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Lizards of Patagonia pp 217–254Cite as

Diversification and Evolutionary Histories of Patagonian Steppe Lizards

Part of the Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia book series (NSSP)

Abstract

During the last two decades, regional exploration coupled with dense geographic sampling, new molecular techniques, and phylogeographic approaches have led to the discovery of unexpected hidden diversity. These data have expanded inferences about evolutionary and demographic processes to explain patterns of geographic genetic distribution, phylogenetic history, and morphological characteristics. This chapter summarizes current knowledge of species boundaries and possible underlying processes, highlighting the extent of hybridization and its possible role for the lack of strongly supported phylogenetic relationships within several species groups.

Keywords

  • Phylogeography
  • Phylogeny
  • Hybridization
  • Patagonia
  • Hidden diversity

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Acknowledgments

This chapter is mainly a summary of research produced almost over two decades of collaborative work. Institutions that in different ways supported it are: CONICET, Brigham Young University and Monte L. Bean Museum, National Science Foundation, Fulbright, FONCyT. We highlight the collaboration of several members of the Grupo de Herpetología Patagónica (GHP) and associate colleagues with their contributions, especially donations to the scientific tissue and vouchers collections. We also thank Arley Camargo and Melisa Olave for their comments on this chapter and Andrea Marín for helping on some aspects of figures. This chapter was written within the framework of the PUE-IPEEC-2016 22920160100044. LJA and MM are CONICET researchers, IM CONICET fellowship and CDM and CHFP CONICET technical assistants.

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Morando, M., Medina, C.D., Minoli, I., Pérez, C.H.F., Sites, J.W., Avila, L.J. (2020). Diversification and Evolutionary Histories of Patagonian Steppe Lizards. In: Morando, M., Avila, L.J. (eds) Lizards of Patagonia. Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42752-8_9

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