We infer phylogenetic relationships within Teioidea, a superfamily of Nearctic and
Neotropical lizards, using nucleotide sequences. Phylogenetic analyses relied on …

A molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical snail-eating snakes (tribe Dipsadini) is presented
including 43 (24 for the first time) of the 77 species, sampled for both nuclear and …

Riama is the most speciose genus of the Neotropical lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. Its
more than 30 montane species occur throughout the northern Andes, the Cordillera de la …

The Guiana Shield harbours one of the best preserved and largest extents of tropical forest
on Earth and an immense biodiversity. The herpetofauna of this region remains poorly …

Nearly 50% of the diversity of the speciose Neotropical lizard clade Gymnophthalmidae is
nested within the subclade Cercosaurinae. The taxonomy of Cercosaurinae lizards has …

We present distribution data of all Alopoglossidae and Gymnophthalmidae lizards known
from the Brazilian Amazonia, totaling 54 species-level taxa, belonging to 17 genera and two …

The family Gymnophthalmidae is a highly diverse Neotropical lizard clade. Although multiple
phylogenetic and taxonomic studies have reshaped our understanding of gymnophthalmid …

Cercosaurine lizards (subfamily Cercosaurinae of the family Gymnophthalmidae) represent
a substantial component of the reptile fauna in the Neotropics. Several attempts have been …

Cercosaura ocellata has for long been considered a polytypic species. A recent molecular
study elevated one of the recognized subspecies as full species, but based on limited …

Four new species of Pholidobolus lizards are described from poorly explored areas in the
Andes of southern Ecuador based on morphological and genetic evidence. Among other …