@article{fdi:010081101,
  title = {{M}itogenome analyses elucidate the evolutionary relationships of a probable {E}ocene wet tropics relic in the xerophile lizard genus {A}canthodactylus},
  author = {{K}irchhof, {S}. and {L}yra, {M}. {L}. and {R}odriguez, {A}. and {I}neich, {I}. and {M}uller, {J}. and {R}odel, {M}. {O}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {V}ences, {M}. and {B}oissinot, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}limate has a large impact on diversity and evolution of the world's biota. {T}he {E}ocene-{O}ligocene transition from tropical climate to cooler, drier environments was accompanied by global species turnover. {A} large number of {O}ld {W}orld lacertid lizard lineages have diversified after the {E}ocene-{O}ligocene boundary. {O}ne of the most speciose reptile genera in the arid {P}alearctic, {A}canthodactylus, contains two sub-{S}aharan species with unresolved phylogenetic relationship and unknown climatic preferences. {W}e here aim to understand how and when adaptation to arid conditions occurred in {A}canthodactylus and when tropical habitats where entered. {U}sing whole mitogenomes from fresh and archival {DNA} and published sequences we recovered a well-supported {A}canthodactylus phylogeny and underpinned the timing of diversification with environmental niche analyses of the sub-{S}aharan species {A}. guineensis and {A}. boueti in comparison to all arid {A}canthodactylus. {W}e found that {A}. guineensis represents an old lineage that splits from a basal node in the {W}estern clade, and {A}. boueti is a derived lineage and probably not its sister. {T}heir long branches characterize them-and especially {A}. guineensis-as lineages that may have persisted for a long time without further diversification or have undergone multiple extinctions. {E}nvironmental niche models verified the occurrence of {A}. guineensis and {A}. boueti in hot humid environments different from the other 42 arid {A}canthodactylus species. {W}hile {A}. guineensis probably remained in tropical habitat from periods prior to the {E}ocene-{O}ligocene boundary, {A}. boueti entered tropical environments independently at a later period. {O}ur results provide an important baseline for studying adaptation and the transition from humid to arid environments in {L}acertidae.},
  keywords = {{MALI} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {GHANA} ; {BENIN} ; {NIGER} ; {NIGERIA} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {CENTRAFRIQUE} ; {CENTRAFRICAINE} {REPUBLIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {4858 [15 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-021-83422-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081101},
}