Abstract
It has been a tumultuous 5 years in phylogeography and phylogenetics during which both fields have struggled to harness the power of next‐generation sequencing ( NGS ) (Ekblom & Galindo ; McCormack et al . ). Fortunately, several methodological approaches appear to be taking root. In this issue of Molecular Ecology , O'Neill et al . ) employ one such method – parallel tagged sequencing ( PTS ) – to elucidate the phylogeography of a tiger salamander ( Ambystoma tigrinum ) species complex. This study demonstrates a practical application of NGS on a scale appropriate (and not overkill) for most biologists interested in phylogeography (~100 loci for ~100 individuals), and their results highlight several analytical challenges that lie ahead for researchers employing NGS techniques.