Phylogenetic  systematics, evolution, biogeography, phylogeography, morphology, conservation, and  ecology of reptiles and amphibians in arid Central Asia

2003-2006  Ph.D   Institue of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

2000-2003  Master  College of Life Sciences, Southwest Normal University

1991-1995 Bachelor Department of Biology, Lanzhou University

   

2006-  Department of Herpetology, Chengdu Institue of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Na Wu, Song Wang, Tatjana N. Dujsebayeva, Dali Chen, Abid Ali, Xianguang Guo*. 2023. Geography and past climate changes have shaped the evolution of a widespread lizard in arid Central Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 184, 107781

2. Chu, Z.;Wang, Z.; Zheng, Y.; Xia, Y.; Guo, X. Sex-Linked Loci on theW Chromosome in the Multi-Ocellated Racerunner (Eremias multiocellata) Confirm Genetic Sex-Determination Stability in Lacertid Lizards. Animals, 2023, 13, 2180. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132180

3. Jun Li*, Xianguang Guo. 2023. A complete mitogenome of the Przewalski’s wonder gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) from the Junggar Basin in Northwest China with its phylogenetic implications. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 8(3), 398–401

4. Wood PL*, Guo X, Travers SL, Su Y, Olson KV, Bauer AM Grismer LL, Siler CD, Moyle RG, Andersen MJ, Brown RM. 2020. Parachute geckos free fall into synonymy: Gekko phylogeny, and a new subgeneric classification, inferred from thousands of ultraconserved elements. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 145, 106731.

5. Cai B, Guo X*, Jiang J*. 2020. Next-generation sequencing yields a complete mitochondrial genome of the Asian Glass Lizard (Dopasia gracillis) from the Yungui Plateau in Southwest China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5(1), in press.

6. Cai B, Guo X*, Song Z, Jiang J*. 2020. Next-generation sequencing yields a complete mitochondrial genome of the Tartar sand boa (Eryx tataricus) from Junggar Basin. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5(1), 731–732.

7. Cai B, Guo X, Song Z, Chen D*. 2020. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Hainan Glass Lizard (Dopasia hainanensis) determined by next-generation sequencing. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5(1), 246–247.

8. Dujsebayeva TN*, Malakhov DV, Berezovikov NN, Guo X, Liu J, Cherednichenko AV. 2019. Application of GIS-modeling in the study of lizard species with similar ecological adaptations. University Proceedings. Volga Region. Natural Sciences, 26(2), 48–59 (in Russian with English abstract).

9. Zhang J, Guo X, Chen H, Liu J, Gong X, Chen D*, Chen J*. 2019. Pathogenic Leishmania spp. detected in lizards from Northwest China using molecular methods. BMC Veterinary Research, 15, 446.

10. Chirikova MA*, Dujsebayeva TN, Liu J, Guo X. 2019. Geographical distribution and morphological variability of the Rapid Racerunner, Eremias velox (Pallas, 1771) (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in the eastern periphery of its range. Asian Herpetological Research, 10(4), 230–245.

11. Dujsebayeva TN*, Malakhov DV, Berezovikov NN, Guo X, Liu J, Cherednichenko AV. 2019. Comparative analysis of the distribution and habitats of two Eremias species (Reptilia, Lacertidae) using niche-based GIS modeling. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 26(5), 281–304.

12. Cai B, Yao M, Guo X^*. 2019. First record of Plestiodon liui from Henan Province, China and analysis of its phylogenetic placement. Chinese Journal of Zoology，54(5), 668–677. (In Chinese with English abstract).

13. Song Q，Guo X，Chen D*. 2019. Characterization of microsatellite DNA loci and design of candidate primers to amplify these regions for Phrynocephalus forsythii by using 454 GS FLX. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 38(5), 512–520 (in Chinese with English abstract).

14. Chen H, Li J, Zhang J, Guo X, Liu J, He J, Song Q, Zhang J, Chen M, Zheng Z, Chen D*, Chen J*. 2019. Multi-locus characterization and phylogenetic inference of Leishmania spp. in snakes from Northwest China. PLoS One, 14(4), e0210681.

15. Song Q，Liu J，Guo X^*. 2019. Characterization of microsatellites in Phrynocephalus axillaris genome using Roche 454 GS FLX. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 38(1), 62–67. (in Chinese with English abstract).

