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 …

The desert vipers of the genus Cerastes are a small clade of medically important venomous
snakes within the family Viperidae. According to published morphological and molecular …

Species distribution modelling is a powerful tool that can gives us ecological insights about
species distributions, and potential effects of environmental factors, in poorly known habitats …

Hot desert regions are undoubtedly challenging to fungal survival on the Arabian Peninsula.
Fungi are, however, recognized as the most stress-resistant organisms among all …

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 …

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 …

With the advent of molecular phylogenetics and the implementation of Multispecies
Coalescent-based (MSC) species delimitation methods (SDM), the number of taxonomic …

Morocco has one of the highest levels of biodiversity and endemism in the Western
Palaearctic, which is mainly attributable to the country's complex topographic and climatic …

The impact of urbanization on vegetation is poorly studied in sparsely vegetated desert
steppe-type vegetation. This study investigates the spatial and temporal impacts of …