A molecular perspective on the evolution of microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 315-338

  Pellegrino, Katia C M ^a,b   Rodrigues, Miguel T ^a   Yonenaga Yassuda, Y ^a   Sites, Jr, Jack W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined analysis; DNA sequences; Fossoriality; Karyotypes; Limb reduction; Maximum likelihood; Maximum parsimony; Mitochondrial; Nuclear; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY;

ALOPOGLOSSUS; ANOTOSAURA BRACHYLEPIS; CERCOSAURINI; ECPLEOPINI; GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE; GYMNOPHTHALMINI; HETERODACTYLINI; RHACHISAURUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0035669123     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0580     Document Type: Article

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