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 …

We review the diversity of freshwater organisms in the Mediterranean Basin (hereafter Med),
particularly from streams and rivers. We present available information on the richness …

A phylogeographic analysis of eight species complexes of European reptiles was performed
using different molecular methods. While mitochondrial genes (mainly cytochrome b …

The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

In recent years, the number of sequences of diverse species submitted to GenBank has
grown explosively and not infrequently the data contain errors. This problem is extensively …

Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), the best‐known western Palaearctic tortoise
species, has a rare natural distribution pattern comprising the Mediterranean areas of the …

Grass snakes (N atrix natrix) represent one of the most widely distributed snake species of
the P alaearctic region, ranging from the N orth A frican M aghreb region and the I berian P …

Background Little attention has been paid to the consequences of the last landbridge
between Africa and Sicily on Mediterranean biogeography. Previous paleontological and …

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 …

Genetic variation was investigated in 17 populations of the Italian endemic Apennine yellow‐
bellied toad using both mitochondrial (598 bp of the cytochrome b gene) and nuclear (21 …