Molecular Phylogenetics of the Peromyscus boylii Species Group (Rodentia: Muridae) Based on Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Sequences

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Tiemann-Boege ◽  
C.William Kilpatrick ◽  
David J. Schmidly ◽  
Robert D. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetics ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽  
Peromyscus Boylii

scholarly journals On the taxonomy and systematics of the recently described Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from India

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118
Author(s):  
Yatin Kalki ◽  
Sachin Gowda ◽  
Manu Agnivamshi ◽  
Karthik Singh ◽  
Harshil Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationship ◽  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetics ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome B Gene

Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 was recently described from the Mysore plateau of Karnataka based solely on morphology but lacking in-depth descriptions and comparisons. A scrutiny of the description reveals that the type series, of two specimens, comprise specimens of two different species along with discrepancies throughout the paper. Surveys conducted near the type locality of the species led to the discovery of additional specimens, which allow us to provide an elaborate description of the species and present data on its phylogenetic relationship with members of the genus and comments on the systematics of Lycodon of India. Results from molecular phylogenetics suggest that Lycodon deccanensis is a member of the L. aulicus clade based on molecular data for mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and shows an un-corrected p-distance (sequence divergence) of 14–17% from other members of the Lycodon aulicus clade.

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