16. Liu J, Guo X*, Chen D, Li J, Yue B, Zeng X*. 2019. Diversification and historical demography of the rapid racerunner (Eremias velox) in relation to geological history and Pleistocene climatic oscillations in arid Central Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 130, 244–258.

17. Chen D, Su X, Liu J, Guo X*. 2019. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Variegated Racerunner (Eremias vermiculata) from Dunhuang Basin. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4, 1626–1627.

18. Su X, Liu J, Chen D, Guo X*. 2019. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Multiocellated Racerunner (Eremias multiocellata) in Northwest China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4, 1430–1431.

19. Chen D, Li J, Guo X*. 2019. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Yarkand toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus axillaris) from the Turpan Depression. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4, 1198–1199.

20. Chen M, Liu J, Chen D*, Guo X*. 2019. The complete mitochondrial genome of a blue-tailed skink (Plestiodon tunganus) endemic to Sichuan Basin. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4, 1109–1110.

21. Chen D, Li J, Guo X*. 2019. Next-generation sequencing yields a nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the Forsyth’s toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus forsythii (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4, 817–819.

22. Gong X, Liu J, Zhou T, Song Q, Guo X^*. 2018. Taxonomical status of Eremias arguta from Bole City and Ili River Valley, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 37(4), 387–399. (In Chinese with English abstract).

23. Zhang J^#, Guo X ^#, Liu J, Zhou T, Gong X, Chen D*, Chen J*. 2016. Molecular detection, identification and phylogenetic inference of Leishmania spp. in some desert lizards from Northwest China by using internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) sequences. Acta Tropica, 162, 83–94.

24. He Y, Guo X, Xiang S, Li J, Li X, Xiang H, He J, Chen D*, Chen J*. 2016. Comparative analyses of phenotypic methods and 16S rRNA, khe, rpoB genes sequencing for identification of clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 109, 1029–1040.

25. Zhou T, Wan X, Guo X*. 2016. Sequencing and analysis of the whole mitochondrial genome of a variegated racerunner from Taklamakan Desert. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27(4), 3041–3042.

26. Zhou T, Liu J, Guo X*. 2016. Complete mitogenome of a variegated racerunner, Eremias vermiculata, from north of Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27(4), 2765–2766.

27. Chirikova MA*, Liu J, Guo X. 2016. Zur verbreitung der zauneidechse (Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758) an ihrem östlichen arealrand in Xinjiang, China. Die eidechse, 1, 15–22.

28. Zhou T, Li D, Dujsebayeva T, Liu J, Guo X*. 2016. Complete mitochondrial genome of Stummer's Racerunner (Eremias stummeri) from Kazakhstan. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27(6), 4340–4341.

29. Chen D, Zhou T, Guo X*. 2016. The complete mitochonfrial genome of Phynocephalus forsythii (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), a toad-head agama endemic to the Taklamakan Desert. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27(6), 4046–4048.

30. Li D, Liu J, Zhou T, Guo X*. 2015. Patterns of embryonic nutrition and characteristics of chorioaliontoic placenta in a viviparous racerunner lizard, Eremias multiocellata: a preliminary study. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 22(2): 116–122.

31. Yuan X, Zeng X, Guo X*. 2014. MHC Class I exon 4 in the Multiocellated Racerunners (Eremias multiocellata): polymorphism, duplication and selection. Asian Herpetological Research, 5(2), 91–103.

32. Liu J, Ananjeva NB, Chirikova MA, Milto KD, Guo X*. 2014. Molecular assessment and taxonomic status of the rapid racerunner (Eremias velox complex) with particular attention to the populations in northwestern China. Asian Herpetological Research, 5(1), 12–25.

33. Yuan X，Liu J, Zeng X，Guo X*. 2014. Characterization of major hitocompatibility complex ( MHC) class I loci exon 3 and exon 4 in three racerunner species (Squamata: Lacertidae: Eremias). Chin J Appl Environ Biol，20(5), 877–886 (In Chinese with English abstract).

