Species differentiation of the rock lizard <em>Darevskia</em> (<em>caucasica</em>) complex (by DNA-barcoding data, cytochrome oxydase subunit I sequences)

Igor Doronin; Daniel Melnikov; Ekaterina Melnikova

doi:10.21638/11701/spbu03.2016.308

Authors

Igor Doronin Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199164, Russian Federation
Daniel Melnikov Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199164, Russian Federation
Ekaterina Melnikova Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1, Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199164, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu03.2016.308

Abstract

The results of molecular genetic analysis of phylogenetic relationships in Darevskia (caucasica) on the basis of COI sequences variability is presented. Two main lineages are detected: the Central and Eastern Caucasian (clades A–B — D. caucasica-D. daghestanica), and Central and Western Caucasian (clades C–D — D. alpina). A DNA-barcoding tool can be successfully used for species identification of D. alpina, D. caucasica and D. daghestanica. Refs 19. Figs 2. Tables 2.

Keywords:

rock lizards, Darevskia (caucasica), the Caucasus, DNA-barcoding

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