Taxonomic Validity and Phylogeography of the East Eurasian Natricine Snake, <i>Rhabdophis lateralis</i> (Berthold, 1859) (Serpentes: Colubridae), as Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data
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- TAKEUCHI Hirohiko
- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
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- ZHU Guang-Xiang
- College of Life and Basic Sciences of Sichuan Agricultural University Life Science College of Sichuan University
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- DING Li
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- TANG Yezhong
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- OTA Hidetoshi
- Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, and Museum of Nature and Human Activities
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- MORI Akira
- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
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- OH Hong-Shink
- Department of Science Education, Cheju National University
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- HIKIDA Tsutomu
- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
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- Taxonomic validity and phylogeography of the East Eurasian Natricine Snake, Rhabdophis lateralis (Berthold, 1859) (Serpentes: Colubridae), as Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data
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We investigated the phylogenetic status and pattern of geographic variation in Rhabdophis lateralis on the basis of samples from across continental China, southeastern Russia, and the Korean Peninsula. The results confirmed the monophyly of the species and also revealed its extremely low genetic divergence. The population genetic analyses suggested that such low intraspecific divergence may reflect recent rapid population growth from a small ancestral population, extensive gene flow, or both. We conclude that R. lateralis is a good species, as suggested by our previous study, which analyzed fewer continental samples from a more limited range.
Journal
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- Current Herpetology
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Current Herpetology 33 (2), 148-153, 2014
The Herpetological Society of Japan
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- CRID
- 1390001204713391360
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- NII Article ID
- 130004685135
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- NII Book ID
- AA12246863
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- ISSN
- 18811019
- 13455834
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- NDL BIB ID
- 025704143
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
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