Faunal turnover in Indo-Australia across Wallace's Line is one of the most recognizable
patterns in biogeography and has catalyzed debate about the role of evolutionary and …

Twelve new karst-adapted species of the gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus Gray are described
from the Shan Hills and Salween River Basin of Myanmar. Three species occur in rocky …

The Asian/Pacific genus Cyrtodactylus is the most diverse and among the most widely
distributed genera of geckos, and more species are continually being discovered. Major …

Conserving the planet's biodiversity is greatly handicapped, in that only a small fraction of it
(∼ 14–75%) has been described so far. Integrative taxonomy is making significant inroads …

Sky Islands are high-elevation environments that are separated by warmer, low elevations,
forming natural patches of unique montane habitat that often persist through changing …

Abstract The India–Asia collision profoundly influenced the climate, topography and
biodiversity of Asia, causing the formation of the biodiverse Himalayas. The species-rich …

The subgenus Geckoella, the only ground-dwelling radiation within Cyrtodactylus, closely
overlaps in distribution with brookii group Hemidactylus in peninsular India and Sri Lanka …

Palearctic naked-toed geckos are a group of gekkonid geckos that range from North Africa to
northern India and western China, with their greatest diversity in Iran and Pakistan …

Understanding the joint evolutionary and ecological underpinnings of sympatry among close
relatives remains a key challenge in biology. This problem can be addressed through joint …

Monitor lizards are emblematic reptiles that are widely distributed in the Old World. Although
relatively well studied in vertebrate research, their biogeographic history is still controversial …