The phylogenetic position of <em>Lygodactylus angularis</em> and the utility of using the 16S rDNA gene for delimiting species in <em>Lygodactylus</em> (Squamata, Gekkonidae)

The African genus Lygodactylus Gray, is composed of roughly 60 species of diurnal geckos that inhabit tropical and temperate Africa, Madagascar, and South America. In this study, we assessed the phylogenetic position of L. angularis, for which molecular data were so far lacking, by means of sequence...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Castiglia, Flavia Annesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1610