This review describes the diversity of the freshwater, marine, and terrestrial herpetofauna of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that consists of 128 extant species and subspecies; 121 …

Aim Deserts are generally perceived as areas of low diversity, and hence receive little
attention from researchers and conservationists. Squamates are the dominant group of …

In the present work, we use an exceptional database including 5,359 records of 101 species
of Oman's terrestrial reptiles together with spatial tools to infer the spatial patterns of species …

The understanding of the diversity of species in the Palearctic and the processes that have
generated it is still weak for large parts of the arid areas of North Africa and Arabia. Reptiles …

Aim To understand the patterns of genetic, geographical and morphological diversification in
the Arabian gecko subspecies Pristurus rupestris rupestris, and to discuss the various …

The area of the Al Madinah Province is located in the central part to the north-west of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 1), with an area of about 153,800 km2. Different types of …

The systematic, phylogenetic, and biogeographic aspects of the rich squamate fauna of the
Arabian Peninsula are becoming increasingly well understood. The Arabian members of the …

Few DNA barcoding studies of squamate reptiles have been conducted. Due to the
significance of the Socotra Archipelago (a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site and a …

Aim Deserts represent dynamic ecosystems that support communities of endemic and
specialised species. We analysed the role of present and past climatic conditions in shaping …

Since the Oligocene, regions adjacent to the Red Sea have experienced major
environmental changes, from tectonic movements and continuous geological activity to …