Swimming through the sands of the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Phylogeny of sandfish skinks (Scincidae, Scincus) reveals a recent and rapid diversification

Jiří Šmíd,Marek Uvizl,Mohammed Shobrak,Al Faqih Ali Salim,Raed Hamoud M AlGethami,Abdulaziz Raqi Algethami,Abdulkarim Saleh K Alanazi,Saad Dasman Alsubaie,Salem Busais,Salvador Carranza

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution（2021）

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•We present a complete phylogeny of the Saharan and Arabian sandfish skinks.•The genus underwent a recent, Middle Pliocene diversification.•The radiation was burst-like and likely triggered by the aridification of the area.•Scincus conirostris is elevated to the species level.

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Aridity,Biogeography,Limb evolution,Psammophily,Scincomorpha,Squamata,Systematics

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