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New Species of False Gecko from the Northern Philippines

November 7, 2017 7:05 pm Published by Comments Off on New Species of False Gecko from the Northern Philippines

The Philippines possess a remarkable species diversity of amphibians and reptiles, much of which is endemic to this Southeast Asia island nation. Lizard diversity in the family...


New Species of Skink Endoparasite from the Philippines

November 7, 2017 7:00 pm Published by Comments Off on New Species of Skink Endoparasite from the Philippines

Meteterakis hurawensis n. sp. (Nematoda, Heterakidae) from the large intestine of Brachymeles orientalis and Brachymeles samad (Squamata, Scincidae) is described and illustrated. Meteterakis hurawensis n. sp. represents...


Taxonomic reappraisal of the northeast Mindanao Stream Frogs

November 7, 2017 6:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Taxonomic reappraisal of the northeast Mindanao Stream Frogs

With a published multilocus phylogenetic analysis as our guide, we use new data from the external phenotype and genetically defined distributions of evolutionary lineages to resolve species...


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Genetic study of Philippine Forest Dragons reveals cryptic diversity

November 7, 2017 4:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Genetic study of Philippine Forest Dragons reveals cryptic diversity

We utilize robust geographical genetic sampling, and phylogenetic analysis of a new multilocus dataset to provide the first inference of relationships among Philippine Gonocephalus, combined with estimates...


Two New Mountain Dragons from China

November 7, 2016 6:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Two New Mountain Dragons from China

Until recently, the agamid species, Japalura flaviceps, was recognized to have the widest geographic distribution among members of the genus occurring in China, from eastern Tibet to...


New False Gecko from the Romblon Island Group, Philippines

November 7, 2016 6:28 pm Published by Comments Off on New False Gecko from the Romblon Island Group, Philippines

We describe a new species of lizard in the genus Pseudogekko from Sibuyan and Tablas islands in the Romblon Island Group of the central Philippines. The new...


Amphibians and Reptiles from Northeast Mindanao Island

November 7, 2016 6:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Amphibians and Reptiles from Northeast Mindanao Island

We summarize all available amphibian and reptile species distribution data from the northeast Mindanao faunal region, including small islands associated with this subcenter of endemic vertebrate biodiversity....


New Burrowing Skink from the Western Philippines

November 7, 2016 6:12 pm Published by Comments Off on New Burrowing Skink from the Western Philippines

The Palawan Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex, a western Philippines island group, possesses a complex geologic history and numerous endemic vertebrates. On the basis of multiple unique morphological...