First Data on the Molecular Phylogeography of Scincid Lizards of the Genus Mabuya

Mausfeld, Patrick; Vences, Miguel; Schmitz, Andreas; Veith, Michael

doi:10.1006/mpev.2000.0809

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“…Results also indicated frequent occurrences of homoplasy in morphological characters in the subfamily. These findings also support the necessity of molecular phylogenetic approaches to problems relevant to the origin of the New World lygosomine taxa, because their generic assignments have been made almost solely on morphological grounds (e.g., Greer, 1970aGreer, , 1979b; but see Mausfeld et al, 2000) In this study, we sequenced mitochondrial DNA for representatives of all three New World lygosomine genera, and analyzed resultant data together with corresponding data previously published (Honda et al, 2000) Australian Tiliqua , and one Scincus (belonging to the Scincinae) were also subjected to the sequencing procedure (Table 1, see Appendix for further details). Furthermore, we incorporated into the analyses data for other skinks representing the five major lineages of the subfamily Lygosominae, and the subfamily Scincinae published in our previous study (Honda et al, 1999b(Honda et al, ,c, 2000: Table 1).…”

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“…1). Mausfeld et al (2000) depicted relationships of Mabuya on the basis of analysis of sequence variations in a part of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene, in which the one Neotropical representative examined by them ( M . cf.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies revealed a relatively large degree of genetic divergences among lygosomine skinks (e.g., Honda et al, 2000;Mausfeld et al, 2000). Thus, we used 12S and 16S rRNA genes to avoid saturation of base substitutions because these domains seem to evolve more slowly than other mitochondrial genes (e.g., Keogh, 1998;Lee, 2000).…”

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Phylogeny of the Lizard Subfamily Lygosominae (Reptilia: Scincidae), with Special Reference to the Origin of the New World Taxa

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Phylogenetic relationships of the three lygosomine skink genera occurring both in the Old World and the New World ( Mabuya, Scincella and Sphenomorphus ) were inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence of 12S and 16S rRNA genes. Results strongly suggested the non-monophyly for any of these three genera. Within the Mabuya group, Asian members appear to have diverged first, leaving the Neotropical and the Afro-Malagasy Mabuya as sister groups. These relationships, together with the absence of extant or fossil representatives of the Mabuya group from North America, strongly suggest the trans-Atlantic dispersals of Mabuya from Africa to Neotropics. Our results also indicated a closer affinity of the New World Scincella with the New World Sphenomorphus than with the Old World Scincella . Such relationships suggest the trans-Beringian dispersal of the common ancestor from Asia and its subsequent divergence into the North American Scincella and the Neotropical Sphenomorphus .

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Phylogeny of the Lizard Subfamily Lygosominae (Reptilia: Scincidae), with Special Reference to the Origin of the New World Taxa

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“…1600 bp) were amplified using primers 12SA-L and 12SB-H, 16SA-L and 16SB-H, and 16SAH (reverse of 16SAL) and 16SL3, as previously published by Vences et al (2000), Mausfeld et al (2000), and Schaefer et al (2002). A fragment of 925 bp of the cytochrome b gene was amplified using modified versions of the primers MVZ15-L and cytbAR-H from Goebel et al (1999) (AAC TWA TGG CCC MCA CMA TMC GWA A and TAW ARG GRT CYT CKA CTG GTT G).…”

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High mitochondrial diversity within and among populations of Malagasy poison frogs

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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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The diurnal, brightly colored, and toxic frogs of the genus Mantella are among the most prominent representatives of the endemic anuran fauna of Madagascar. Especially three closely related species, M. aurantiaca, M. crocea, and M. milotympanum, are intensively collected for the pet trade, although basic data on their natural history and genetic diversity are still lacking. Our phylogenetic analyses based on 2.8 kbp of partial 16S rRNA, 12S rRNA, cytochrome b, and rhodopsin DNA sequences confirmed that these species belong to one of the five major clades in Mantella, the M. madagascariensis group. A haplotype network constructed using 830 bp of cytochrome b in 49 individuals from seven populations revealed that M. milotympanum and M. crocea have largely similar haplotypes sharing, confirming doubts about the species validity of M. milotympanum and indicating independent evolution of bright orange pattern in M. milotympanum and M. aurantiaca. Further, clustering of four individuals of M. aurantiaca from Andranomena with M. crocea suggests incomplete lineage sorting or introgression resulting from secondary contact of refugial populations. AMOVA confirmed significant intrapopulation nucleotide diversity (>20%). These diversity patterns and our field observations indicate relatively large population sizes. Hence, overcollecting is probably a minor problem and conservation efforts should rather focus on saving some large populations from habitat destruction through logging and forest fires.

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“…Mitochondrial DNA genes such as ND4-tRNA LEU , 12S ribosome RNA (12S rRNA), 16S ribosome RNA (16S rRNA), and cytochrome b (Cyt b) have been widely used for elucidating interspecific phylogenetic relationships among reptiles, including lizards (Malone et al, 2000;Mausfeld et al, 2000;Parkinson et al, 2000;Sites et al, 1996). More importantly, large molecular datasets under appropriate phylogenetic analyses have shown the potential to resolve longstanding controversies in systematics (Murphy et al, 2001).…”

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A phylogeny of Chinese species in the genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

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First Data on the Molecular Phylogeography of Scincid Lizards of the Genus Mabuya

Cited by 61 publications

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Phylogeny of the Lizard Subfamily Lygosominae (Reptilia: Scincidae), with Special Reference to the Origin of the New World Taxa

Phylogeny of the Lizard Subfamily Lygosominae (Reptilia: Scincidae), with Special Reference to the Origin of the New World Taxa

High mitochondrial diversity within and among populations of Malagasy poison frogs

A phylogeny of Chinese species in the genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

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