Four in One: Cryptic Diversity in Geoffroy’s Side-Necked Turtle <i>Phrynops geoffroanus</i> (Schweigger 1812) (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) in Brazil

Four in One: Cryptic Diversity in Geoffroy’s Side-Necked Turtle <i>Phrynops geoffroanus</i> (Schweigger 1812) (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) in Brazil

Turtles are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates, with about 60% of species classified at some level of extinction risk. Compounding this extinction crisis are cryptic species and species complexes that are evaluated under a single species epithet but harbor multiple species, each of whi...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho, Richard C. Vogt, Rommel R. Rojas, Mário da Silva Nunes, Rafael de Fraga, Robson W. Ávila, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Russell A. Mittermeier, Tomas Hrbek, Izeni Pires Farias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
taxonomic hypotheses testing
ddRAD genomic DNA
mitochondrial DNA
species trees
geographic distribution
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/5/360

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