A phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cyrtodactylus peguensis group (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of two new species from Myanmar.

Autor:	Grismer LL; Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USA., Wood PL Jr; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA., Quah ESH; School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Penang, Malaysia., Murdoch ML; Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA., Grismer MS; Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USA., Herr MW; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA., Espinoza RE; Department of Biology, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA, USA., Brown RM; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA., Lin A; Department of Biology, Fauna and Flora International, Yangon, Myanmar.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	PeerJ [PeerJ] 2018 Sep 19; Vol. 6, pp. e5575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 19 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI:	10.7717/peerj.5575
Abstrakt:	A phylogenetic taxonomy of species in the Cyrtodactylus peguensis group from the Ayeyarwady Basin of Myanmar is constructed based on color pattern, morphology, and molecular systematic analyses using the mitochondrial gene NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2. Newly collected samples from the type locality of C. peguensis and other localities indicate that this clade is endemic to central Myanmar and contains at least seven species, four of which are undescribed. Three species, including C. peguensis occur in the low hills of the Bago Yoma Range within the central portion of the Ayeyarwady Basin. Two of these, C. myintkyawthurai sp. nov. from the northern and central Bago Yoma and C. meersi sp. nov. which is syntopic with C. peguensis in the southern Bago Yoma are described herein. As more lowland hilly areas bordering, and within the Ayeyarwady Basin are surveyed, more new species of this group are likely to be discovered. These discoveries continue the recent surge of descriptions of new species of Cyrtodactylus that are being discovered in Myanmar. Competing Interests: Aung Lin is employed by Fauna and Flora International.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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