Here, we update the current list of amphibian and reptile fauna present in the Balearic
Islands, probably the most outstanding case in the Mediterranean and of the most in the …

The subspecies concept influences multiple aspects of biology and management. The
'molecular revolution'altered traditional methods (morphological traits) of subspecies …

Highlights•Another matamata species is described as new to science.•Chelus orinocensis is
genetically and morphologically significantly different.•Chelus orinocensis and C. fimbriata …

Ancient DNA of extinct species from the Pleistocene and Holocene has provided valuable
evolutionary insights. However, these are largely restricted to mammals and high latitudes …

Tortoises of the Testudo graeca complex inhabit a patchy range that covers part of three
continents (Africa, Europe, Asia). It extends approximately 6500 km in an east-west direction …

We analyse phylogeny, systematics and biogeography of slider turtles (Trachemys spp.)
using sequence data of four mitochondrial genes (3242 bp) and five nuclear loci (3396 bp) …

We investigated the mitochondrial phylogeography of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo
graeca) in the Western Mediterranean. In North Africa, four major lineages (AD) occur that …

Diagnosability is central to taxonomy as are type specimens which define taxa. New
advances in technologies and the discovery of new informative traits must be matched with …

This paper explores the presence of tortoise remains and its meaning in Palaeolithic
archaeological contexts. We focus on two topics:(1) the presence or absence of the genus …

We used a five-gene data set (mtDNA: 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, cyt-b; nDNA: Cmos, Rag2)
comprising approximately two-thirds of all extant testudinid species and, for the first time …