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