The origin of a mountain biota: hyper-aridity shaped reptile diversity in an Arabian biodiversity hotspot
B. Burriel-Carranza, H. Tejero-Cicuendez, A. Carne…·S. Carranza
This study integrates genomic and biogeographic analyses to show that hyper-aridity shaped reptile diversity in the Arabian Hajar Mountains through vicariance events linked to paleoclimate shifts.