supported by the Russian Science Foundation(22-14-00037)to N.A.P.(phylogenetic analyses);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32130015)to K.W.(data collection);partially by Rufford Foundation(39897-1) to N.T.V.(data collection)。
We describe a unique new species and genus of agamid lizard from the karstic massifs of Khammouan Province,central Laos.Laodracon carsticola Gen.et sp.nov.is an elusive medium-sized lizard(maximum snout-vent length101...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP 2019QZKK05010503 and 2019QZKK04020202);the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (2019H J2096001006);China Biodiversity Observation Networks (Sino BON);Survey of wild vertebrates in Ganzi Prefecture (20yyjs00030)
In recent years,taxonomic research of the genus Diploderma has made great progress,but there are still areas lacking relevant investigations.During 2020-2021,we carried out survey of reptile diversity in and around th...
The majority of extant reptiles are oviparous and produce eggs with three major components:embryo,yolk,and eggshell.The eggshell is species-specific and more diverse in squamate reptiles than in other amniote taxa.Her...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971414 and 31470471);the Finance Science and Technology Project of Hainan Province(ZDYF2018219)。
We used mitochondrial cytochrome b and ND4 genes and 9 microsatellite loci to determine genetic diversity,population structure,evolutionary history,and migration patterns within the Reeves’butterfly lizard Leiolepis ...
Calotes versicolor Daudin,1802,is geographically widespread along the Mekong River basin.The Mekong River is play important role as a significant natural barrier to several terrestrial animals living on different side...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.31471988 and No.31200287)。
Speciation has never been directly observed in nature because it is a lengthy phenomenon.Although rare,ring species are an optimal natural example of speciation and can be identified through the assessment of the geog...
This research was supported by Higher Education Research Promotion(HERP),FY2015 to W.Saijuntha.We would like to thank Dr.Adrian R.Plant for English proofreading.
In Thailand,the forest crested lizard,Calotes emma consists of two subspecies,C.emma alticristatus Schmidt,1925 and C.emma emma Gray,1845.This study was performed to determine the genetic diversity and differentiation...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA20050201);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0505202);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP) program(2019QZKK0501);the Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species CAS(Large Research Infrastructure Funding) to J.Che;NSF GRFP(2017216966) to K.Wang;the cooperative program of the State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution,KIZ(GREKF16-12) to C.Siler and J.Che
Despite continuous studies on the cryptic diversity of the Diploderma flaviceps complex in Southwest China for the pastdecade, little attention has been given to other widespreadcongeners in China. Combining both morp...
supported by The National Science Foundation(NSF)GRFP 2017216966 and EAPSI 1714006 to K.W.;the Russian Science Foundation(RSF grant No.14-50-00029)to N.A.P.;Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species of CAS(Large Research Infrastructure Funding)to C.J.;NSF Integrative Organismal Systems(10S)1353683 to C.D.S
Due to a paucity of surveys in northern Indochina and lack of international collaborations among neighboring countries, recognized distributional ranges for many amphibian and reptile species end at the political bord...