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Determination of genetic diversity within the insular lizard Podarcis tiliguerta using mtDNA sequence data, with a reassessment of the phylogeny of Podarcis

Determination of genetic diversity within the insular lizard Podarcis tiliguerta using mtDNA... Determination of genetic diversity within the insular lizard Podarcis tiliguerta using mtDNA sequence data, with a reassessment of the phylogeny of Podarcis D.J. Harris 1 , C. Pinho 1 , M.A. Carretero 1 , C. Corti 2 , W. Böhme 3 Introduction Despite being the predominant reptile group in Southern Europe, the taxonomy of Podar- cis Wall lizards is both complex and unstable. Recent attempts to estimate a phylogeny for the genus using molecular methods have been largely unsuccessful, with many poorly resolved nodes and widely different estimates from dif- ferent studies (Harris and Arnold, 1999; Oliv- erio et al., 2000; Poulakakis et al., 2003). One possible reason for this is that presently ac- cepted forms may well be species complexes — Podarcis hispanica ∗ (Steindachner, 1879) contains several highly genetically distinct lin- eages all of which may deserve species status based on mitochondrial (Harris and Sa-Sousa, 2002; Harris et al., 2002) and protein elec- trophoretic data (Pinho et al., 2003). Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882) is also probably a species complex (Poulakakis et al., 2003), Po- darcis sicula and Podarcis melisellensis contain considerable genetic diversity (Podnar et al., 2004, 2005) although Podarcis lilfordi (Günter, 1 - Centro de Investigação http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Amphibia-Reptilia Brill

Determination of genetic diversity within the insular lizard Podarcis tiliguerta using mtDNA sequence data, with a reassessment of the phylogeny of Podarcis

Amphibia-Reptilia , Volume 26 (3): 7 – Jan 1, 2005

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0173-5373
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1568-5381
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10.1163/156853805774408676
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Determination of genetic diversity within the insular lizard Podarcis tiliguerta using mtDNA sequence data, with a reassessment of the phylogeny of Podarcis D.J. Harris 1 , C. Pinho 1 , M.A. Carretero 1 , C. Corti 2 , W. Böhme 3 Introduction Despite being the predominant reptile group in Southern Europe, the taxonomy of Podar- cis Wall lizards is both complex and unstable. Recent attempts to estimate a phylogeny for the genus using molecular methods have been largely unsuccessful, with many poorly resolved nodes and widely different estimates from dif- ferent studies (Harris and Arnold, 1999; Oliv- erio et al., 2000; Poulakakis et al., 2003). One possible reason for this is that presently ac- cepted forms may well be species complexes — Podarcis hispanica ∗ (Steindachner, 1879) contains several highly genetically distinct lin- eages all of which may deserve species status based on mitochondrial (Harris and Sa-Sousa, 2002; Harris et al., 2002) and protein elec- trophoretic data (Pinho et al., 2003). Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882) is also probably a species complex (Poulakakis et al., 2003), Po- darcis sicula and Podarcis melisellensis contain considerable genetic diversity (Podnar et al., 2004, 2005) although Podarcis lilfordi (Günter, 1 - Centro de Investigação

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