Amenazada: 34 especies para conservar, Tomo II. / Endangered Chilean Wildlife: 34 species to preserve, Tome II. Photosintesis, Santiago, Chile. Buy.
Esquerré, D. 2021. Aspectos filogenéticos en Liolaemidae y su aplicación en estudios sistemáticos y evolutivos. Pp 345-350. In: [Abdala, C. S.; Laspiur, A.; Scrocchi, G.J.; Semhan, R.; Lobo, F. & Valladares, P. (Eds)]. Las lagartijas de la Familia Liolaemidae. Sistemática, distribución e historia natural de una de las familias de vertebrados más diversidad del cono sur de Sudamética. Vol. 1. RIL Editores, Chile
Núñez, H, D Esquerré, D Pincheira-Donoso & C Garín. 2018. Reptiles. In: Biodiversidad de Chile: Patrimonio y Desafios. Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Chile. PDF
Esquerré, D. 2018. Lagartija de Gravenhorst (Liolaemus gravenhorstii), Gruñidor de Alvaro (Pristidactylus alvaroi) and Gruñidor de Valeria (Pristidactylus valeriae). In: Fauna Chilena Amenazada: 34 especies para conservar, Tomo III. / Endangered Chilean Wildlife: 34 species to preserve, Tome III. Photosintesis, Santiago, Chile. Buy.
Esquerré, D & H Núñez. 2017. Reptiles de la Región Metropolitana de Chile: una guía de campo / Reptiles of the Metropolitan Region of Chile: a field guide. CEA Ediciones, Valdivia, Chile. Buy.
Esquerré, D. 2017. Matuasto del Maule (Phymaturus maulense) and Dragon de Manuel (Liolaemus manueli). In: Fauna Chilena Amenazada: 34 especies para conservar, Tomo II. / Endangered Chilean Wildlife: 34 species to preserve, Tome II. Photosintesis, Santiago, Chile. Buy.
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Non-peer reviewed articles
Esquerré, D, G Lobos, A Labra, S Armesto, C Azat, C Castro Carrasco, J L Celis-Diez, J Constanzo, C Correa, E Flores, C Garín, J P de la Harpe, A Iriarte Walton, F M Jaksic, M Mora, R E Palma, F Rabanal, N Rebolledo, B Segura, F A Urra, R Verdugo, B Escobar & R Charrier. 2025. Homenaje a uno de los más especiales naturalistas y soñadores de Chile: Andrés Charrier (1971-2025). Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 12: X-X. PDF.
Azat, C, G Lobos, D Esquerré, C Correa, FA Urra, EF Pavez, RE Palma, A Labra, A Iriarte, M Mora, J Constanzo, FE Rabanal, E Flores, N Rebolledo, CF Garín & C Tala. Preserving the living legacy of Andy Charrier. 2025. FrogLog, 31(1): 11–12. PDF.
Landford, J & D Esquerré. 2023. An Australian naturalist’s journey to the National Parks of Costa Rica. Aspectos filogenéticos en Liolaemidae y su aplicación en estudios sistemáticos y evolutivos. Pp 345-357. In: [Vargas-Araya, A, D Parker, N Campbell, M Guzmán & S Estefan (Eds)]. Pura Vida! Australian Perspectives on the Bicentenary of Costa Rica. Editorial Universal Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica.
Esquerré, D. 2016. La naturaleza en arte: las ilustraciones de Alonso "Loncho" Salazar. Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 36-39. PDF
Vidal, M, H Díaz-Páez, J Troncoso-Palacios, FA Urra & D Esquerré. 2013. Lista actualizada de las especies de Anfibios y Reptiles descritas para Chile . Published online in http://www.herpetologiadechile.cl/index.html. PDF
Azat, C, G Lobos, D Esquerré, C Correa, FA Urra, EF Pavez, RE Palma, A Labra, A Iriarte, M Mora, J Constanzo, FE Rabanal, E Flores, N Rebolledo, CF Garín & C Tala. Preserving the living legacy of Andy Charrier. 2025. FrogLog, 31(1): 11–12. PDF.
Landford, J & D Esquerré. 2023. An Australian naturalist’s journey to the National Parks of Costa Rica. Aspectos filogenéticos en Liolaemidae y su aplicación en estudios sistemáticos y evolutivos. Pp 345-357. In: [Vargas-Araya, A, D Parker, N Campbell, M Guzmán & S Estefan (Eds)]. Pura Vida! Australian Perspectives on the Bicentenary of Costa Rica. Editorial Universal Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica.
Esquerré, D. 2016. La naturaleza en arte: las ilustraciones de Alonso "Loncho" Salazar. Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 36-39. PDF
Vidal, M, H Díaz-Páez, J Troncoso-Palacios, FA Urra & D Esquerré. 2013. Lista actualizada de las especies de Anfibios y Reptiles descritas para Chile . Published online in http://www.herpetologiadechile.cl/index.html. PDF
Plenary talks
2020. Lecciones de evolución a través de Gondwana: las notables historias evolutivas de las pitones y lagartos liolaémidos. Invited plenary speaker for the XI Congreso de la Red Chilena de Herpetología, Santiago, Chile.
2019. Australasian Evolution Society Meeting. How mountains shape biodiversity: The role of the Andes in biogeography, diversification and reproductive biology in South America’s most species rich lizard radiation (Squamata: Liolaemidae). University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. AES Student Research Award Plenary.
2019. Australasian Evolution Society Meeting. How mountains shape biodiversity: The role of the Andes in biogeography, diversification and reproductive biology in South America’s most species rich lizard radiation (Squamata: Liolaemidae). University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. AES Student Research Award Plenary.
Other invited talks
2021. Old World Serpents and New World Dragons: The Evolutionary dynamics of Pythons and Liolaemid Lizards. Invited seminar for the Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA.
2020. La historia de Liolaemus: uno de los grupos de reptiles mas extraordinario. Invited presentation for Naturalistas Chile, which gathered almost 3000 attendees.
2019. Serpientes del Viejo Mundo y Dragones del Nuevo Mundo: Las Dinámicas Evolutivas de las Pitones y los Lagartos Liolaemidos. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Special Invited Seminar.
2020. La historia de Liolaemus: uno de los grupos de reptiles mas extraordinario. Invited presentation for Naturalistas Chile, which gathered almost 3000 attendees.
2019. Serpientes del Viejo Mundo y Dragones del Nuevo Mundo: Las Dinámicas Evolutivas de las Pitones y los Lagartos Liolaemidos. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Special Invited Seminar.