Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on <i>Proctoporus guentheri</i> (Boettger, 1891)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on <i>Proctoporus guentheri</i> (Boettger, 1891)

The genus <i>Proctoporus</i> comprises cursorial and semifossorial lizards that inhabit the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The taxonomy is complex, and many undescribed species and geographic gaps remain to be addressed. In this study, we use molecular phylogenetics and examine v...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Luis Mamani, Roxana Cruz, Sergio Mallqui, Alessandro Catenazzi
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Serie:Diversity
Ämnen:
cloud montane forest
escalator to extinction
endangered species
Sorata
Machu Picchu
phylogenetic relationships
Länkar:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/3/215

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