A dated phylogenetic hypothesis on the evolutionary history of the extant taxa of the Western
Palearctic lizards Anguis and Pseudopus is revised using genome-wide nuclear DNA and …

Karyotype divergence may strongly affect the degree of hybridization between species.
Western Palearctic slow worms (Anguis) are legless lizards forming different types of …

Background The application of molecular-phylogenetic approaches to taxonomy has had a
dramatic effect on our understanding of the diversity of reptiles. These approaches have …

The Italian geographic region is characterized by complex and diversified biogeographic
patterns and is represented by a high number of endemic species. Endemic species …

Aim We aimed to assess potential climate change impacts on the distribution of a cold‐
adapted terrestrial amphibian that shows strong intraspecific differentiation. Location Alps …

Meiosis is a conservative process in all sexual organisms which ensures fertility and is
central for producing genetic diversity by recombination and random segregation of parental …

With five currently recognized species that form several secondary contact zones, slow
worms (Anguidae: Anguis) offer a valuable model to study the fate of evolutionary lineages …

Background Only a few comprehensive studies have been carried out on parasites in
amphibians and reptiles in Ukraine. This has resulted in identifying over 100 helminth …

Background Legless lizards, the slow worms of the genus Anguis, are forming secondary
contact zones within their Europe-wide distribution. Methods We examined 35 populations …

In this paper, the updated checklist of Serbian amphibians and reptiles is presented. The
updated checklist of Serbian amphibians and reptiles was compiled from the literature on …