In:
Herpetozoa, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 33 ( 2020-09-11), p. 149-155
Abstract:
The genus Microgecko Nikolskii, 1907 (Gekkonidae) currently includes eight species distributed from western Iran to north-western India and Pakistan. During field research in Iraq, we found a population of the genus near to the Darbandikhan Lake in the north-eastern part of the country. Because members of the genus are characterized by a higher level of morphological and genetic diversity, we investigated the population using both morphological and molecular approaches. The phylogenetic analyses based on a fragment of the mitochondrial marker cytochrome b and morphological characters showed that our investigated population belongs to M. helenae fasciatus . This is the first record of the genus and species for Iraq. Moreover, the phylogenetic structure within M. helenae shows divergences that suggest the elevation of M. h. fasciatus to species level.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2682-955X
,
1013-4425
DOI:
10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736
DOI:
10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736.figure1
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10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736.figure2
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10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736.figure3
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10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736.figure4
DOI:
10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e52736.suppl1
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2474932-1
SSG:
12
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