The biota of Sulawesi is noted for its high degree of endemism and for its substantial levels
of in situ biological diversification. While the island's long period of isolation and dynamic …

Abstract The Lesser Sunda Archipelago offers exceptional potential as a model system for
studying the dynamics of dispersal-driven diversification. The geographic proximity of the …

Southeast Asia hosts a rich concentration of biodiversity within multiple biodiversity hotspots.
Indochina, a region with remarkably high levels of in situ diversification, possesses five …

A 487-bp fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene was sequenced in 26 species of the
circumtropical lizard genus Mabuya and used to analyze phylogenetic relationships within …

Timon, a small genus of lacertid lizards, includes four species distributed in two separate
ranges in the western and eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin. Phylogenetic …

The endemic plated lizards (Gerrhosauridae) of Madagascar are one of the most diverse
groups of lizards on the island (19 species) and are found in all ecoregions. On an island …

Aim Cryptoblepharus is a genus of small arboreal or rock‐dwelling scincid lizards,
widespread through the Indo‐Pacific and Australian regions, with a disjunct outlier in the …

The Draco lineatus group is a monophyletic assemblage confined to islands within
Wallacea. Nine species are recognized, including two described as new. For each species …

An integrative taxonomic analysis reveals a remarkable degree of cryptic speciation
between sympatric, specialized, leaf-litter species in an upland clade of the scincid genus …

The lizard genus Phymaturus is widely distributed in Argentina and along the eastern edge
of Chile between 25° and 45° south. We sampled 27 of the 38 currently recognized species …