Microsatellite DNA markers for three toad-headed lizard species (Phrynocephalus vlangalii, P. przewalskii and P. guttatus)

Aibin Zhan; Jinzhong Fu

doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02248.x

Microsatellite DNA markers for three toad-headed lizard species (Phrynocephalus vlangalii, P. przewalskii and P. guttatus)

Mol Ecol Resour. 2009 Mar;9(2):535-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02248.x. Epub 2009 Jan 31.

Authors

Aibin Zhan¹, Jinzhong Fu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1.

PMID: 21564685
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02248.x

Abstract

To assess the impact of natural landscapes on the population structure of lizards, 10 polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers were developed for the Qinghai toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii. The number of alleles at these informative loci ranged from four to 28. The novel markers and those previously developed for Phrynocephalus przewalskii were cross-tested among three toad-headed lizard species P. vlangalii, P. przewalskii and P. guttatus. A high cross-utility rate of more than 58% was observed among these three species. These markers are expected to be useful tools for taxonomic considerations as well as population genetic analysis and future conservation management.