Combining RADseq and contact zone analysis to decipher cryptic diversification in reptiles: Insights from the Spiny‐footed Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertidae)

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
• Main Authors: Doniol‐Valcroze, Paul, Rancilhac, Loïs, Brito, José‐Carlos, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Benoit, Laure, Loiseau, Anne, Leblois, Raphaël, Dufresnes, Christophe, Crochet, Pierre‐André
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Acanthodactylus erythrurus; admixture; Biodiversity; cryptic speciation; Gene flow; Genetics; Genomes; Geographical distribution; hybrid zone; Introgression; Life Sciences; Lizards; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Populations and Evolution; Reproductive isolation; Reptiles; Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy; Taxonomy; cryptic speciation; admixture; Acanthodactylus erythrurus; hybrid zone

Uncertainties on species taxonomy and distribution are major factors hampering efficient conservation planning in the current context of biodiversity erosion, even concerning widespread and abundant species in relatively well‐studied regions. Species delimitation have long been based on phylogenetic...