[HTML][HTML] Species list of the European herpetofauna–2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

J Speybroeck, W Beukema, C Dufresnes, U Fritz… - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2020 - brill.com
The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema
and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic …

Fossil-calibrated time tree of Podarcis wall lizards provides limited support for biogeographic calibration models

D Salvi, C Pinho, J Mendes, DJ Harris - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …

Genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal recurrent waves of speciation in niche‐pockets, in Europe's most venomous snake

E Thanou, D Jablonski, P Kornilios - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Within the Balkan Peninsula, topographic and climatic agents have promoted
biodiversity and shaped the speciation history of many ectotherms. Here, we targeted an …

Past connections with the mainland structure patterns of insular species richness in a continental‐shelf archipelago (Aegean Sea, Greece)

C Hammoud, K Kougioumoutzis… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research in island biogeography has highlighted the important role of late
Quaternary sea‐level fluctuations in sha** biogeographic patterns in insular systems but …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of water frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax spp.) from the southwestern Balkans

P Papežík, P Mikulíček… - Vertebrate …, 2023 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The genus Pelophylax (water frogs) includes relatively common, widely distributed, and
even invasive species, but also endemic taxa with small ranges and limited knowledge …

[PDF][PDF] Morphological and genetic differentiation in the anguid lizard Pseudopus apodus supports the existence of an endemic subspecies in the Levant

D Jablonski, MA Ribeiro-Júnior… - Vertebrate …, 2021 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The Levant represents one of the most important reptile diversity hotspots and centers of
endemism in the Western Palearctic. The region harbored numerous taxa in glacial refugia …

Evidence of cryptic diversity in Podarcis peloponnesiacus and re‐evaluation of its current taxonomy; insights from genetic, morphological, and ecological data

A Kiourtsoglou, A Kaliontzopoulou… - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus, is endemic to the
Peloponnese. Although the phylogeny and species diversity of the Balkan species of …

The wall lizards of the Balkan peninsula: Tackling questions at the interface of phylogenomics and population genomics

N Psonis, A Antoniou, E Karameta, D Darriba… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wall lizards of the genus Podarcis (Sauria, Lacertidae) are the predominant reptile group in
southern Europe, including 24 recognized species. Mitochondrial DNA data have shown …

Comparative phylogeography of four lizard taxa within an oceanic island

T Antoniou, AC Dimitriou, E Karameta… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2025 - Elsevier
Comparative phylogeography aims to detect common patterns of differentiation among taxa
attributed to the same geological or environmental barriers and, thus, find shared drivers of …

Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus)

LO Loureiro, MD Engstrom, BK Lim - Ecology and evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Historical events, habitat preferences, and geographic barriers might result in distinct
genetic patterns in insular versus mainland populations. Comparison between these two …