In a somewhat autobiographical romp through the history of species delimitation, David Hillis, in a recently published article in the Journal of Herpetology, details the state-of-the-field in terms of phylogenetic and species delimitation, detailing both the many advances that have been made over the last few decades, but also pointing out where things are out of whack and need some recalibration. There’s much more to the article than the figure above, but that’s a good place to start!
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Mark D. Scherz
Excellent. Glad to see more kick-back about the inflationist attitude that seems to so often accompany species delimitation methods. Looking forward to reading this paper!