About the Authors
- John C. Murphy
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* E-mail: serpentresearch@gmail.com
Affiliation Science & Education, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60605, United States of America
- Michael J. Jowers
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Affiliations National Institute of Ecology, 1210 Geumgang-ro, Maseo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, 33657, Republic of Korea, CIBIO/InBIO (Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos), Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrario De Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas n°7, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Richard M. Lehtinen
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Affiliation Department of Biology, 931 College Mall, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 44691, United States of America
- Stevland P. Charles
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Affiliation Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, 20059, United States of America
- Guarino R. Colli
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Affiliation Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brasil
- Ayrton K. Peres Jr
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Affiliation Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasília, 70910-900, Brasília, DF, Brasil
- Catriona R. Hendry
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Affiliation Department of Biology, The George Washington University, 2023 G St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20052, United States of America
- R. Alexander Pyron
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Affiliation Department of Biology, The George Washington University, 2023 G St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20052, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JCM MJJ RML RAP CRH GRC. Performed the experiments: MJJ RML RAP CRH GRC AKP SPC. Analyzed the data: JCM MJJ RAP RML. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCM MJJ RAP RML GRC AKP CRH SPC. Wrote the paper: JCM RAP MJJ RML. Field work carried out by: JCM RML SPC GRC AKP.