A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group

The Himalayas represent a renowned biodiversity hotspot and an important biogeographic realm that has influenced origin and diversification of multiple taxa. A recent herpetological investigation of the eastern Himalayas of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh led to the discovery of a unique linea...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Zeeshan A. Mirza, Andrey M. Bragin, Harshal Bhosale, Gaurang G. Gowande, Harshil Patel, Nikolay A. Poyarkov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Ablepharus Asymblepharus Herpetology Himalblepharus MicroCT Molecular phylogeny
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/12800.pdf