| sex determination in madagascar geckos of the genus paroedura (squamata: gekkonidae): are differentiated sex chromosomes indeed so evolutionary stable? | among amniote vertebrates, geckos represent a clade with exceptional variability in sex determination; however, only a minority of species of this highly diverse group has been studied in this respect. here, we describe for the first time a female heterogamety in the genus paroedura, the group radiated in madagascar and adjacent islands. we identified homomorphic zz/zw sex chromosomes with a highly heterochromatic w chromosome in paroedura masobe, paroedura oviceps, paroedura karstophila, paroed ... | 2014 | 25056523 |
| three new species of nocturnal geckos of the paroedura oviceps clade from xeric environments of madagascar (squamata: gekkonidae). | we describe three new gecko species of the paroedura oviceps clade, diagnosed by deep divergences in mitochondrial dna, absence of haplotype sharing in two nuclear genes (sacs and kiaa1239), and morphological differences. paroedura spelaea sp. nov. is an extremely slender species from karst habitats in the limestone massif of the tsingy de bemaraha national park in western madagascar, morphologically reminiscent of p. homalorhina but distinguished by the absence of distinct dorsal rows of spiny ... | 2018 | 30313226 |