Taxonomic status of a newly described island population of the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758) from Bozcaada (Çanakkale, Turkey)

Authors : NURŞEN ÇÖRDÜK, ÇİĞDEM GÜL, MURAT TOSUNOĞLU, KONSTANTINOS SOTIROPOULOS

Pages : 189-195

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The taxonomic status and phylogenetic position of the recently recorded smooth newt insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lissotriton vulgaris); population from the island of Bozcaada insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Çanakkale, Turkey); is clarified on the basis of morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. The L. vulgaris population from Bozcaada presents body proportions and morphological features of subsp. schmidtlerorum, such as small body length, absence of the tail filament, and dorsal crest with pointed free margin. Similarly, phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ND4, 16S rRNA); place the Bozcaada population within Clade E of the recent L. vulgaris phylogeny, which consists of L. v. schmidtlerorum populations.
Keywords : Lissotriton vulgaris schmidtlerorum, mitochondrial DNA, 16S rRNA, ND4, taxonomy, Bozcaada Tenedos, Turkey