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The specialized inner ear labyrinth of worm-lizards (Amphisbaenia: Squamata) by Clark, Geneva E, Palci, Alessandro, Laver, Rebecca J, Hernandez-Morales, Cristian, Perez-Martinez, Christian A, Lewis, Patrick J, Thies, Monte L, Bell, Christopher J, Hipsley, Christy A, Müller, Johannes, Montero, Ricardo, Daza, Juan D

“…High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has become a widely used tool for studying the inner ear morphology of vertebrates. Amphisbaenians are one of the…”
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On and off the rocks: persistence and ecological diversification in a tropical Australian lizard radiation by Oliver, Paul M, Ashman, Lauren G, Bank, Sarah, Laver, Rebecca J, Pratt, Renae C, Tedeschi, Leonardo G, Moritz, Craig C

“…Congruent patterns in the distribution of biodiversity between regions or habitats suggest that key factors such as climatic and topographic variation may…”
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Life-history and spatial determinants of somatic growth dynamics in Komodo dragon populations by Laver, Rebecca J, Purwandana, Deni, Ariefiandy, Achmad, Imansyah, Jeri, Forsyth, David, Ciofi, Claudio, Jessop, Tim S

“…Somatic growth patterns represent a major component of organismal fitness and may vary among sexes and populations due to genetic and environmental processes…”
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Origins and patterns of endemic diversity in two specialized lizard lineages from the Australian Monsoonal Tropics (Oedura spp.) by Laver, Rebecca J., Doughty, Paul, Oliver, Paul M.

“…Aim: Savanna biomes cover around 20% of land surfaces, yet the origins and processes that have shaped their biodiversity remain understudied. Here, we assess…”
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Blind snakes beneath the surface: Continuing the legacy of Richard Thomas by Laver, Rebecca J., Daza, Juan D.

“…Blind snakes (Scolecophidia) are small‐bodied, enigmatic burrowing reptiles with members found on all continents except Antarctica. This Special Issue on blind…”
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Cryptic lineage diversity, body size divergence, and sympatry in a species complex of Australian lizards (Gehyra) by Moritz, Craig C., Pratt, Renae C., Bank, Sarah, Bourke, Gayleen, Bragg, Jason G., Doughty, Paul, Keogh, J. Scott, Laver, Rebecca J., Potter, Sally, Teasdale, Luisa C., Tedeschi, Leonardo G., Oliver, Paul M.

“…Understanding the joint evolutionary and ecological underpinnings of sympatry among close relatives remains a key challenge in biology. This problem can be…”
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Unveiling the elusive: X‐rays bring scolecophidian snakes out of the dark by Bell, Christopher J., Daza, Juan D., Stanley, Edward L., Laver, Rebecca J.

“…Scolecophidian snakes have long posed challenges for scholars interested in elucidating their anatomy. The importance, and relative paucity, of high‐quality…”
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A novel hotspot of vertebrate endemism and an evolutionary refugium in tropical Australia by Oliver, Paul M., Laver, Rebecca J., De Mello Martins, Felipe, Pratt, Renae C., Hunjan, Sumitha, Moritz, Craig C.

“…Aim: In lineages or regions that are rife with morphologically cryptic taxa, hotspots of local endemism may remain overlooked when genetic data are…”
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Trans-biome diversity in Australian grass-specialist lizards (Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) by Laver, Rebecca J., Nielsen, Stuart V., Rosauer, Dan F., Oliver, Paul M.

“…[Display omitted] •Cryptic diversity in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics.•Lineage diversity and endemism decreases over an increasing aridity.•Lineage endemism…”
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Contrasting patterns of persistence and diversification in vicars of a widespread Australian lizard lineage (the Oedura marmorata complex) by Oliver, Paul M, Smith, Katie L, Laver, Rebecca J, Doughty, Paul, Adams, Mark, Riddle, Brett

“…AIM: Lineages in many parts of the world have distributions that have been shaped by range contraction in the face of deteriorating climatic conditions through…”
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The development of cephalic armor in the tokay gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko gecko) by Laver, Rebecca J., Morales, Cristian H., Heinicke, Matthew P., Gamble, Tony, Longoria, Kristin, Bauer, Aaron M., Daza, Juan D.

“…Armored skin resulting from the presence of bony dermal structures, osteoderms, is an exceptional phenotype in gekkotans (geckos and flap‐footed lizards) only…”
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A new species of Velvet Gecko (Oedura: Diplodactylidae) from the limestone ranges of the southern Kimberley, Western Australia by Oliver, Paul M, Laver, Rebecca J, Melville, Jane, Doughty, Paul

“…We describe a new species of large Oedura from the Oscar Range on the southern edge of the Kimberley Craton in north-western Australia. Oedura murrumanu sp…”
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Underground Down Under: Skull anatomy of the southern blind snake Anilios australis Gray, 1845 (Typhlopidae: Serpentes: Squamata) by Laver, Rebecca J., Daza, Juan D., Ellis, Ryan J., Stanley, Edward L., Bauer, Aaron M.

“…ABSTRACT The cranial anatomy of blindsnakes has been markedly understudied, with the small size and relative rarity of encountering these subterranean reptiles…”
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Real‐world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy by Rosauer, Dan F., Byrne, Margaret, Blom, Mozes P. K., Coates, David J., Donnellan, Stephen, Doughty, Paul, Keogh, J. Scott, Kinloch, Janine, Laver, Rebecca J., Myers, Cecilia, Oliver, Paul M., Potter, Sally, Rabosky, Daniel L., Afonso Silva, Ana Catarina, Smith, James, Moritz, Craig

“…Targeting phylogenetic diversity (PD) in systematic conservation planning is an efficient way to minimize losses across the Tree of Life. Considering…”
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Stripes, jewels and spines: further investigations into the evolution of defensive strategies in a chemically defended gecko radiation (Strophurus, Diplodactylidae) by Nielsen, Stuart V., Oliver, Paul M., Laver, Rebecca J., Bauer, Aaron M., Noonan, Brice P.

“…The geckos in the genus Strophurus (Diplodactylidae) are one of only two squamate lineages with specialized caudal defensive glands. Many species in this genus…”
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The specialized inner ear labyrinth of worm-lizards (Amphisbaenia: Squamata) by Geneva E. Clark, Alessandro Palci, Rebecca J. Laver, Cristian Hernandez-Morales, Christian A. Perez-Martinez, Patrick J. Lewis, Monte L. Thies, Christopher J. Bell, Christy A. Hipsley, Johannes Müller, Ricardo Montero, Juan D. Daza

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