Phylogenetic studies of geographic range evolution are increasingly using statistical model
selection methods to choose among variants of the dispersal‐extinction‐cladogenesis …

In cryptic amphibian complexes, there is a growing trend to equate high levels of genetic
structure with hidden cryptic species diversity. Typically, phylogenetic structure and distance …

We summarize all available amphibian and reptile species distribution data from the
northeast Mindanao faunal region, including small islands associated with this subcenter of …

Recent phylogenetic studies of gekkonid lizards have revealed unexpected, widespread
paraphyly and polyphyly among genera, unclear generic boundaries, and a tendency …

Since the inception of the field of evolution, mimicry has yielded insights into foundational
evolutionary processes, including adaptive peak shifts, speciation, and the emergence and …

The microhylid frog genus Kaloula is an adaptive radiation spanning the edge of the Asian
mainland and multiple adjacent island archipelagos, with much of the clade's diversity …

Information on species richness and community structure is invaluable for guiding
conservation and management of biodiversity, but is rarely available in the megadiverse …

The Philippine island of Palawan is highly biodiverse. During fieldwork there in 2011 & 2014
we found five unknown species in the large genus Begonia. The species are similar in their …

Aim Located hundreds of kilometres offshore of continental mainland Asia, the extremely
high level of land vertebrate endemism in the East Asian Island Arc provides an excellent …

The gekkonid genus Cyrtodactylus is a highly diverse group of lizards (280+ species), which
covers an expansive geographic range. Although this genus has been the focus of many …