34. Liu J，Yuan X，Zhou T，Li D, Dujsebayeva TN, Guo X*. 2014. Eremias vermiculata was discovered in the North of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang Uygure Autonomous Region.. Chinese Journal of Zoology，49(3), 423–427(In Chinese with English abstract).

35. Yuan X，Liu J，Li D，Guo X*. 2014. Major histocompatibility compex in reptiles. Chinese Journal of Zoology，49(3), 452–462 (In Chinese with English abstract).

36. Chen D, Guo X*, Li J, 2014. The complete mitochondrial genome of secret toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus mystaceus (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae). Mitochondrial DNA, 25(1), 19–20.

37. Huang Y, Guo X, Ho SYW, Shi H, Li J, Li J, Cai B, Wang Y.* 2013. Diversification and demography of the Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) on Hainan Island and the adjacent mainland. PLoS ONE, 8(6), e64754.

38. Li J, Guo X*, Chen D, Wang Y*. 2013. The complete mitochondrial genome of the Yarkand toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus axillaris (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae). Mitochondrial DNA, 24(3), 234–236

39. Huang Y, Guo X*, Wang Y. 2013. Historical and ecological factors affecting regional patterns of endemism and species richness: the case of squamates in China. In: Marina Silva-Opps (ed). Current Progress in Biological Research (ISBN 978-953-51-1097-2), published by InTech Europe.

40. Guo X, Liu L, Wang Y. 2012. Phylogeography of Phrynocephalus vlangalii species complex in the upper reaches of the      Yellow River inferred from mtDNA ND4-tRNALEU segments. Asian Herpetological Research 3(1), 52–68.

41. Brandley MC, Fls HO, Hikida T, de Oca ANM, Fería-Ortíz M, Guo X, Wang Y. 2012. The phylogenetic systematics of blue-tailed skinks (Plestiodon) and the family Scincidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 165:163–189.

42. Wan H, Guo X, Wang Y*. 2012. Karyotype analysis of the Eremias przewalskii ( Reptilia: Lacertidae) in China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 31(2), 197–201(In Chinese with English abstract).

43. Cai B, Huang Y, Chen Y, Hu J, Guo X, Wang Y. 2012. Geographic patterns and ecological factors correlates of snake species richness in China. Zoological Research, 33 (4), 343–354 (In Chinese with English abstract).

44. Guo X, Dai X, Chen D, Papenfuss TJ, Ananjeva NB, Melnikov DA, Wang Y*. 2011. Phylogeny and divergence times of some racerunner lizards (Lacertidae: Eremias) inferred from mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene segments. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 61(2), 400–412.

45. Ananjeva NB*, Guo X, Wang Y. 2011. Taxonomic diversity of agamid lizards (Reptilia, Sauria, Acrodonta, Agamidae) from China: A comparative analysis. Asian Herpetological Research, 2(3), 117–128.

46. Yang P, TangY, Ding L, Guo X, Wang Y^#. 2011. Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) inferred from molecular and morphological analyses. Asian Herpetological Research, 2(1), 21–29.

47. Cao D^#, Guo X^#, Chen D, Chen J*. 2011. Species delimitation and phylogenetic relationships of Chinese Leishmania isolates reexamined using kinetoplast cytochrome oxidase II gene sequences. Parasitology Research, 109(1), 163–173. 

48. Wan H, Guo X, Wang Y*. 2011. Dissection of the skeletal system of Eremias przewaskii and comparison with several related lizard species. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 30(6), 921–927(In Chinese with English abstract).

49. Wan H, Qi Y, Guo X, Wang Y*. 2011. Preliminary study on sexual dimorphism and seasonal variation of the belly patch and tail-tip badge of the adult toad-headed lizard Phrynocephalus vlangalii hongyuanensis. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 31(1), 54–59(In Chinese with English abstract).

50. Li C^#, Guo X^#, Wang Y, 2011. Tadpole types of the Chinese megophryid frogs (Anura: Megophryidae) with their implication on larval evolution. Current Zoology, 57(1), 93–100.

51. Brandley MC*, Wang Y, Guo X, Nieto Montes de Oca A, Fería-Ortíz M, Hikida T, Ota H, 2011. Accommodating high rates of evolution in molecular dating methods: an example using inter-continental dispersal of Plestiodon (Eumeces) lizards. Systematic Biology, 61(1), 3–15.

