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Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco ) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data
Author(s) -
McGUIRE JIMMY A.,
HEANG KIEW BONG
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
biological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.906
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1095-8312
pISSN - 0024-4066
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2001.tb01312.x
Subject(s) - biology , systematics , mitochondrial dna , clade , phylogenetic tree , maximum parsimony , subclade , evolutionary biology , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , genetics , gene
Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequence data using maximum parsimony, minimum evolution (of log‐determinant distances), and maximum‐likelihood optimality criteria provided a robust estimate of Draco phylogenetic relationships. Although the analyses based on alternative optimality criteria were not entirely congruent, non‐parametric bootstrap analyses identified many well‐supported clades that were common to the analyses under the three altrenative criteria. Relationships within the major clades are generally well resolved and strongly supported, although this is not the case for the Philippine volans subclade. The hypothesis that a clade composed primarily of Philippine species represents a rapid radiation could not be rejected. A revised taxonomy for Draco is provided.

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