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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| Format: | E-Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
2001
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11601/1/Phylogenetic%20relationships%20among%20the%20asian%20%28abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11601/ https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/Faculty/Shaffer/pubs/IversonHamy2001.pdf |
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| Summary: | 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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