@conference {16545, title = {THE THREE PHASES OF BIOLOGICAL THINKING AND THE GENETIC TOOLS IN THE SCIENCE OF THEOPHRASTUS}, booktitle = {THEOPHRASTUS 2000 - BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HERITAGE IN THE AEGEAN}, year = {2005}, publisher = {Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών}, organization = {Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών}, address = {Athens, Greece}, keywords = {Allozymes, change, DNA, evolution, genetics, individuals, methods, mtDNA, tools, αλλαγή, άτομα, γενετική, εξέλιξη, εργαλεία, μεθόδους}, author = {Zouros, E.} } @article {13296, title = {Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of the Cyprus racer, Hierophis cypriensis, and the systematic status of Coluber gemonensis gyarosensis Mertens (Reptilia : Squamata : Colubrinae)}, journal = {Revue Suisse de ZoologieRevue Suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {111}, number = {1}, year = {2004}, note = {Times Cited: 3ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 32808of}, month = {MAR}, pages = {225-238}, abstract = {External morphology, skull bones, and hemipenis features of Hierophis cypriensis (Schatti) were examined and new lowland findings are reported. Morphological and molecular data confirm sister species status of the Cyprus racer vis-a-vis the western Mediterranean racers H. gemonensis (Laurenti) and H. viridiflavus (Lacepede). Apart from the Cyclades viper, Macrovipera schweizeri (Werner), H. cypriensis is the only endemic Mediterranean insular snake species. Coluber gemonensis gyarosensis Mertens from Gyaros Island (Cyclades) is a junior synonym of H. viridiflavus. This Aegean population, highly isolated from the continuous range of the species, was most probably introduced by human activity in historical times. Molecular data suggest validity of H. viridiflavus carbonarius (Bonaparte) for melanotic populations of the European whip snake including the Gyaros racer.}, keywords = {(coi, 12s rrna), coluber gemonensis gyarosensis, Cyprus, hierophis cypriensis, hierophis viridiflavus, morphology, mtDNA, phylogeny, serpentes, zoogeography}, author = {Utiger, U. and Schatti, B.} } @article {2374, title = {Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata; Lacertidae) from Greece}, journal = {Systematics and Biodiversity}, volume = {6}, year = {2008}, pages = {307-318}, chapter = {307}, abstract = {

Recently, several works have focused on the lacertid lizards of the genus Podarcis, revealing cases of hidden diversity and paraphyly, and offering evidence that suggests the revision of the extant taxonomical arrangements within the genus. Hidden diversity and paraphyly have been shown to exist in the relationships between the Balkan species P. peloponnesiaca and P. erhardii as well. Here we couple a molecular (mtDNA) dataset with a corresponding morphological one, consisting of morphometric and pholidotic characters, to check for concordance between the two. Phylogenetic analyses reinforced previous suggestions for paraphyly of P. erhardii with respect to P. peloponnesiaca. We found the variation of certain pholidotic characters concordant with the relationships inferred from partial mtDNA sequences, whereas morphometric characters were not. The latter is possibly due to greater influence of morphometric characters by environmental factors. To avoid the observed paraphyly we proceed with the description of the populations from Crete and the islet of Pori, until now designated as P. erhardii, as separate taxa at the species level.

}, keywords = {morphology, mtDNA, new species, phylogeny, Podarcis cretensis, Podarcis levendis, taxonomy}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477200008002727}, author = {Lymberakis, Petros and Poulakakis, N and Kaliontzopoulou, A. and Efstratios D. Valakos and Mylonas, M.} }