2026

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Recknagel, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2728-0690, Li, Chao, Capstick, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2567-8579, Guillaume, Olivier, Bain, Maureen M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4980-5099, Clobert, Jean and Elmer, Kathryn E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-7001 (2026) Genome-wide barriers to gene flow reveal the genetic basis of viviparity evolution in a lizard. Current Biology, (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.055) (PMID:42617605) (Early Online Publication)

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Wu, Danyang, Wen, Guannan, Liang, Xixi, Luo, Shuyi, Yang, Chunsheng, Elmer, Kathryn R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-7001 and Du, Weiguo (2026) Balancing selection on a single locus controls colour polymorphism in a reptile via tubulin modification. Molecular Ecology, 35(9), e70373. (doi: 10.1111/mec.70373) (PMID:42117342)

Wen, Guannan, Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575 and Du, Weiguo (2026) Fine-scale genetic structure and genetic diversity in the Chinese crocodile lizard. iScience, 29(1), 114258. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114258) (PMID:41488785) (PMCID:PMC12757535)

2024

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Yang, Jing, Tang, Guoshuai, Zeng, Yao, Luo, Shuyi, Sun, Baojun, Nie, Yonggang, Du, Zhenyu and Du, Wei‐Guo (2024) Consumption of centipedes promotes growth and gut microbiome homeostasis in a lizard. Biological Diversity, 1(1), pp. 29-39. (doi: 10.1002/bod2.12006)

2023

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Chen, Zixuan, Pang, Shuai and Du, Wei-Guo (2023) Efficient and highly continuous chromosome-level genome assembly of a diploid amniote genome. Genome Biology and Evolution, 15(8), evad131. (doi: 10.1093/gbe/evad131) (PMID:37481259) (PMCID:PMC10410292)

2022

Xie, Hong-Xin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Liang, Xi‐Xi, Li, Wei‐Ming, Chen, Zhi‐Qiang, Wang, Xi‐Feng, Ding, Zi‐Han, Zhou, Xu‐Ming and Du, Wei‐Guo (2022) The eggshell‐matrix protein gene OC‐17 is functionally lost in the viviparous Chinese crocodile lizard. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 35(11), pp. 1568-1575. (doi: 10.1111/jeb.14097)

Xie, Hong-Xin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Liang, Xi-Xi, Chen, Zhi-Qiang, Li, Wei-Ming, Mi, Chun-Rong, Li, Ming, Wu, Zheng-Jun, Zhou, Xu-Ming and Du, Wei-Guo (2022) Ancient demographics determine the effectiveness of genetic purging in endangered lizards. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(1), msab359. (doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab359) (PMID:34919713) (PMCID:PMC8788223)

Luo, S., Yang, Y., Yang, C., Guo, J., Qin, X., Cen, H., Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575 and Wu, Z. (2022) Field surveys suggest biennial reproduction cycle and competition-triggered dispersal of the endangered Chinese crocodile lizard. Asian Herpetological Research, 13(3), pp. 190-197. (doi: 10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210067)

Articles

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Recknagel, Hans ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2728-0690, Li, Chao, Capstick, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2567-8579, Guillaume, Olivier, Bain, Maureen M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4980-5099, Clobert, Jean and Elmer, Kathryn E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-7001 (2026) Genome-wide barriers to gene flow reveal the genetic basis of viviparity evolution in a lizard. Current Biology, (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.055) (PMID:42617605) (Early Online Publication)

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Wu, Danyang, Wen, Guannan, Liang, Xixi, Luo, Shuyi, Yang, Chunsheng, Elmer, Kathryn R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-7001 and Du, Weiguo (2026) Balancing selection on a single locus controls colour polymorphism in a reptile via tubulin modification. Molecular Ecology, 35(9), e70373. (doi: 10.1111/mec.70373) (PMID:42117342)

Wen, Guannan, Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575 and Du, Weiguo (2026) Fine-scale genetic structure and genetic diversity in the Chinese crocodile lizard. iScience, 29(1), 114258. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114258) (PMID:41488785) (PMCID:PMC12757535)

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Yang, Jing, Tang, Guoshuai, Zeng, Yao, Luo, Shuyi, Sun, Baojun, Nie, Yonggang, Du, Zhenyu and Du, Wei‐Guo (2024) Consumption of centipedes promotes growth and gut microbiome homeostasis in a lizard. Biological Diversity, 1(1), pp. 29-39. (doi: 10.1002/bod2.12006)

Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Chen, Zixuan, Pang, Shuai and Du, Wei-Guo (2023) Efficient and highly continuous chromosome-level genome assembly of a diploid amniote genome. Genome Biology and Evolution, 15(8), evad131. (doi: 10.1093/gbe/evad131) (PMID:37481259) (PMCID:PMC10410292)

Xie, Hong-Xin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Liang, Xi‐Xi, Li, Wei‐Ming, Chen, Zhi‐Qiang, Wang, Xi‐Feng, Ding, Zi‐Han, Zhou, Xu‐Ming and Du, Wei‐Guo (2022) The eggshell‐matrix protein gene OC‐17 is functionally lost in the viviparous Chinese crocodile lizard. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 35(11), pp. 1568-1575. (doi: 10.1111/jeb.14097)

Xie, Hong-Xin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575, Liang, Xi-Xi, Chen, Zhi-Qiang, Li, Wei-Ming, Mi, Chun-Rong, Li, Ming, Wu, Zheng-Jun, Zhou, Xu-Ming and Du, Wei-Guo (2022) Ancient demographics determine the effectiveness of genetic purging in endangered lizards. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(1), msab359. (doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab359) (PMID:34919713) (PMCID:PMC8788223)

Luo, S., Yang, Y., Yang, C., Guo, J., Qin, X., Cen, H., Xie, Hongxin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-6575 and Wu, Z. (2022) Field surveys suggest biennial reproduction cycle and competition-triggered dispersal of the endangered Chinese crocodile lizard. Asian Herpetological Research, 13(3), pp. 190-197. (doi: 10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210067)