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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A new species of cordylus (squamata: Cordylidae) from the marungu plateau of south-eastern democratic republic of the congo
African Journal of Herpetology, Volume 61, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
Currently there are 20 recognised species of the widespread lizard genus Cordylus, which is distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa's non-forested habitats from Ethiopia to South Africa. Most recent taxonomic work has focused on forms in southern Africa, where several subspecific taxa have been elevated to full species status. Herein, we focus on the widespread species Cordylus tropidosternum, which occurs from Mozambique (its type locality) to south-eastern Kenya and Tanzania, and west to Katanga Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We sequenced 3 779 bp from two mitochondrial (12S, 16S) and four nuclear (MYH, Kif24, PrLR and MC1R) genes from multiple samples of C. tropidosternum and several sympatric species; these data were analysed with maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference optimality criteria. One morphologically and genetically distinct clade of Cordylus from the Marungu Plateau of Katanga Province, DRC is described as a new species. The new species was found under rocks in montane grassland, but further study is needed to assess Cordylus populations in the lowlands of Katanga. We also provide the first detailed morphometric data for the poorly known species C. angolensis, which was described from a single specimen that has since been destroyed. © 2012 Herpetological Association of Africa.
Authors & Co-Authors
Greenbaum, Eli
United States, El Paso
The University of Texas at el Paso
Stanley, Edward L.
United States, New York
American Museum of Natural History
Kusamba, Chifundera
Congo, Lwiro
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles
Moninga, Wandege M.
Congo, Lwiro
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles
Goldberg, Stephen R.
United States, Whittier
Whittier College
Bursey, Charles Robert
United States, Sharon
Penn State Shenango
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/21564574.2012.666505
ISSN:
21564574
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Locations
Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mozambique
South Africa
Tanzania