| Salamanders of the Old World: the salamanders of Europe, Asia and northern Africa M Sparreboom Brill, 2014 | 145 | 2014 |
| A phylogeny for the Old World newts, genus Triturus: biochemical and behavioural data JW Arntzen, M Sparreboom Journal of Zoology 219 (4), 645-664, 1989 | 120 | 1989 |
| Future of keeping pet reptiles and amphibians: towards integrating animal welfare, human health and environmental sustainability F Pasmans, S Bogaerts, J Braeckman, AA Cunningham, T Hellebuyck, ... Veterinary Record 181 (17), 450-450, 2017 | 92 | 2017 |
| Chariots in the Veda M Sparreboom Brill, 2023 | 79 | 2023 |
| Territorial behaviour in crested newt Triturus cristatus and marbled newt T. marmoratus (Amphibia, Urodela) A Zuiderwijk, M Sparreboom Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 56 (2), 205-213, 1986 | 46 | 1986 |
| Crest evolution in newts: implications for reconstruction methods, sexual selection, phenotypic plasticity and the origin of novelties JJ Wiens, M Sparreboom, JW Arntzen Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (10), 2073-2086, 2011 | 39 | 2011 |
| Courtship behaviour of Neurergus (Caudata: Salamandridae) M Sparreboom, S Steinfartz, G Schultschik Amphibia-Reptilia 21 (1), 1-11, 2000 | 28 | 2000 |
| A biogeographic and ecological perspective to the evolution of reproductive behaviour in the family Salamandridae S Kieren, M Sparreboom, A Hochkirch, M Veith Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 121, 98-109, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Reproductive behaviour of the Chinhai salamander (Echinotriton chinhaiensis)(Caudata: Salamandridae) M Sparreboom, F Xie, L Fei Amphibia-Reptilia 22 (3), 309-320, 2001 | 23 | 2001 |
| Sexual Interference in the Sword‐tailed Newt, Cynops ensicauda popei (Amphibia: Salamandridae) M Sparreboom Ethology 102 (4), 672-685, 1996 | 23 | 1996 |
| Lissotriton vulgaris JW Arntzen, S Kuzmin, T Beebee, T Papenfuss, M Sparreboom, ... IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
| Salamandra salamandra S Kuzmin, T Papenfuss, M Sparreboom, IH Ugurtas, S Anderson, ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009, 2009 | 21 | 2009 |
| On the sexual behaviour of Paramesotriton caudopunctatus (Liu & Hu)(Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae) M Sparreboom Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (1), 25-33, 1983 | 21 | 1983 |
| Pelophylax ridibundus S Kuzmin, D Tarkhnishvili, V Ishchenko, T Dujsebayeva, B Tuniyev, ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2009 | 20 | 2009 |
| The dorsal tail tubercle of Mertensiella caucasica and M. luschani (Amphibia: Salamandridae) DM Sever, M Sparreboom, G Schultschik Journal of morphology 232 (1), 93-105, 1997 | 19 | 1997 |
| On the sexual behaviour of the Italian newt, Triturus italicus (Caudata: Salamandridae) C Giacoma, M Sparreboom Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 57 (1), 19-30, 1987 | 19 | 1987 |
| Rana dalmatina U Kaya, S Kuzmin, M Sparreboom, IH Ugurtas, D Tarkhnishvili, ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2009 | 18 | 2009 |
| The courtship display of the marbled newt M Sparreboom, B Teunis Amphibia-Reptilia 11 (4), 351-361, 1990 | 18 | 1990 |
| The use of biochemical and behavioural data for the phylogeny of the Old World newts, genus Triturus JW Arntzen, M Sparreboom Proc. Fourth Ord. Gen. Meet. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Nijmegen 1987 …, 1987 | 18 | 1987 |
| Breeding migration and oviposition of the Chinhai salamander, Echinotriton chinhaiensis F Xie, L Fe, C Ye, C Cai Herpetological Journal 10 (3), 111-118, 2000 | 17 | 2000 |
