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Diversification and historical demography of Rhampholeon spectrum in West-Central Africa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Tapondjou Nkonmeneck Walter Paulin, Allen Kaitlin E, Hime Paul M, Knipp Kristen N, Kameni Marina M, Tchassem Arnaud M, Gonwouo LeGrand N, Brown Rafe M
Abstract excerpt
Pygmy Chameleons of the genus Rhampholeon represent a moderately diverse, geographically circumscribed radiation, with most species (18 out of 19 extant taxa) limited to East Africa. The one exception is Rhampholeon spectrum, a species restricted to West-Central African rainforests. We set out to characterize the geographic basis of genetic variation in this disjunctly distributed Rhampholeon species using a...
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