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**Phylogenetic and divergence time analysis of the Chelonoidis chilensis complex (Testudines: Testudinidae)**

JULIETA SÁNCHEZ, JUAN A. HOLLEY, SEBASTIÁN POLJAK, ALEJANDRO D. BOLZÁN, CLAUDIO M. BRAVI

Published: 2017-09-18

Page range: 487–504

2017-09-18

Abstract views: 223

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**A new species of Eumeces Wiegmann 1834 (Sauria: Scincidae) from Iran**

HIVA FAIZI, NASRULLAH RASTEGAR-POUYANI, ESKANDAR RASTEGAR-POUYANI, ROMAN NAZAROV, NASTARAN HEIDARI, BAHMAN ZANGI, VALENTINA ORLOVA, NIKOLAI POYARKOV

Published: 2017-09-15

Page range: 289–304

2017-09-15

Abstract views: 125

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Implication of variable characters for the taxonomy of Altiphylax stoliczkai (Steindachner, 1867) and Altiphylax yarkandensis (Anderson, 1872) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with comments on the ZSI ‘syntype’ of the latter taxon’

SUNANDAN DAS, SUJOY RAHA, SHIBAJEE MITRA, PROBHAT BAG

Published: 2017-09-14

Page range: 183–192

2017-09-14

Abstract views: 146

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**Who is the red-bearded snake, anyway? Clarifying the taxonomic status of Chironius pyrrhopogon (Wied, 1824) (Serpentes: Colubridae)**

VINÍCIUS SUDRÉ, FELIPE FRANCO CURCIO, PEDRO M. SALES NUNES, KATIA CRISTINA MACHADO PELLEGRINO, MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES

Published: 2017-09-11

Page range: 143–156

2017-09-11

Abstract views: 103

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**A new species of Rhabdops Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the northern Western Ghats region of India**

VARAD B. GIRI, V. DEEPAK, ASHOK CAPTAIN, ABHIJIT DAS, SANDEEP DAS, K. P. RAJKUMAR, R. L. RATHISH, DAVID J. GOWER

Published: 2017-09-11

Page range: 27–52

2017-09-11

Abstract views: 107

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Rediscovery of the enigmatic Mountain Dragon, Japalura yulongensis (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae), with notes on its natural history and conservation

KAI WANG, JINLONG REN, KE JIANG, ZHIYONG YUAN, JING CHE, CAMERON D. SILER

Published: 2017-09-07

Page range: 351–363

2017-09-07

Abstract views: 121

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Resolution of the types, diagnostic features, and distribution of two easily **confused Sand Lizards, Pedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845) and P. burchelli (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) (Squamata: Lacertidae)**

SEBASTIAN KIRCHHOF, JOHANNES PENNER, MARK-OLIVER RÖDEL, JOHANNES MÜLLER

Published: 2017-09-06

Page range: 82–109

2017-09-06

Abstract views: 236

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**On the recent designation of a neotype for the taxon Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae)**

R. CHAITANYA, VARAD B. GIRI, V. DEEPAK

Published: 2017-09-05

Page range: 585–587

2017-09-05

Abstract views: 48

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**Taxonomy of the Sand Sliders of Western Australia’s central coast (genus Lerista, Squamata: Scincidae): recognition of Lerista miopus (Günther, 1867)**

ANDREW P. AMEY, DANIELLE L. EDWARDS

Published: 2017-09-01

Page range: 111–133

2017-09-01

Abstract views: 152

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**Molecular phylogeny reveals strong biogeographic signal and two new species in a Cape Biodiversity Hotspot endemic mini-radiation, the pygmy geckos (Gekkonidae: Goggia)**

MATTHEW P. HEINICKE, DILARA TURK, AARON M. BAUER

Published: 2017-08-30

Page range: 449–470

2017-08-30

Abstract views: 233

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**Solving a 50-year Mystery: Rediscovery of Mesaspis antauges (Squamata: Anguidae)**

ISRAEL SOLANO-ZAVALETA, NELSON MARTÍN CERÓN DE LA LUZ, ADAM G. CLAUSE

Published: 2017-08-11

Page range: 559–572

2017-08-11

Abstract views: 94

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**The taxonomic and phylogenetic status of some poorly known Anolis species from the Andes of Colombia with the description of a nomen nudum taxon**

