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Molecular phylogeny of Lytorhynchus diadema (Reptilia, Colubridae) populations in Saudi Arabia

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This study presents the molecular phylogenetic relationships amongLytorhynchus diadema(Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) populations in Saudi Arabia relative to populations from Africa and Asia. This phylogenetic analysis was based on mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA partial gene fragments using Neighbor-joining, Maximum Parsimony, and Bayesian methods. The results strongly support the monophyly ofLytorhynchusbased on two concatenated genes and the 12S rRNA gene separately. Also, a significant separation is observed between the Arabian samples from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman, and the African populations from Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Source: Herpetozoa

DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e74009

Authors: Ahmed Alshammari, Ahmed Badry, Salem Busais, Adel A. Ibrahim, Eman El-Abd

Institutions: University of Ha'il, Al-Azhar University, University of Aden, Suez University, Alexandria University

Language: English

Topic: Genetic diversity and population structure

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $539

OpenAlex ID: W4200550975

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Cites: 34

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