Phylogenetic Relationships Among Gerrhonotine Lizards: An Analysis of External Morphology

By David A. Good

In this study the author analyzes the phylogenetic relationships among the genera and species of alligator lizards (Squamata: Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae). The subfamily consists of six monophyletic genera: Coloptychon , Gerrhonotus , Elgaria , Barisia , Mesaspis , and Abronia . The author reviews the history of gerrhonotine taxonomy, provides a key to, and diagnoses of, all gerrhonotine taxa, and discusses taxonomic and biogeographic implications of gerrhonotine relationships.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520097440
• ISBN13: 9780520097445
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 139 Pages