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Agamid Phylogeny and Taxonomy

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Project title: 
Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Agamid Lizards
ZFMK Project lead: 
Dr. Philipp Wagner
Unit: 
Herpetology
Object of research: 
Reptiles, Squamata: Agamidae

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All genera of African and Middle East agamid lizards will be studied using genetics and morphological data. This will be the basis of a complete zoogeographical study of colonization events to and from Africa and the importance of geomorphological structures.

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Dr. Philipp Wagner
former PhD student
Herpetology
P-Wagner [at] lbv.de