Deciphering patterns of transoceanic dispersal: the evolutionary origin and biogeography of coastal lizards (<i>Cryptoblepharus</i>) in the Western Indian Ocean region

Rocha, Sara; Á. Carretero, Miguel; Vences, Miguel; Glaw, Frank; James Harris, D.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01375.x

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Deciphering patterns of transoceanic dispersal: the evolutionary origin and biogeography of coastal lizards (Cryptoblepharus) in the Western Indian Ocean region

Published in Journal of Biogeography • Oct 25, 2005

Authors:

Sara Rocha

Miguel Á. Carretero

Miguel Vences

Abstract

Abstract Aim Cryptoblepharus is a genus of small arboreal or rock‐dwelling scincid lizards, widespread through the Indo‐Pacific and Australian regions, with a disjunct outlier in the Malagasy region. The taxonomy within this genus is controversial, with different authors ranking the different forms ...

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Monophyly

Biogeography

Subspecies

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