FREDDY A. GRISALES-MARTÍNEZ, JULIÁN A. VELASCO, WILMAR BOLÍVAR, ERNEST E. WILLIAMS, JUAN M. DAZA

Published: 2017-08-09

Page range: 213–230

2017-08-09

Abstract views: 215

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Lizards in pinstripes: morphological and genomic evidence for two **new species of scincid lizards within Ctenotus piankai Storr and C. duricola Storr (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Australian arid zone**

DANIEL L. RABOSKY, PAUL DOUGHTY, HUATENG HUANG

Published: 2017-08-08

Page range: 1–26

2017-08-08

Abstract views: 243

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A re-evaluation of the phylogenetic relationships of the Cyrtodactylus condorensis group (Squamata; Gekkonidae) and a suggested protocol for the characterization of rock-dwelling ecomorphology in Cyrtodactylus

L. LEE GRISMER, JESSE L. GRISMER

Published: 2017-08-04

Page range: 486–504

2017-08-04

Abstract views: 157

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**Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae)
from New Zealand**

SABINE MELZER, TRENT BELL, GEOFF B. PATTERSON

Published: 2017-08-03

Page range: 355–379

2017-08-03

Abstract views: 151

PDF downloaded: 1

New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea

FRED KRAUS

Published: 2017-07-26

Page range: 75–94

2017-07-26

Abstract views: 157

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**A new species of lizard of the L. wiegmannii group (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the Uruguayan Savanna**

LAURA VERRASTRO, RAÚL MANEYRO, CAROLINE M. DA SILVA, IRAIA FARIAS

Published: 2017-07-20

Page range: 443–461

2017-07-20

Abstract views: 96

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Oligodon saiyok, a new limestone-dwelling kukri snake (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand

MONTRI SUMONTHA, KIRATI KUNYA, SIRIWAT DANGSRI, OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS

Published: 2017-07-19

Page range: 316–328

2017-07-19

Abstract views: 73

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**A new species of Gonatodes (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from the western versant of the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela**

WALTER E. SCHARGEL, GILSON A. RIVAS, JUAN E. GARCÍA-PÉREZ, CARLOS RIVERO-BLANCO, PAUL T. CHIPPINDALE, MATTHEW K. FUJITA

Published: 2017-07-13

Page range: 549–562

2017-07-13

Abstract views: 129

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PRATYUSH P. MOHAPATRA, S. K. DUTTA, NILADRI B. KAR, ABHIJIT DAS, B. H. C.K MURTHY & V. DEEPAK (2017) Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906) (Squamata: Colubridae), resurrected as a valid species with marked sexual dichromatism. Zootaxa, 4263: 318–332.

PRATYUSH P. MOHAPATRA, S. K. DUTTA, NILADRI B. KAR, ABHIJIT DAS, B. H. C.K MURTHY, V. DEEPAK

Published: 2017-07-10

Page range: 600–600

2017-07-10

Abstract views: 85

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**A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species**

MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES, RENATO RECODER, MAURO JR TEIXEIRA, JULIANA GUSSON ROSCITO, AGUSTÍN CAMACHO GUERRERO, PEDRO M. SALES NUNES, MARCO ANTONIO DE FREITAS, DANIEL SILVA FERNANDES, ADRIANA BOCCHIGLIERI, FRANCISCO DAL VECHIO, FELIPE SÁ FORTES LEITE, CRISTIANO DE CAMPOS NOGUEIRA, ROBERTA DAMASCENO, KÁTIA CRISTINA MACHADO PELLEGRINO, ANTÔNIO JORGE SUZART ARGÔLO, RENATA CECILIA AMARO

Published: 2017-07-04

Page range: 451–482

2017-07-04

Abstract views: 159

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**A new species of the genus Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Cu Lao Cham Islands, central Vietnam**

SANG NGOC NGUYEN, LUAN THANH NGUYEN, VU DANG HOANG NGUYEN, HOA THI PHAN, KE JIANG, ROBERT W. MURPHY

Published: 2017-07-03

Page range: 333–346

2017-07-03

Abstract views: 128

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**A new species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) from Ilam province in western Iran**

BEHZAD FATHINIA, ESKANDAR RASTEGAR-POUYANI, NASRULLAH RASTEGAR-POUYANI, HAMID DARVISHNIA

Published: 2017-06-27

Page range: 473–486

2017-06-27

Abstract views: 180

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**MtDNA differentiation and taxonomy of Central Asian racerunners of Eremias multiocellata-E. przewalskii species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)**

