Cryptic extinction risk in a western Pacific lizard radiation

PJ McDonald, RM Brown, F Kraus, P Bowles… - Biodiversity and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cryptic ecologies, the Wallacean Shortfall of undocumented species' geographical
ranges and the Linnaean Shortfall of undescribed diversity, are all major barriers to …

Using mangrove and field observation data to identify fine-scale species distributions: a case study in bockadams (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Cerberus)

JM Bernstein, JB Bautista… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Characterization of species distributions is a fundamental challenge in biodiversity science,
with particular significance for downstream evolutionary studies, conservation efforts, field …

[PDF][PDF] Herpetological assemblages in tropical forests of the Taguibo Watershed, Butuan City, eastern Mindanao, Philippines

MB Sanguila - Philippine Journal of Science, 2020 - par.nsf.gov
Economically-important watershed ecosystems are often threatened by anthropogenic
disturbances and remain important focal areas for long-term studies in support of sustained …

Taxonomic Revision of Scaly-toed Geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Lepidodactylus) in the Northern Philippines, with Descriptions of Four New Species

SJ Eliades, RM Brown, WS Huang… - Herpetological …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Recent higher level phylogenetic analyses of gekkonid lizards of the genus Lepidodactylus
uncovered an array of unrecognized species diversity, particularly within the Philippine …

Diversity and distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the Caramoan Island Group, Maqueda Channel, Southern Luzon, Philippines

MA Clores, JB Bautista, JB Fernandez… - Journal of Asia-Pacific …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report for the first time the herpetological biodiversity (amphibians and reptiles) of the
Caramoan Island Group (CIG), Maqueda Channel, southern Luzon Island, the Philippines …

Revisiting Linnaean and Wallacean Shortfalls in Mindanao Fanged Frogs: The Limnonectes magnus Complex Consists of Only Two Species

RK Abraham, MW Herr, VV Sterkhova… - Herpetological …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
We revisit the question of species diversity among Mindanao Fanged Frogs of the
Limnonectes magnus complex consisting of L. magnus, L. diuatus, L. ferneri, and a …

Amphibian and reptile diversity along a ridge-to-reef elevational gradient on a small isolated oceanic island of the central Philippines

CG Meneses, CD Siler, PA Alviola, JC Gonzalez… - Check List, 2022 - par.nsf.gov
Despite multiple recent field studies, herpetological species diversity of the Romblon Island
Group in the central Philippines—particularly Sibuyan Island—has remained …

[PDF][PDF] New distribution record, ecology and tail trifurcation of Cyrtodactylus mamanwa (Gekkonidae) on Dinagat Islands, Philippines

EPT Maglangit, RJC Tapdasan, RC Medija Jr… - …, 2021 - herpetozoa.pensoft.net
This study highlights the ecology, natural history, and a new distribution record by providing
a unique habitat occurrence record in karst ecosystem and describes a tail anomaly of the …

[HTML][HTML]  Philippine herpetology (Amphibia, Reptilia), 20 years on: two decades of progress towards an increasingly collaborative, equitable, and inclusive approach to …

CG Meneses, KME Pitogo, CE Supsup, RM Brown - ZooKeys, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract A first review of the history, status, and prospects for Philippine herpetology
conducted more than two decades ago (2002) summarized the diverse topics studied and …

Multivariate Characterization of Phenotypic Variation from throughout the Geographic Ranges of Philippine False Coral Snakes: Two Species or Four?

JM Bernstein, J Bautista, AC Diesmos… - Ichthyology & …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
The Philippine-endemic elapid genus Hemibungarus consists of three described species
that are widely distributed across northern and central portions of the archipelago …