Cryptic Diversity in the Neotropical Gecko Genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A New Species from Paraguay
Joint Authors
Cacciali, Pier
Lotzkat, Sebastian
Gamble, Tony
Köhler, Gunther
Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The gecko genus Phyllopezus is distributed mainly along South America’s “Dry Diagonal” (Caatinga, Cerrado, and Chaco).
The genus has been the subject of recent taxonomic analyses and includes four described species and seven candidate species referred to here as Phyllopezus pollicaris sensu lato.
In Paraguay, Phyllopezus is known from the Chaco and Cerrado where it is abundant, and also from a small isolated population from a rocky hill formation named “Cordillera de Los Altos” (Los Altos mountain range).
Here we analyzed genetic samples from across its range, including new samples from Paraguay, using DNA barcoding analysis of the mitochondrial 16S gene and phylogenetic analyses using both Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood methods.
We found genetic and morphological differences among geckos from the Los Altos mountain range and the remaining Phyllopezus populations.
Using both molecular and morphological evidence we describe a new Phyllopezus species, sister to P.
przewalskii.
Genetic differentiation among described and putative Phyllopezus species is greater than their morphological differences, which likely accounts for these cryptic taxa remaining undescribed for so long.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cacciali, Pier& Lotzkat, Sebastian& Gamble, Tony& Köhler, Gunther. 2018. Cryptic Diversity in the Neotropical Gecko Genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A New Species from Paraguay. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cacciali, Pier…[et al.]. Cryptic Diversity in the Neotropical Gecko Genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A New Species from Paraguay. International Journal of Zoology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cacciali, Pier& Lotzkat, Sebastian& Gamble, Tony& Köhler, Gunther. Cryptic Diversity in the Neotropical Gecko Genus Phyllopezus Peters, 1878 (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae): A New Species from Paraguay. International Journal of Zoology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175811