Abstract
I highlight two squamate lineages endemic to Southeast Asia, the Asian water monitors (Varanus salvator Complex) and the Angle-headed lizards (Agamidae: Gonocephalus), and elucidate their systematic affinities and historical biogeography. My results represent novel phylogenetic inferences, with biogeographic histories and diversification events corresponding to major climatic fluctuations over the past 30 million years. Additionally, I solidify the taxonomy and systematics of the Varanus salvator Complex, and enumerate more than a dozen Gonocephalus lineages as candidate species in need of taxonomic scrutiny. Lastly, I investigate contemporary and historical patterns of dispersal throughout Sundaland, and between Sundaland and the Philippines.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
Life Sciences; Biology
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Welton, Luke J., "Diversification and Speciation Across Sundaland and the Philippines: The Effects of 30 Million Years of Eustatic Flux" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 6178.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6178
Date Submitted
2015-12-01
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd8302
Keywords
biogeography, Gonocephalus, Southeast Asia, species delimitation, Varanus salvator complex
Language
english