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Erosion of Lizard Diversity by Climate Change and Altered Thermal Niches
- B. Sinervo, Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz, +23 authors J. W. Sites
- Medicine, Geography
- Science
- 14 May 2010
Demise of the Lizards Despite pessimistic forecasts from recent studies examining the effects of global climate change on species, and observed extinctions in local geographic areas, there is little… Expand
Between a rock and a hard polytomy: rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae).
- Edward L. Stanley, A. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, W. Branch, P. L. F. N. Mouton
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 2011
Girdled lizards (Cordylidae) are sub-Saharan Africa's only endemic squamate family and contain 80 nominal taxa, traditionally divided into four genera: Cordylus, Pseudocordylus, Chamaesaura and… Expand
Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana
Worm-like snakes (scolecophidians) are small, burrowing species with reduced vision. Although largely neglected in vertebrate research, knowledge of their biogeographical history is crucial for… Expand
Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)
- S. Adalsteinsson, W. Branch, S. Trape, L. Vitt, S. Hedges
- Biology
- 1 October 2009
The family Leptotyphlopidae (116 species) includes the smallest and thinnest species of snakes, often called threadsnakes (or wormsnakes). They are burrowing, have small eyes, and they feed on… Expand
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Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae).
- K. Tolley, C. R. Tilbury, W. Branch, C. Matthee
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 February 2004
The taxonomic relationships within the dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) of southern Africa have long been controversial. Although informal phenotypic groups have been suggested, the evolutionary… Expand
Dissecting the major African snake radiation: a molecular phylogeny of the Lamprophiidae Fitzinger (Serpentes, Caenophidia)
The Elapoidea includes the Elapidae and a large (~60 genera, 280 sp.) and mostly African (including Madagascar) radiation termed Lamprophiidae by Vidal et al. (2007), that includes at least four… Expand
Atlas and red list of the reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.
- M. Bates, W. Branch, +4 authors M. Villiers
- Geography
- 2014
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Natural colonization or introduction? Phylogeographical relationships and morphological differentiation of house geckos (Hemidactylus) from Madagascar
Several house gecko species of the genus Hemidactylus are almost cosmopolitan lizards, with distributions that have probably been shaped by natural transoceanic dispersal as well as by more recent… Expand
Life underground: food habits and reproductive biology of two amphisbaenian species from southern Africa
Examination and dissection of 216 museum specimens of two species of amphisbaenians (the shovel-snouted Monopeltis anchietae and round-headed Zygaspis quadrifrons) from southern Africa provided data… Expand
Ancient forest fragmentation or recent radiation? Testing refugial speciation models in chameleons within an African biodiversity hotspot
- K. Tolley, C. R. Tilbury, G. Measey, M. Menegon, W. Branch, C. Matthee
- Biology
- 1 September 2011
Aim East Africa is one of the most biologically diverse regions, especially in terms of endemism and species richness. Hypotheses put forward to explain this high diversity invoke a role for forest… Expand