| molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the wall-lizard podarcis erhardii (squamata: lacertidae). | erhard's wall lizard, podarcis erhardii (sauria: lacertidae), is highly diversified in greece and especially in the southern aegean region. out of the 28 recognized subspecies, 27 are found in greece from the north sporades island-complex in the north aegean (grossly south of the 39th parallel) to the island of crete in the south. the species exhibits great morphological and ecological plasticity and inhabits many different habitats from rocky islets and sandy shores to mountaintops as high as 2 ... | 2003 | 12801470 |
| phylogeography of balkan wall lizard (podarcis taurica) and its relatives inferred from mitochondrial dna sequences. | wall lizards of the genus podarcis (sauria, lacertidae) comprise 17 currently recognized species in southern europe, where they are the predominant reptile group. the taxonomy of podarcis is complex and unstable. based on dna sequence data the species of podarcis falls into four main groups that have substantial geographical conherence (western island group, southwestern group, italian group and balkan group). the balkan species are divided in two subgroups: the subgroup of podarcis taurica (p. ... | 2005 | 15969725 |