AFFILIATIONS

Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stewardship, Villanova University, Villanova, USA

African Herpetological and Biodiversity Institute, Johannesburg, RSA

PUBLICATIONS

SUBMITTED OR IN REVISION

PUBLISHED WORK

2024

18. Phillips et al. Habitat and respiratory strategy effects on hypoxia performance in anuran tadpoles (in press)

2023

17 — NICOLAU, G.K., JACKSON, E.A. & WASSERMAN, R.J. 2023. Mass vehicle induced mortalities of Giant Bullfrogs in Nylsvley Nature Reserve. Koedoe 65(1), a1760. https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v65i1.1760 (PDF)

16 — PHILLIPS, J.R., REISSIG J. & NICOLAU, G.K. 2023. Notes on lung development in South African ghost frogs (Anura: Heleophrynidae). African Journal of Herpetology. 72(1): 81-90, DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2023.2191602 (PDF)

15 — NICOLAU, G.K. & EDWARDS, S. 2023. Diversity and Endemism of Southern African Gekkonids Linked with the Escarpment Has Implications for Conservation Priorities. Diversity. 15, 306. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/d15020306 (PDF)

14 — ZHAO, Z., CONRADIE, W., PIETERSEN, D.W., JORDAAN, A., NICOLAU, G.K., EDWARDS, S., RIEKERT, S. & HEIDEMAN, N. 2023. Diversification of the African legless skinks in the subfamily Acontinae (Family Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 182: 107747. (PDF)

2022

13 — NICOLAU, G.K., JACKSON, E.A., JORDAAN, A. & ALEXANDER, G.J. 2022. Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt, 1927 (Reptilia: Lacertidae) is live bearing: the only viviparous African lacertid. African Journal of Herpetology. 71(2) 194-200. (PDF)

12 — NICOLAU, GK., EVENS, N. & VAN HUYSSTTEEN, R. 2022. Afroedura pondolia (Pondo Flat Gecko) and Afroedura pienaari (Pienaar’s Flat Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review. 53(4): 675-676 (PDF)

11 — JACKSON, E.A. & NICOLAU, G.K. 2022. Natural History Notes. Diet. Acanthocercus atricollis. African Herp News. 81: 27-29. (PDF)

2021

10 — NICOLAU, G.K., PETFORD, M., EDWARDS, S., BUSSCHAU, T., LYNCH, K., KEMP, L., BALMER, J., KEATES, C., HUNDERMARK, C.R., WEEBER, J. & CONRADIE, W. 2021. New insights into the geographical distribution, ecology and conservation status of South Africa’s endemic Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko, Cryptactites peringueyi (Boulenger, 1910). Herpetology Notes. 14: 439-450. (PDF)

9 — NICOLAU, G.K. & JACKSON, E.A. 2021. Geographical Distributions: Afrogecko porphyreus (Daudin, 1802). African Herp News. 77: 38-41. (PDF)

2020

8 — CONRADIE, W., NICOLAU, G.K., KEMP, L., EDWARDS, S., SNAKENBORG, S.K. & REEVES, B. 2020. Geographical Distributions: Lygodactylus cepensis (Smith, 1849) Common Dwarf Gecko. New records for the Makhanda region. African Herp News. 74: 78-82. (PDF)

7 — NICOLAU, G.K., VAN HUYSSTEEN, R. & JACKSON, E.A. 2020. Breviceps adspersus adspersus Diet. Herpetological Review. 51(1): 97. (PDF)

2019

6 — NICOLAU, G.K. 2019. In Siti Copulation and Intersexual Den Sharing in Varanus albigularis albigularis (Daudin, 1802), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Biawak. 13(2): 107-108. (PDF)

2018

5 — NICOLAU, G.K. & LYNCH, K.M.J. 2018. Geographic Distributions. Pachydactylus purcelli Boulenger, 1910. African Herp News. 70: 33-35. (PDF)

4 — NICOLAU, G.K., KEMP, L. & CONRADIE, W. 2018. Geographic Distributions. Panaspis wahlbergi Smith, 1849. African Herp News. 69: 26-29. (PDF)

3 — VERBURGT, L., NICOLAU, G.K. & VILJOEN, M. 2018. The Kalahari Purple-glossed snake (Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata; Roux, 1907). A poorly known and overlooked species in South Africa. African Herp News. 68: 20-26. (PDF)

2 — PETFORD, M., VAN HUYSSTEEN, R. & NICOLAU, G.K. 2018. Natural History Notes. Foraging Strategy, Bitis arietans arietans (Merrem, 1820). African Herp News. 68: 41-43. (PDF)

2016

1 — AINSLEY, J., FAIRLEY, K.C. & NICOLAU, G.K. 2016. Report on the BioBash to Postmasburg area, Northern Cape, September 2016. Biodiversity Observations. 7.83: 1-15. (PDF)