[HTML][HTML] First Insights on the Karyotype Diversification of the Endemic Malagasy Leaf-Toed Geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Uroplatus)

M Mezzasalma, E Brunelli, G Odierna, FM Guarino - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The geckos of the genus Uroplatus include peculiar endemic species to
Madagascar. Even though they have been the subject of several morphological and …

Microscopic and molecular characterization of Hepatozoon domerguei (Apicomplexa) and Foleyella furcata (Nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from Madagascar

JP Maia, A Crottini, DJ Harris - Parasite, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Madagascar is one of the world's top twelve “megadiversity” hot spots hosting unique and
threatened flora and fauna. Parasites are a major component of biodiversity but remain …

Finaritra! A splendid new leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus) species from Marojejy National Park in north-eastern Madagascar.

FM Ratsoavina, AP Raselimanana, MD Scherz… - Zootaxa, 2019 - europepmc.org
The Marojejy Massif in northern Madagascar is a constant source of herpetological
surprises. Herein we describe a new species of leaf-mimicking leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus …

Towards completion of the species inventory of small-sized leaf-tailed geckos: two new species of Uroplatus from northern Madagascar.

FM Ratsoavina, F Glaw, AP Raselimanana… - Zootaxa, 2020 - europepmc.org
The northern part of Madagascar is well known for its high species diversity and endemism.
Exceptional species richness is related to the existence of large forest blocks and mountain …

Sympatric lineages in the Mantidactylus ambreensis complex of Malagasy frogs originated allopatrically rather than by in-situ speciation

SM Rasolonjatovo, MD Scherz, CR Hutter… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Madagascar's biota is characterized by a high degree of microendemism at different
taxonomic levels, but how colonization and in-situ speciation contribute to the assembly of …

A new species in the genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae)

R Lei, AT McLain, CL Frasier, JM Taylor, CA Bailey… - Primate …, 2015 - BioOne
The genus Cheirogaleus, the dwarf lemurs (Infraorder Lemuriformes), has been identified as
harboring cryptic species diversity. More comprehensive fieldwork combined with …

Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Malagasy leaf-tailed geckos in the Uroplatus ebenaui group

FM Ratsoavina, M Vences… - African Journal of …, 2012 - journals.co.za
Leaf-tailed geckos, genus Uroplatus, are one of the most prominent endemic reptile groups
from Madagascar, but the species diversity and diversification of this taxonomic group are …