The flying lizards of the genus Draco are among the most remarkable and successful clades
of gliding vertebrates. Here, we evaluate the evolution of gliding in Draco and other lizards …

Sulawesi is an important island for primates. All 17 species that are found there are
endemics. The island also includes contact zones between species of macaques (genus …

The biota of Sulawesi is noted for its high degree of endemism and for its substantial levels
of in situ biological diversification. While the island's long period of isolation and dynamic …

The purpose of this article is to provide an ultimate tectonic explanation for several well‐
studied zoogeographic boundaries along the west coast of N orth A merica, specifically …

Aim We provide a new quantitative analysis of lizard reproductive ecology. Comparative
studies of lizard reproduction to date have usually considered life‐history components …

Because island communities are derived from mainland communities, they are often less
diverse by comparison. However, reduced complexity of island communities can also …

We describe a new species of fanged frog (Limnonectes larvaepartus) that is unique among
anurans in having both internal fertilization and birth of tadpoles. The new species is …

Despite its proximity to other well studied islands, Cebu has received little attention from
herpetologists, most likely because of early deforestation and the perception very little …

Abstract Mud snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae) are a family of 55 described, mainly
aquatic, species primarily distributed throughout mainland Southeast Asia and the Indo …

We used Massively Parallel High-Throughput Sequencing to obtain genetic data from a 145-
year old holotype specimen of the flying lizard, Draco cristatellus. Obtaining genetic data …