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Limited overwater dispersal and genetic differentiation of the snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus) in the Oceanic Ogasawara Islands, Japan.
Zoological science - 1 Aug 2009
Hayashi Fumio, Shima Akina, Horikoshi Kazuo, Kawakami Kazuto, Segawa Ryoko D, Aotsuka Tadashi, Suzuki Tadashi
Abstract excerpt
The genetic differentiation and speciation of lizards on oceanic islands may be affected by their rate of overwater dispersal. Cryptoblepharus is one of the most geographically widespread scincid lizards throughout the Indo-Pacific and Australian regions. Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus is the northernmost species of the genus, dwelling on several small Pacific islands. To examine the colonization history of this...
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