Noise and biases in genomic data may underlie radically different hypotheses for the position of Iguania within Squamata
N Mongiardino Koch, JA Gauthier - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Squamate reptiles are a major component of vertebrate biodiversity whose crown-clade
traces its origin to a narrow window of time in the Mesozoic during which the main subclades …
traces its origin to a narrow window of time in the Mesozoic during which the main subclades …
Integrated analyses resolve conflicts over squamate reptile phylogeny and reveal unexpected placements for fossil taxa
Squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are a pivotal group whose relationships have
become increasingly controversial. Squamates include> 9000 species, making them the …
become increasingly controversial. Squamates include> 9000 species, making them the …
Interrogating genomic-scale data for Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) shows no support for key traditional morphological relationships
Genomics is narrowing uncertainty in the phylogenetic structure for many amniote groups.
For one of the most diverse and species-rich groups, the squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes …
For one of the most diverse and species-rich groups, the squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes …
Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species
Squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial
vertebrates. Recent molecular analyses have suggested a very different squamate …
vertebrates. Recent molecular analyses have suggested a very different squamate …
Combining phylogenomics and fossils in higher-level squamate reptile phylogeny: molecular data change the placement of fossil taxa
JJ Wiens, CA Kuczynski, T Townsend… - Systematic …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Molecular data offer great potential to resolve the phylogeny of living taxa but can molecular
data improve our understanding of relationships of fossil taxa? Simulations suggest that this …
data improve our understanding of relationships of fossil taxa? Simulations suggest that this …
Effect of taxon sampling on recovering the phylogeny of squamate reptiles based on complete mitochondrial genome and nuclear gene sequence data
The complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of three species of
squamate lizards: Blanus cinereus (Amphisbaenidae), Anguis fragilis (Anguidae), and …
squamate lizards: Blanus cinereus (Amphisbaenidae), Anguis fragilis (Anguidae), and …
[HTML][HTML] Squamate phylogeny, taxon sampling, and data congruence
MSY Lee - Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2005 - Elsevier
To investigate the affinities of snakes, amphisbaenians and dibamids, the phylogenetic
relationships among the major lineages (families) of extinct and extant squamates are …
relationships among the major lineages (families) of extinct and extant squamates are …
A combined evidence phylogenetic analysis of Anguimorpha (Reptilia: Squamata)
Anguimorpha is a clade of limbed and limbless squamates with ca. 196 extant species and a
known fossil record spanning the past 130 million years. Morphology‐based and molecule …
known fossil record spanning the past 130 million years. Morphology‐based and molecule …
Comparing likelihood ratios to understand genome-wide variation in phylogenetic support
GG Mount, JM Brown - Systematic Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Genomic data have only sometimes brought resolution to the tree of life. Large
phylogenomic studies can reach conflicting conclusions about important relationships, with …
phylogenomic studies can reach conflicting conclusions about important relationships, with …
A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
Background The extant squamates (> 9400 known species of lizards and snakes) are one of
the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have …
the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have …