Background Comparative studies of amniotes have been hindered by a dearth of reptilian
molecular sequences. With the genomic assembly of the green anole, Anolis carolinensis …

Squamates include all lizards and snakes, and display some of the most diverse and
extreme morphological adaptations among vertebrates. However, compared with birds and …

Background The green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis, is a key species for both laboratory
and field-based studies of evolutionary genetics, development, neurobiology, physiology …

The slender anole, Anolis apletophallus, is a small arboreal lizard of the rainforest
understory of central and eastern Panama. This species has been the subject of numerous …

1. The case for sequencing genomes from Reptilia a) Introduction and Justification:
Research on the comparative genomics of mammals is now in high gear with the completion …

Background Detecting genomic variants and their accumulation processes during species
diversification and adaptive radiation is important for understanding the molecular and …

Despite the availability of deep-sequencing techniques, genomic and transcriptomic data
remain unevenly distributed across phylogenetic groups. For example, reptiles are poorly …

Squamate reptiles exhibit high variation in their phenotypic traits and geographical
distributions and are therefore fascinating taxa for evolutionary and ecological research …

Background Transition from a lizard-like to a snake-like body form is one of the most
important transformations in reptilian evolution. The increasing number of sequenced …

Simple Summary As a group of organisms, non-avian reptiles, most of which are the~
11,000 species of lizards and snakes, are an extraordinarily diverse group, displaying a …