Personal profile
Qualifications
PhD, BSc
Research Interests
My research revolves around discovering, describing, and understanding biodiversity, with a strong focus on reptiles. I am particularly interested in how divergence across genomes and phenotypes influence reproductive isolation and gene flow. Much of my work so far has focussed on the evolution of chemical signals (pheromones) in what are otherwise visually similar groups (i.e., "cryptic species").
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lerista karichigara sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphini), a new fossorial skink from Australia's underexplored Gulf Plains Bioregion
Zozaya, S. M., Vanderduys, E., Macor, S. A., Read, W. J. & Amey, A. P., 27 Mar 2025, In: Zootaxa. 5613, 2, p. 262-278 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repeated Mitochondrial Capture With Limited Genomic Introgression in a Lizard Group
Read, W. J., Laver, R. J., Lau, C. C., Moritz, C. & Zozaya, S. M., 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 10, p. 1-14 14 p., e17766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scratching the surface of the Gulf Coastal Bioregion: Lerista munuwajarlu sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphini), a new fossorial skink from the Northern Territory, Australia
Zimny, A., Vanderduys, E., Kemp, J. E. & Zozaya, S. M., 19 Jun 2025, In: Zootaxa. 5647, 6, p. 526-540 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contact zones reveal restricted introgression despite frequent hybridization across a recent lizard radiation
Zozaya, S. M., Macor, S. A., Schembri, R., Higgie, M., Hoskin, C. J., O'Hara, K., Lau, C. C., Read, W. J. & Moritz, C., 17 Dec 2024, In: Evolution. 79, 3, p. 411-422 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ctenotus rungulla sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphinae), a new sandstone-associated skink that highlights reptile endemism in Queensland's Gregory Range
Zozaya, S., Case, D. & Hoskin, C., 9 Jul 2024, In: Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 67, p. 1–16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Resolving the challenging taxonomy of Heteronotia and Gehyra geckos
Zozaya, S. (PI) & Moritz, C. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research