Phylogenetic relationships among populations of Pristurus rupestris Blanford,1874 (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) in southern Iran

Authors

SUGOL YOUSOFI
ESKANDAR RASTEGAR POUYANI
VIDA HOJATI

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1403-6

Abstract

We examined intraspecific relationships of the subspecies Pristurus rupestris iranicus from the northern Persian Gulf area (Hormozgan, Bushehr, and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces). Phylogenetic relationships among these samples were estimated based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. We used three methods of phylogenetic tree reconstruction (maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian inference). The sampled populations were divided into 5 clades but exhibit little genetic divergence between populations, suggesting that these all represent a single species and subspecies. The low genetic divergences suggest that the species may have expanded its range within Iran since the last drying period of the Persian Gulf.

Keywords

Molecular phylogeny, cytochrome b, intraspecific relationship, genetic distance, Pristurus rupestris

First Page

447

Last Page

451

Recommended Citation

YOUSOFI, SUGOL; POUYANI, ESKANDAR RASTEGAR; and HOJATI, VIDA (2015) "Phylogenetic relationships among populations of Pristurus rupestris Blanford,1874 (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) in southern Iran," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 3, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1403-6
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss3/11