Phylogenetic position of Iranian pitvipers (Viperidae, Crotalinae, Gloydius) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2018)
Published: 27 March 2018
Crotalinae, Gloydius, Iran, mitochondrial cytb, phylogeny, taxonomy
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Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani
rastegarpouyani45@gmail.com
Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Hamzeh Oraie
Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran; Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Azar Khosravani
Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Abolfazl Akbari
Department of Venomous Animals and Antisera Production, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

A data-set representing 10 of the 14 species of pitvipers in the genus Gloydius was assembled based on the NCBI database to explore the phylogenetic relationships within the genus, with an emphasis on Iranian populations. A fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene was sequenced for 16 specimens of Iranian pitvipers from five locations, and the sequences were added to a final data-set comprising 65 specimens. The Iranian populations belong to a clade containing G. intermedius, G. halys, G. saxatilis, and G. shedaoensis with unresolved within-clade relationships. The Iranian pitvipers clustered with G. halys from Kazakhstan, but more definite taxonomic conclusions on the Iranian populations will require the resolution of species limits among G. intermedius, G. halys, G. shedaoensis, and G. saxatilis.

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Rastegar-Pouyani, E., Oraie, H., Khosravani, A., & Akbari, A. (2018). Phylogenetic position of Iranian pitvipers (Viperidae, Crotalinae, <i>Gloydius</i>) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome <i>b</i> sequences. Tropical Zoology, 31(2), 55–67. Retrieved from https://www.pagepress.org/biology/tz/article/view/40

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