Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae)
Based on variation in 1094 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene among members of the genus Indotestudo from southern Asia ( I. elongata ), south-western India ( I. travancorica ), and eastern Indonesia ( I. forstenii ), I. travancorica is most similar genetically to I....
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| description | Based on variation in 1094 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome
b
gene among
members of the genus
Indotestudo
from southern Asia (
I. elongata
), south-western India
(
I. travancorica
), and eastern Indonesia (
I. forstenii
),
I. travancorica
is most similar
genetically to
I. elongata
(3.7% divergence), and strongly divergent from
I. forstenii
(5.5 to
5.9%). Individuals of
I. forstenii
with and without a nuchal scute differ genetically at less
than 0.7%. Our analysis offers no support for the hypothesis that Indonesian populations
of
I. forstenii
represent introductions of
I. travancorica
from India. The recognition of
three nominal species (
I. elongata, I. forstenii
and
I. travancorica
) in the genus is thus
warranted |
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| spelling | unimas-116012016-04-25T06:47:50Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11601/ Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) Iverson, John B. Spinks, Phillip Q. Shaffer, H. Bradley McCord, P. William Das, I. QH301 Biology QL Zoology Based on variation in 1094 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene among members of the genus Indotestudo from southern Asia ( I. elongata ), south-western India ( I. travancorica ), and eastern Indonesia ( I. forstenii ), I. travancorica is most similar genetically to I. elongata (3.7% divergence), and strongly divergent from I. forstenii (5.5 to 5.9%). Individuals of I. forstenii with and without a nuchal scute differ genetically at less than 0.7%. Our analysis offers no support for the hypothesis that Indonesian populations of I. forstenii represent introductions of I. travancorica from India. The recognition of three nominal species ( I. elongata, I. forstenii and I. travancorica ) in the genus is thus warranted Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 2001 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11601/1/Phylogenetic%20relationships%20among%20the%20asian%20%28abstract%29.pdf Iverson, John B. and Spinks, Phillip Q. and Shaffer, H. Bradley and McCord, P. William and Das, I. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae). Hamadryad, 26 (2). pp. 272-275. ISSN 0972-205X https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/Faculty/Shaffer/pubs/IversonHamy2001.pdf |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology QL Zoology Iverson, John B. Spinks, Phillip Q. Shaffer, H. Bradley McCord, P. William Das, I. Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title | Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title_full | Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title_fullStr | Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title_short | Phylogenetic relationships among the Asian tortoises of the genus Indotestudo (Reptilia: Testudines: Testudinidae) |
| title_sort | phylogenetic relationships among the asian tortoises of the genus indotestudo (reptilia: testudines: testudinidae) |
| topic | QH301 Biology QL Zoology |
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