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- Publisher
- Allen Press
- Copyright
- The Herpetologists' League, Inc.
- Subject
- ARTICLES
- ISSN
- 0733-1347
- eISSN
- 1938-5137
- DOI
- 10.1655/07-012.1
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The Draco lineatus group is a monophyletic assemblage confined to islands within Wallacea. Nine species are recognized, including two described as new. For each species, a synonymy, diagnosis, description of squamation and color pattern, and summaries of distribution and natural history are provided. We resolve several long-standing taxonomic misconceptions including (1) proper allocation of the name Draco lineatus , (2) exclusion of D. bimaculatus and D. modigliani from the D. lineatus group, and (3) proper allocation of the names D. beccarii and D. walkeri . Unlike all previous studies, we recognize three morphologically distinct taxa (here recognized as species) on the island of Sulawesi.
Journal
Herpetological Monographs – Allen Press
Published: Dec 28, 2007
Keywords: Draco ; General Lineage Concept of species ; Indonesia ; New species ; Sulawesi, Maluku ; Taxonomy