Publications by authors named "J Grismer"

An integrative taxonomic analysis of the gekkonid lizard genus Hemiphyllodactylus was conducted using molecular, morphological, color pattern, and ecological data on a clade of 19 species, including two new species from karst landscapes in northern Laos and Vietnam. Hemiphyllodactylus houaphanensis sp. nov.

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A new species of rock-dwelling is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. can be differentiated from all other sexual species of by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted .

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Phylogenetic and morphological analyses delimit and diagnose, respectively, a new population of a karst-dwelling from extreme northern Thailand. The new species, , of the group inhabits karst caves and outcroppings and karst vegetation in the vicinity of Pha Mi Village in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Within the group, is the earliest diverging species of a strongly supported clade composed of the granite-dwelling and the karst-dwelling sister species sp.

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Article Synopsis
  • The Fergana Valley exhibits a high level of endemism, with 45 endemic plant species, 5 endemic insect species, and 5 endemic reptile species identified.
  • Researchers discovered two new species of gecko in this area and conducted phylogenetic analyses to determine their evolutionary relationships.
  • The survival of these unique species is threatened by agricultural development, highlighting the need for state protection in the form of designated conservation areas to safeguard the valley's ecosystems.
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An integrative analysis recovered a new species of the group from a karst formation in Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province, northeastern Vietnam. is embedded within clade 6 of the group, bearing an uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence of 4.6-20.

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