Beyond boundaries: Phylogeographic structure and major range extension of the Sinai Fan-Toed Gecko, Ptyodactylus guttatus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Saudi Arabia

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023272%3A_____%2F25%3A10136859" target="_blank" >RIV/00023272:_____/25:10136859 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/25:10503601

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196325000199?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196325000199?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2025.105335" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jaridenv.2025.105335</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Beyond boundaries: Phylogeographic structure and major range extension of the Sinai Fan-Toed Gecko, Ptyodactylus guttatus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Saudi Arabia

Original language description

The harsh desert environment of Saudi Arabia, though seemingly inhospitable, harbours a rich herpetofauna. Field surveys conducted between 2019 and 2024 led to the rediscovery of the Sinai Fan-Toed Gecko (Ptyodactylus guttatus), a species distributed in the countries of southern Levant, previously known in Saudi Arabia only on the basis of a few historical records. This study combines phylogeographic analysis and ecological niche modelling to explore the species&apos; genetic diversity and potential distribution. Phylogenetic analyses revealed four distinct lineages within Saudi Arabia, though nuclear markers showed a degree of allele sharing among these lineages. Ecological niche modelling suggests that the species&apos; range may be nearly twice as large as previously assumed from its entire range, now extending into Tabuk, Medina, Bahah, and Ha&apos;il Provinces of Saudi Arabia, showing a significant range extension. Additionally, by including topotypic material of P. ananjevae, we clarify its status within the P. hasselquistii species complex, laying an essential groundwork for systematic revision within this complex. This study enhances our understanding of herpetofaunal diversity in Saudi Arabia and emphasises the need for continued fieldwork and genetic research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10613 - Zoology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA22-12757S" target="_blank" >GA22-12757S: Genomic highways in extreme environments: historical and present patterns of population connectivity of desert reptiles</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Arid Environments

ISSN

0140-1963

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

227

Issue of the periodical within the volume

March

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

001427425300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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