The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema
and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic …

Highlights•Insect systematics integrates phylogenomics with different types of external
data.•External data represent ecology, behavior, morphology, spatial traits, and natural …

Abstract Within the Balkan Peninsula, topographic and climatic agents have promoted
biodiversity and shaped the speciation history of many ectotherms. Here, we targeted an …

The genomic era contributes to update the taxonomy of many debated terrestrial vertebrates.
In an accompanying work, we provided a comprehensive molecular assessment of …

Species delimitation is a powerful approach to assist taxonomic decisions in challenging
taxa where species boundaries are hard to establish. European taxa of the blind mole rats …

Podarcis wall lizards are endemic to the Mediterranean Basin where they represent the
predominant reptile group. Despite being extensively used as model organisms in …

Background The rat snake genus Elaphe once comprised several dozens of species
distributed in temperate through tropical zones of the New and Old World. Based on …

Aegean Islands host a rich herpetofauna comprising a plethora of endemic taxa. Since the
early 19th century, this unique diversity attracted numerous herpetologists that described the …

Genetic variance and functional connectivity are key for species resilience to environmental
change. The tea green leafhopper Empoasca onukii has become the predominant and …

The genus Pelophylax (water frogs) includes relatively common, widely distributed, and
even invasive species, but also endemic taxa with small ranges and limited knowledge …