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Standard karyotypes of two populations of the Scincus scincus complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae)
- Source :
- Acta Herpetologica, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2007)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Firenze University Press, 2007.
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Abstract
- A study on chromosomes of two Scincus populations attributed to S. scincus and S. albifasciatus was carried out by conventional Giemsa staining. Both samples showed the same diploid number of 2N = 32 and identical chromosome morphology. Therefore, these populations seem to be lacking in chromosome changes that could act as barriers to gene flow. However, because speciation in lizards is not always associated with chromosome repatterning, the taxonomic status of “scincus” and “albifasciatus” forms remains unsettled.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18279635 and 18279643
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Acta Herpetologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2632d1f48c924eabb55b3b6794a8cb7d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-1297