The lowland region of Sumatra Barat has received little attention in previous biodiversity studies. Past studies have mainly focused on highland habitat and conservation areas. However, many populations of in the lowland habitats of Sumatra Barat were not correctly identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmong the six species of occurring in Sumatra, two species were described based on non-Sumatran type series, and . The latter species was described originally from Thailand thus the wider distribution in Sumatra should be clarified taxonomically. from Sumatra Barat was examined using both morphology and the Natrium Dehydrogenase Subunit 2 (ND2) gene to clarify its taxonomic status and phylogenetic placement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo reveal the diversity of Indonesian bent-toed geckos, we pay attention to Kalimantan (Borneo)an island which has received less attention than other Indonesian islands such as Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sunda archipelagos. About 30 years after Hikida (1990) described three new Cyrtodactylus from Borneo, four more species were described, namely C. limajalur and C.
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