@article{fdi:010081476, title = {{E}xploring the vertebrate fauna of the {B}ird's {H}ead {P}eninsula ({I}ndonesia, {W}est {P}apua) through {DNA} barcodes}, author = {{A}rida, {E}. and {A}shari, {H}. and {D}ahruddin, {H}. and {F}itriana, {Y}. {S}. and {H}amidy, {A}. and {I}rham, {M}. and {K}adarusman, and {R}iyanto, {A}. and {W}iantoro, {S}. and {Z}ein, {M}. {S}. {A}. and {H}adiaty, {R}. {K}. and {A}pandi, and {K}rey, {F}. and {K}urnianingsih, and {M}elmambessy, {E}. {H}. {P}. and {M}ulyadi, and {O}hee, {H}. {L}. and {S}aidin, and {S}alamuk, {A}. and {S}auri, {S}. and {S}uparno, and {S}upriatna, {N}. and {S}uruwaky, {A}. {M}. and {L}aksono, {W}. {T}. and {W}arikar, {E}. {L}. and {W}ikanta, {H}. and {Y}ohanita, {A}. {M}. and {S}lembrouck, {J}acques and {L}egendre, {M}arc and {G}aucher, {P}. and {C}ochet, {C}hristophe and {D}elrieu-{T}rottin, {E}. and {T}hebaud, {C}. and {M}ila, {B}. and {F}ouquet, {A}. and {B}orisenko, {A}. and {S}teinke, {D}. and {H}ocd{\'e}, {R}{\'e}gis and {S}emiadi, {G}. and {P}ouyaud, {L}aurent and {H}ubert, {N}icolas}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}iodiversity knowledge is widely heterogeneous across the {E}arth's biomes. {S}ome areas, due to their remoteness and difficult access, present large taxonomic knowledge gaps. {M}ostly located in the tropics, these areas have frequently experienced a fast development of anthropogenic activities during the last decades and are therefore of high conservation concerns. {T}he biodiversity hotspots of {S}outheast {A}sia exemplify the stakes faced by tropical countries. {W}hile the hotspots of {S}undaland ({J}ava, {S}umatra, {B}orneo) and {W}allacea ({S}ulawesi, {M}oluccas) have long attracted the attention of biologists and conservationists alike, extensive parts of the {S}ahul area, in particular the island of {N}ew {G}uinea, have been much less explored biologically. {H}ere, we describe the results of a {DNA}-based inventory of aquatic and terrestrial vertebrate communities, which was the objective of a multidisciplinary expedition to the {B}ird's {H}ead {P}eninsula ({W}est {P}apua, {I}ndonesia) conducted between 17 {O}ctober and 20 {N}ovember 2014. {T}his expedition resulted in the assembly of 1005 vertebrate {DNA} barcodes. {B}ased on the use of multiple species-delimitation methods ({GMYC}, {PTP}, {RESL}, {ABGD}), 264 molecular operational taxonomic units ({MOTU}s) were delineated, among which 75 were unidentified and an additional 48 were considered cryptic. {T}his study suggests that the diversity of vertebrates of the {B}ird's {H}ead is severely underestimated and considerations on the evolutionary origin and taxonomic knowledge of these biotas are discussed.}, keywords = {amphibians ; birds ; {DNA} barcoding ; fish ; mammals ; reptiles ; {INDONESIE} ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {PAPOUASIE} {OCCIDENTALE} ; {DOBERAI} {PENINSULE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}olecular {E}cology {R}esources}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[19 ]}, ISSN = {1755-098{X}}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1111/1755-0998.13411}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081476}, }