Phylogeography, hotspots and conservation priorities: an example from the Top End of Australia

• Maps conservation priorities for lizards in the Top End of northern Australia using comparative phylogeography
• Demonstrates new methods for conservation assessment to incorporate phylogenetic diversity both within and across species
• Supports conservation assessment for cases where taxonomy is uncertain or incomplete
• Identifies five hotspots of endemism including the Arnhem Plateau and the Wessel & English Company Islands
• Existing National Parks and Indigenous Protected Areas capture much of the evolutionary diversity of the region's lizards
• Substantial gaps remain in knowledge of the region’s lizard diversity