Studies of reptile (nonavian reptiles) chromosomes began well over a century ago (1897)
with the initial report on the description of sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) chromosomes. Since …

Squamates include more than 11,000 extant species of lizards, snakes, and
amphisbaenians, and display a dazzling diversity of phenotypes across their over 200 …

Species delimitation is a first step for realizing the extent of biodiversity and is relevant for all
downstream applications in biology. The production of large genome-scale datasets for non …

Colubridae represents the most phenotypically diverse and speciose family of snakes, yet
no well-assembled and annotated genome exists for this lineage. Here, we report and …

Animal coloration is often expressed in periodic patterns that can arise from differential cell
migration, yet how these processes are regulated remains elusive. We show that a female …

Rapid technological improvements are democratizing access to high quality, chromosome-
scale genome assemblies. No longer the domain of only the most highly studied model …

The southwestern and central United States serve as an ideal region to test alternative
hypotheses regarding biotic diversification. Genomic data can now be combined with …

Adaptations can endow species with complex traits that enable them to occupy new niches.
To adapt to the arboreal lifestyle, treefrogs have evolved a suite of complex traits for climbing …

Clownfishes are an iconic group of coral reef fishes that evolved a mutualistic interaction
with sea anemones, which triggered the rapid diversification of the group. Following the …

We utilize the efficient GBS technique to obtain thousands of nuclear loci and SNPs to
reconstruct the evolutionary history of Mexican leaf-toed geckos (Phyllodactylus). Through …