Systematics and evolution of the Australian knob-tail geckos (Nephrurus, Carphodactylidae, Gekkota): plesiomorphic grades and biome shifts through the Miocene.

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Clades that predate the origin of biomes that they inhabit provide unique opportunities to examine both when major environmental transitions occurred, and how lineages adapted to these changes. The isolated island continent Australia has undergone a profound environmental transition through the Miocene, from relatively mesic to predominantly arid; however, we have much to learn about both the timing of this...

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