Species boundaries to the limit: Integrating species delimitation methods is critical to avoid taxonomic inflation in the case of the Hajar banded ground gecko …

B Burriel-Carranza, M Estarellas, G Riaño… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the advent of molecular phylogenetics and the implementation of Multispecies
Coalescent-based (MSC) species delimitation methods (SDM), the number of taxonomic …

Cryptic diversity and molecular systematics of the Aegean Ophiomorus skinks (Reptilia: Squamata), with the description of a new species

P Kornilios, Y Kumlutaş, P Lymberakis… - Journal of Zoological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, great attention has been devoted to the discovery and description of cryptic
species, especially using DNA markers and new statistical approaches. Genetic data are …

Cryptic diversity in Ptyodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates uncovered by an integrative …

M Simo-Riudalbas, M Metallinou, P de Pous, J Els… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The Hajar Mountains of south-eastern Arabia form an isolated massif surrounded by the sea
to the east and by a large desert to the west. As a result of their old geological origin …

Systematics, biogeography and evolution of Asaccus gallagheri (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) with the description of a new endemic species from Oman

M SimÓ-Riudalbas, P Tarroso… - Systematics and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The Hajar Mountains are the highest mountain range in eastern Arabia. Despite being
classified as a mountain desert, it is considered one of the top biodiversity hotspots of …

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

J Šmíd, J Moravec, V Gvoždík, J Štundl… - Zoologica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mesalina are small lacertid lizards occurring in the Saharo‐Sindian deserts from North Africa
to the east of the Iranian plateau. Earlier phylogenetic studies indicated that there are …

Endemic diversification in the mountains: genetic, morphological, and geographical differentiation of the Hemidactylus geckos in southwestern Arabia

J Šmíd, M Shobrak, T Wilms, U Joger… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2017 - Springer
In this study, we provide genetic, morphological, and geographical comparisons for 11
species of the southwestern Arabian radiation of Hemidactylus geckos, nine of which are …