Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): taxonomic and biogeographic implications

Reptiles of Fais Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

“…In a recent revision of the genus Mabuya, Mausfeld et al (2002) resurrected the name Eutropis Fitzinger for the Asia/Oceania species. A subsequent genetic study (Mausfeld and Schmitz 2003) supports the hypothesis that the Palauan population represents an undescribed species related to E. multicarinata, and that it probably colonized Palau by natural dispersal from the Philippines. The Fais/ Ulithi populations were not included in that study but are likely to fall within the Palauan group on geographic grounds.…”

“…Eutropis sp., on the other hand, apparently has a very limited distribution in Micronesia, being known only from Palau ( presuming conspecificity among the Carolines populations) and on Ulithi Atoll and Fais Island among the outer islands of Yap but not on Yap proper. It is apparently part of a Philippine radiation that may include several as yet undescribed taxa (Mausfeld and Schmitz 2003).…”

A new species ofTrachylepisFitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) from central African forests

“…We used a portion of the mito-AFRICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY 57(1) 2008 chondrial 16S rRNA gene and compared it with the molecular data obtained in several previous studies on the genus Trachylepis (e.g. Mausfeld et al 2000Mausfeld et al , 2002Mausfeld & Schmitz 2003;Mausfeld et al 2004) as well as several newly sequenced specimens of the concerned species. DNA was extracted from the tissue samples using QuiAmp tissue extraction kits (Qiagen) or a modified Chelex-Protocol (Walsh et al 1991;Schmitz 2003).…”

Phylogeny of endemic skinks of the genus Lygosoma (Squamata: Scincidae) from India suggests an in situ radiation

“…Two mitochondrial genes, 12S rRNA (12S) and 16S rRNA (16S), were PCR amplified from these samples using the primers and protocol published in Mausfeld and Schmitz (2003). These markers have been used extensively in molecular phylogenetic studies in lizards (Mausfeld et al 2003;Datta-Roy et al 2012) and are known to be variable and informative in resolving the relationships within squamates. A QIAquick PCR purification kit (Qiagen, Germany) was used to purify the PCR products and the sequences were obtained commercially from Eurofins Biotech (Bangalore, India).…”