52. Brandley MC*, Wang Y, Guo X, Nieto Montes de Oca A, Fería Ortíz M, Hikida T, Ota H, 2010. Bermuda as an evolutionary Life raft for an ancient lineage of endangered Lizards. PLoS ONE, 5(6), e11375.

53. Chen D^#, Guo X^#, Nie P. 2010. Phylogenetic studies of sinipercid fish (Perciformes: Sinipercidae) based on multiple genes, with first application of an immune-related gene, the virus-induced protein (viperin) gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55(3), 1167–1176.

54. Guo X, Chen D*. 2010. Comparative evolution of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and nuclear S7 ribosomal protein gene intron 1 in sinipercid fishes and their relatives. Hydrobiologia, 649(1), 139–156.

55. Yang B^#, Guo X ^#, Hu X, Zhang J, Liao L, Chen D*, Chen J*. 2010. Species discrimination and phylogenetic inference of 17 Chinese Leishmania isolates based on internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) sequences. Parasitology Research, 107(5), 1049–1065.

56. Li J, Guo X, Wang Y*. 2010. Population genetic differentiation of Phrynocephalus axillaris in East of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region based on sequence variation of mitochondrial ND4-tRNA^Leu gene. Zoological Research, 31, 361–369 (In Chinese with English abstract).

57. Li, J., Guo, X., Wang, Y., 2010. Progress in the biogeography of Phrynocephalus (Agamidae). Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 29, 144-150. (In Chinese with English abstract).

58. Guo X, Chen D, Wan H, Wang Y*. 2010. Review of systematics on the racerunner lizard (Lacertidae: Eremias). Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 29, 665–672 (In Chinese with English abstract).

59. Liu L, Guo X, Wang Y*. 2008. Genetic variation and diversity of Phrynocephalus vlangalii hongyuanensis in Zoiger wetland inferred from ND4-tRNA^Leu gene. Zoological Research, 29 (2): 121-126. (In Chinese with English abstract).

60. Chen D, Guo X, Nie P*, 2007. Non-monophyly of fish in the Sinipercidae (Perciformes) as inferred from cytochrome b gene. Hydrobiologia, 583(1), 77–89.

61. Guo X, Wang Y*. 2007. Partitioned Bayesian analyses, Dispersal–Vicariance Analysis, and the biogeography of Chinese toad–headed lizards (Agamidae: Phrynocephalus): A re–evaluation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 45, 643–662.

62. Guo X, He S*, Zhang Y. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships of the Chinese sisorid catfishes: A nuclear intron versus mitochondrial gene segment approach. Hydrobiologia, 579, 55–68.

63. Chen D, Guo X, Nie P*. 2007. Non-monophyly of fish in the Sinipercidae (Perciformes) as inferred from cytochrome b gene. Hydrobiologia, 583, 77–89.

64. Guo X, He S, Zhang Y*, 2005. Phylogeny and biogeography of Chinese sisorid catfishes re-examined using mitochondrial cytochrome b and 16S rRNA gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 35, 344–362

65. Guo X, Zhang Y, He S*, Chen Y. 2004. Mitochondrial 16S rRNA sequence variations and phylogeny of the Chinese sisorid catfishes. Chinese Science Bulletin, 49, 1586–1595.

66. Guo X, Zhang Y, He S*. 2004. Morphological variations and species validity of genus Euchiloglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in China. Acta Hydrobiologica sinica, 28, 260–268. (In Chinese with English abstract)

67. Guo X, Zhang Y*, Chen D et al., 2003. Effect of acidified water on fishes. Freshwater Fisheries, 33, 46–49 (In Chinese with English abstract)

68. Zhang X, Zhang Y*, Wang Z, Guo X. 2002. Histological observation of the skin of Bufo gargarizans. Jouranl of Southwest Agricultural University, 24, 454–457 (In Chinese with English abstract)

69. Guo X, Zhang Y*, Wang Z, Zhang X. 2002. Study on blood cell of Bufo gargarizans. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 21, 211–214 (In Chinese with English abstract).

1. Comparative phylogeography of a dynamic desert in arid Central Asia

2. Evolutionary processes of diversification in viviparous group of genus Eremias of Northwest China and adjacent region

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