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A contribution to the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pachydactylus weberi group (Squamata: Gekkonidae): a case of intraspecific colour polymorphism confounding taxonomy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jiří Šmíd --- , , South Africa Hanlie Engelbrecht --- , , South Africa Jody M. Taft --- , , South Africa Nicolas S. Telford --- , , South Africa Buyisile G. Makhubo --- , , South Africa Aaron M. Bauer --- , , USA Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South AfricaPachydactylus is the most species-rich reptile genus in southern Africa. Most species are habitat specialists adapted to hyper-arid conditions of the Namibian and north-western South African xeric regions. Although a fair number of phylogenetic studies and taxonomic revisions have been... -
Karyotypes of two species of Malagasy ground gecko (Paroedura: Gekkonidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Hana Main --- University of Minnesota, USA DanielP. Scantlebury --- University of Rochester, USA David Zarkower --- University of Minnesota, USA Tony Gamble --- University of Minnesota, USAThe karyotypes of Malagasy geckos are poorly known. Herein, we describe the karyotypes of two Malagasy gecko species, Paroedura picta and an undescribed or currently unrecognised Paroedura species. These are the first karyotypes described for the genus Paroedura. Each species... -
Two new species of Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the coastal areas of northern Somaliland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Tomáš Mazuch --- Mendel University, Czech Republic Vojtěch Janák --- Charles University, Czech Republic Doubravka Velenská --- Charles University, Czech Republic Annamaria Nistri --- Museo di Storia Naturale dell’Univesità degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi --- Charles University, Czech Republic Jiří Šmíd --- Charles University, Czech RepublicThe taxonomy of many Hemidactylus geckos from the Horn of Africa has recently been evaluated. However, the lack of fresh material for some species and also regions has led to the misidentification of some taxa and an underestimation of the...