More cryptic diversity among spiny lizards of the Sceloporus torquatus complex discovered through a multilocus approach.

Autor: Campillo-García, Gustavo, Flores-Villela, Oscar Alberto, Butler, Brett Oliver, Benabib, Miriam, Castiglia, Riccardo
Zdroj: Amphibia-Reptilia; 2024, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p21-35, 15p
Abstrakt: A phylogenetic reassessment of the Sceloporus torquatus species complex is presented using a multilocus approach. Topological conflicts related to a clade belonging to disjunct southern populations of S. madrensis are resolved, confirming the identity of such populations as distinct from the nominal populations of S. madrensis located 175 kilometres to the north. We describe this southern clade as a new species distributed in the Sierra Madre Oriental based on its phylogenetic distinctiveness and a combination of morphological characters and measurements, increasing the number of recognised species in the S. torquatus complex to seven. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index