# Piecing the barcoding puzzle of Palearctic water frogs (<i>Pelophylax</i>) sheds light on amphibian biogeography and global invasions

*PRI Rank #8 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Amphibian and Reptile Biology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #8 |
| 18m citations | 20 |
| Journal | Global Change Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/gcb.17180 |
| Corresponding authors | Christophe Dufresnes |
| Institution | Nanjing Forestry University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Amphibian and Reptile Biology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/amphibian-and-reptile-biology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/gcb.17180](https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17180)

## Topics

Pelophylax · Palearctic water frogs · DNA barcoding · Mitochondrial DNA · nuclear phylogeny · phylogeographic lineages · cyto-nuclear discordance · hybridogenesis · Pelophylax ridibundus · Pelophylax lessonae · biological invasions · Paratethys · anuran speciation continuum · Divergence time estimation · timetree · Pelophylax ridibundus · Pelophylax lessonae · alien lineages · frog leg industry · Western Europe invasions

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