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Title: | The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones | Authors: | Jablonski, Daniel Sillero, Neftalí Oskyrko, Oleksandra Bellati, Adriana Čeirāns, Andris Cheylan, Marc Cogălniceanu, Dan Crnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka Crochet, Pierre-André Crottini, Angelica Doronin, Igor Džukić, Georg Geniez, Philippe Ilgaz, Çetin Iosif, Ruben Jandzik, David Jelić, Dušan Litvinchuk, Spartak Ljubisavljević, Katarina Lymberakis, Petros Mikulíček, Peter Mizsei, Edvárd Moravec, Jiří Najbar, Bartłomiej Pabijan, Maciej Pupins, Mihails Sourrouille, Patricia Strachinis, Ilias Szabolcs, Márton Thanou, Evanthia Tzoras, Elias Vergilov, Vladislav Vörös, Judit Gvoždík, Václav |
Journal: | AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA | Issue Date: | 2021 | Abstract: | The slow-worm lizards (Anguis) comprise five species occurring throughout most of the Western Palearctic. Although these species are relatively uniform morphologically – with the exception of A. cephallonica, which exhibits a quite unique morphology – they are genetically deeply divergent. Here, we provide detailed distribution maps for each species and discuss their biogeography and conservation based on updated genetic data and a robust distribution database. We pay particular attention to the so called ‘grey zone’, which typically represents secondary contact zones and in some cases confirmed or presumed hybrid zones. Four of the five species live in parapatry, while only two species, A. cephallonica and A. graeca from the southern Balkans occur in partial sympatry. Further research should focus on the eco-evolutionary interactions between species in contact, including their hybridization rates, to reveal deeper details of the slow-worm evolutionary and natural history. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2067/52711 | ISSN: | 0173-5373 | DOI: | 10.1163/15685381-bja10069 |
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