- Title
- Diversity and Endemism of Southern African Gekkonids Linked with the Escarpment Has Implications for Conservation Priorities
- Creator
- Nicolau, Gary K, Edwards, Shelley
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/461506
- Identifier
- vital:76208
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020306"
- Description
- South Africa is recognised for its high reptile diversity and endemism, specifically among lizards. Phylogenetic diversity, endemism, and richness can have clear implications or raise important questions in a range of fields, and most urgently in conservation. Among squamate reptiles, these indices are very commonly associated with high temperatures and topographic heterogeneity. Indeed, mountainous biogeography has been a critical driver in the radiation of the family Gekkonidae within the subregion. Here, we assess the species richness, diversity, and endemism of Gekkonidae species inhabiting South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini, accounting for phylogenetic relationships. We also employ the CANAPE method to identify regions that have neo- and/or paleoendemics. Southern African gekkonids appear to be most diverse and show high levels of endemism in three regions of Southern Africa: the northwestern Richtersveld, the escarpment running west to southeast, and the northeastern escarpment in the Limpopo province. Implications for conservation priorities are discussed.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (17 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Diversity, Nicolau, G.K. and Edwards, S., 2023. Diversity and Endemism of Southern African Gekkonids Linked with the Escarpment Has Implications for Conservation Priorities. Diversity, 15(2), p.306, Diversity volume 15 number 2 p. 306 2023 1424-2818
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the MDPI Open Access Statement (https://www.int-res.com/journals/terms-of-use/)
- Rights
- Open Access
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Edwards, Shelley (Ms)
SDG 15. Life On Land
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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