
@article {43854,
	title = {First appearance deceives many: disentangling the  species complex using an integrated approach.},
	journal = {PeerJ},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018},
	pages = {e5341},
	abstract = {<p>The gekkonid lizard genus Oken is the second most species-rich genus of geckos with greatest diversity in the tropical regions of the world. Some species of the genus are commensal and widespread; however, there are several endemic lineages with restricted distribution. India is home to at least 35 species, with 20 endemic species and the number is steadily increasing with exploration of new habitats and integrated taxonomic approach including molecular data. We made investigations into the molecular and morphological variation throughout the distribution of Daudin, 1802 based on fresh specimens, literature review, museum material and molecular data. Results from morphological, molecular and micro-CT based anatomical data are unequivocal and show that is a species complex represented by three species, sensu stricto and two undescribed taxa. Jerdon, 1854 syn. nov. was found to be morphologically similar to the type specimen of , and genetically embedded in a clade containing sensu stricto and is here treated as a junior synonym of , whereas Deraniyagala is referred to as given that the types are presently not traceable and the original description is inadequate in diagnosing the taxon. The populations from western-central India and parts of Pakistan, and from southern Karnataka are distinct and diagnosable, and are herein described as two new species, respectively. Morphological and molecular data support the distinctiveness of the new species. The present work resolves a taxonomic turmoil that lasted over two centuries highlighting the need for studies that integrate morphological and molecular data.</p>
},
	issn = {2167-8359},
	doi = {10.7717/peerj.5341},
	author = {Mirza, Zeeshan A and Gowande, Gaurang G and Patil, Rishikesh and Ambekar, Mayuresh and Patel, Harshil}
}
@article {24896,
	title = {A new large species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus Oken, 1817 (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from the Eastern Ghats, India.},
	journal = {C R Biol},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017 Oct 13},
	abstract = {<p>A new large species of gecko superficially resembling Hemidactylus maculatus Dum{\'e}ril \&amp; Bibron and its allied large Hemidactylus is described from Eastern Ghats. The new species, Hemidactylus kangerensis sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from members of the H.\&nbsp;maculatus complex based on the number of femoral pores, i.e. 18-21 on each side, separated medially by 4\&nbsp;non-pored scales. A phylogenetic analysis based on partial sequence of mitochondrial gene cytochrome b shows that the gecko is a member of the "H.\&nbsp;prashadi" clade and is sister to H.\&nbsp;maculatus, from which it differs in an uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence of 10\%. The discovery of a new large gecko from Eastern Ghats advocates the need for biodiversity assessment across the neglected Eastern Ghats.</p>
},
	issn = {1768-3238},
	doi = {10.1016/j.crvi.2017.09.003},
	author = {Mirza, Zeeshan A and Bhosale, Harshal and Patil, Rishikesh}
}
