@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref21483,
author = {Margarita Metallinou and Edwin Nicholas Arnold and Pierre-Andr? Crochet and Philippe Geniez and Jos? Carlos Brito and Petros Lymberakis and Sherif Baha El Din and Roberto Sindaco and Michael Robinson and Salvador Carranza},
title = {Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)},
year = {2012},
keywords = {Stenodactylus; Gekkonidae; Arabia; North Africa; Phylogeny; Biogeography; Desert; Red Sea},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {BMC Evolutionary Biology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Background:
The evolutionary history of the biota of North Africa and Arabia is inextricably tied to the complex geological and climatic evolution that gave rise to the prevalent deserts of these areas. Reptiles constitute an exemplary group in the study of the arid environments with numerous well-adapted members, while recent studies using reptiles as models have unveiled interesting biogeographical and diversification patterns. In this study, we include 207 specimens belonging to all 12 recognized species of the genus Stenodactylus. Molecular phylogenies inferred using two mitochondrial (12S rRNA and 16s rRNA) and two nuclear (c mos and RAG 2) markers are employed to obtain a robust time-calibrated phylogeny, as the base to investigate the inter- and intraspecific relationships and to elucidate the biogeographical history of Stenodactylus, a genus with a large distribution range including the arid and hyper-arid areas of North Africa and Arabia.
Results:
The phylogenetic analyses of molecular data reveal the existence of three major clades within the genus Stenodactylus, in agreement with what had been found based on morphology. Estimated divergence times between clades and sub-clades are shown to correlate with major geological events of the region, the most important of which is the opening of the Red Sea, while climatic instability in the Miocene is hypothesized to have triggered diversification. High genetic variability is observed in some species, suggesting the existence of some undescribed species. The S. petrii - S. stenurus species complex is in need of a thorough taxonomic revision. New data is presented on the distribution of the sister species S. sthenodactylus and S. mauritanicus.
Conclusions:
The phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus Stenodactylus presented in this work permits the reconstruction of the biogeographical history of these common desert dwellers and confirms the importance of the opening of the Red Sea and the climatic oscillations of the Miocene as major factors in the diversification of the biota of North Africa and Arabia. Moreover, this study traces the evolution of this widely distributed and highly specialized group, investigates the patterns of its high intraspecific diversity and elucidates its systematics.
}
}
Taxa for tree 6573 of Study 13567

Citation title:
"Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)".

Study name:
"Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)".

This study is part of submission 13567
(Status: Published).
Taxa
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ID |
Taxon Label |
NCBI taxid |
uBIO namebankID |
254925 |
Craugastor bransfordii MVUP 1875 |
228452
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8327856
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254937 |
Craugastor cf. longirostris FMNH 257561 |
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254941 |
Craugastor cf. longirostris FMNH 257678 |
228434
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10223587
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254936 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257550 |
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254961 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257595 |
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254951 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257596 |
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254962 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257651 |
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254944 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257652 |
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254956 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257653 |
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254971 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257669 |
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254948 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257670 |
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254964 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257671 |
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254954 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257672 |
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254929 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257673 |
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254947 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257755 |
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254950 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257756 |
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254946 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257757 |
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254949 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus FMNH 257758 |
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254942 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus MVZ 149813 |
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254932 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus MVZ 164825 |
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254927 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16353 |
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254958 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16354 |
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254934 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16355 |
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254965 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16356 |
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254943 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16357 |
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254963 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16358 |
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254953 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16359 |
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254945 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16360 |
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254933 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 16361 |
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254928 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17439 |
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254939 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17441 |
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254926 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17442 |
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254931 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17443 |
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254959 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17462 |
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254969 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 17469 |
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254952 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UCR 18062 |
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254930 |
Craugastor cf. podiciferus UTA A 52449 |
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254966 |
Craugastor sp. A AJC 0890 |
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254970 |
Craugastor sp. A AJC 0891 |
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254968 |
Craugastor sp. A FMNH 257562 |
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254967 |
Craugastor sp. A FMNH 257689 |
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254960 |
Craugastor sp. A USNM 563039 |
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254938 |
Craugastor sp. A USNM 563040 |
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254940 |
Craugastor stejnegerianus UCR 16332 |
228449
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8327872
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254955 |
Craugastor tabasarae MVUP 1720 |
368948
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254935 |
Craugastor underwoodi UCR 16315 |
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254957 |
Craugastor underwoodi USNM 561403 |
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