Grismer et al. 2020. A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from the Thai Highlands with a discussion on the evolution of habitat preference. Zootaxa, 4852(4):401–427. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4852.4.1

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Chan et al. 2020. Gene flow creates a mirage of cryptic species in a Southeast Asian spotted stream frog complex. Molecular Ecology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.15603

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Brown et al. 2020. Unexpected Discovery of Another New Species of Philippine False Gecko (Gekkonidae; Pseudogekko) from the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island. Herpetologica, 76(3):315–329. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-19-00029.1

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Meneses et al. 2020. Molecular phylogenetic estimates of evolutionary affinities and the first reports of phenotypic variation in two secretive, endemic reptiles from the Romblon Island Group, central Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, Volume 14 Issue 2, 1–20. http://asbp.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/PJSB-ACA-2020-002.pdf

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Welton et al. 2020. Phyloforensics in Action: Genetic Identity and Island Provenance of an Illegally Trafficked Philippine Monitor Lizard. Herpetological Review, 52(2): 215–220. Contact me for a copy of the pdf if you are interested.

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Chan et al. 2020. Larger, unfiltered datasets are more effective at resolving phylogenetic conflict: Introns, exons, and UCEs resolve ambiguities in Golden-backed frogs (Anura: Ranidae; genus Hylarana). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106899

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Link for free download. https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1bJlM3m3nM-xQM

This was a really fun project that Randy Klabacka started as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University (BYU) and he really kicked it up a notch during the beginning of his PhD at Auburn University (AU). Congratulations to all!

Klabacka et al. 2020. Rivers of Indochina as potential drivers of lineage diversification in the spotted flying lizard (Draco maculatus) species complex. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106861

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Here is a 50-day open-access link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1bGl%7E3m3nM-xKI.

Ampai et al. 2020. Integrative taxonomy of the rock-dwelling gecko Cnemaspis siamensis complex (Squamata, Gekkonidae) reveals a new species from Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.932.50602

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Quah et al. 2020. A new species of Cnemaspis Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia with an updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Tuba Island. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.6

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