Appearances are deceptive: molecular phylogeny recovers the Scaly Gecko Hemidactylus scabriceps (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) as a member of a scansorial and rupicolous clade

Appearances are deceptive: molecular phylogeny recovers the Scaly Gecko Hemidactylus scabriceps (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) as a member of a scansorial and rupicolous clade

We reassess the systematics of Hemidactylus scabriceps, a recently rediscovered and poorly known gecko, and elucidate its phylogenetic position using molecular data for the first time. Contrary to previous speculations prompted by its morphological resemblance to other terrestrial Hemidactylus, our...

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Main Authors:	Achyuthan N. Srikanthan, Gandla Chethan Kumar, Aishwarya J. Urs, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Ganesh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-08-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	clade member distribution modeling habitat associations indian dry zone morphology phylogenetic position rock dwelling.
Online Access:	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3964

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