A New Supple Skink, Genus Lygosoma (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from the Western Philippines

The Palawan Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex, a western Philippines island group, possesses a complex geologic history and numerous endemic vertebrates. On the basis of multiple unique morphological features, bolstered by genetic data supporting divergent lineages, we describe the first Philippi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Herpetologica 2016-12, Vol.72 (4), p.352-361
Hauptverfasser:	Heitz, Brendan B., Diesmos, Arvin C., Freitas, Elyse S., Ellsworth, Elyse D., Grismer, Lee L., Aowphol, Anchalee, Brown, Rafe M., Siler, Cameron D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allopatric species Archipelagos Biodiversity Biogeography Conservation status Cryptic diversity Cuyo Island Edge effects Endemic species Endemism Ethanol Genera Geological history Huxley's Line Islands Lacertilia Morphology Museums New species Palawan Island Phylogenetics Pleistocene Reptiles & amphibians Reptilia Scincidae Semifossorial Skinks Species diversity Specimens Squamata Studies Sunda Shelf Zoology
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