Original scientific paper

Lacerta kulzeri – its phylogenetic relationships as indicated by DNA sequences

Petra Beyerlein ; Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Chemosystematische Untersuchungsstelle, Burgring 7, A–1014 Wien, Austria
Werner Mayer ; Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Chemosystematische Untersuchungsstelle, Burgring 7, A–1014 Wien, Austria

Abstract

In order to resolve the relationships of Lacerta kulzeri, parts of mitochondrial genes for 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA of samples of the following species were sequenced: Gallotia stehlini (as an outgroup), Lacerta trilineata, L. cappadocica, L. fraasii, L. danfordi, L. rudis, Podarcis peloponnesiaca, as well as representatives of different populations of L. laevis and L. kulzeri. Sequence analysis clearly shows a close relation between L. laevis and L. kulzeri and no close relation of these species to any other representative of the lizards examined. The other species also show themselves to be representatives of very distinct lacertid groups. The resulting sequence differences within L. kulzeri and L. laevis, respectively, are very high in relation to those between the two species, and they are higher than one would expect for species with small areas.

Keywords

Lacertidae; Lacerta kulzeri; Lacerta laevis; phylogenetics; mitochondrial DNA; sequencing

Hrčak ID:

54821

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/54821

Publication date:

30.9.1999.

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