Phylogenetic relationships among populations of Pristurus rupestris Blanford,1874 (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) in southern Iran

Authors : SUGOL YOUSOFI, ESKANDAR RASTEGAR POUYANI, VIDA HOJATI

Pages : 447-452

Doi:10.3906/zoo-1403-6

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :We examined intraspecific relationships of the subspecies Pristurus rupestris iranicus from the northern Persian Gulf area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hormozgan, Bushehr, and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces);. Phylogenetic relationships among these samples were estimated based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. We used three methods of phylogenetic tree reconstruction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian inference);. The sampled populations were divided into 5 clades but exhibit little genetic divergence between populations, suggesting that these all represent a single species and subspecies. The low genetic divergences suggest that the species may have expanded its range within Iran since the last drying period of the Persian Gulf.
Keywords : Molecular phylogeny, cytochrome b, intraspecific relationship, genetic distance, Pristurus rupestris