VALENTINA F. ORLOVA, NIKOLAY A. JR. POYARKOV, MARINA A. CHIRIKOVA, ROMAN A. NAZAROV, MUNKHBAYAR MUNKHBAATAR, KHORLOOGHIYN MUNKHBAYAR, KHAYANKHYARVAGIJN TERBISH

Published: 2017-06-23

Page range: 1–42

2017-06-23

Abstract views: 229

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A new species of extinct Late Quaternary giant tortoise from Hispaniola

SAMUEL T. TURVEY, JUAN ALMONTE, JAMES HANSFORD, R. PAUL SCOFIELD, JORGE L. BROCCA, SANDRA D. CHAPMAN

Published: 2017-06-15

Page range: 1–16

2017-06-15

Abstract views: 175

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**A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India**

GERNOT VOGEL, HMAR TLAWMTE LALREMSANGA, VANLALHRIMA VANLALHRIMA

Published: 2017-06-14

Page range: 569–581

2017-06-14

Abstract views: 145

PDF downloaded: 3

**A new species of Wolf Snake of the genus Lycodon H. Boie in Fitzinger (Squamata: Colubridae) from the Aceh Province of northern Sumatra, Indonesia**

ELIJAH WOSTL, AMIR HAMIDY, NIA KURNIAWAN, ERIC N. SMITH

Published: 2017-06-14

Page range: 539–553

2017-06-14

Abstract views: 242

PDF downloaded: 4

**Systematic revision of Acanthodactylus busacki (Squamata: Lacertidae) with a description of a new species from Morocco**

KARIN TAMAR, PHILIPPE GENIEZ, JOSÉ C. BRITO, PIERRE-ANDRÉ CROCHET

Published: 2017-06-13

Page range: 357–386

2017-06-13

Abstract views: 247

PDF downloaded: 1

**A new species of Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Bukit Barisan Range of Sumatra with an Estimation of its phylogeny**

MICHAEL B. HARVEY, KYLE SHANEY, AMIR HAMIDY, NIA KURNIAWAN, ERIC N. SMITH

Published: 2017-06-11

Page range: 215–232

2017-06-11

Abstract views: 149

PDF downloaded: 2

**Revised morphology of Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Kellner & Campos, 2002 (Theropoda: Abelisauridae) and its phylogenetic relationships**

RAFAEL DELCOURT

Published: 2017-06-09

Page range: 1–45

2017-06-09

Abstract views: 145

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**A new species of iguana Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 (Sauria: Iguania: Iguanidae) from Gau Island, Fiji Islands**

ROBERT N. FISHER, JONE NIUKULA, DICK WATLING, PETER S. HARLOW

Published: 2017-06-06

Page range: 407–422

2017-06-06

Abstract views: 310

PDF downloaded: 109

**A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Vietnam**

JODI J. L. ROWLEY, VINH Q. DAU, TRUNG T. CAO

Published: 2017-06-01

Page range: 61–79

2017-06-01

Abstract views: 92

PDF downloaded: 3

**Systematics of Eutropis rugifera (Stoliczka, 1870) (Squamata: Scincidae) including the redescription of the holotype**

A.A. THASUN AMARASINGHE, NIKOLAY A. POYARKOV JR., PATRICK D. CAMPBELL, SANDY LEO, JATNA SUPRIATNA, JAKOB HALLERMANN

Published: 2017-05-26

Page range: 103–118

2017-05-26

Abstract views: 68

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**A new color pattern of the Bungarus candidus complex (Squamata: Elapidae) from Vietnam based on morphological and molecular data**

SANG NGOC NGUYEN, VU DANG HOANG NGUYEN, THANG QUOC NGUYEN, NGAN THANH THI LE, LUAN THANH NGUYEN, BA DINH VO, JENS V. VINDUM, ROBERT W. MURPHY, JING CHE, YA-PING ZHANG

Published: 2017-05-18

Page range: 563–572

2017-05-18

Abstract views: 96

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**A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Central Africa and a key to the Trachylepis of West and Central Africa**

KAITLIN E. ALLEN, WALTER P. TAPONDJOU N., LUKE J. WELTON, AARON M. BAUER

Published: 2017-05-16

Page range: 255–269

2017-05-16

Abstract views: 142

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**Two new species of Crocodile Skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Tribolonotus) from the Solomon Archipelago**

ERIC N. RITTMEYER, CHRISTOPHER C. AUSTIN

Published: 2017-05-15

Page range: 71–87

2017-05-15

Abstract views: 222

PDF downloaded: 1

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