Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis

Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis

The genus Anguis is known to be mainly continental in the Mediterranean area, and accordingly it has never been recorded in Western Mediterranean islands. Here we report for the first time the presence of the slow worm in a Western Mediterranean island, the Ile Sainte-Marguerite from Lérins archipel...

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Main Authors: Julien Renet, Daniela Lucente, Michel Delaugerre, Olivier Gerriet, Grégory Deso, Chiara Abbattista, Roberta Cimmaruta
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1835
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spelling doaj-652ef4450ffe4bb892a5857d35830c2f2020-11-25T01:54:55ZengFirenze University PressActa Herpetologica1827-96351827-96432018-12-0113210.13128/Acta_Herpetol-23290Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysisJulien Renet0Daniela Lucente1Michel Delaugerre2Olivier Gerriet3Grégory Deso4Chiara Abbattista5Roberta Cimmaruta6Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Pôle Biodiversité régionale, 96, rue Droite, 04200, Sisteron, FranceDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100, Viterbo, ItalyConservatoire du littoral, Résidence St Marc, 2, rue Juge Falcone, 20200, Bastia, FranceMuséum d’Histoire naturelle de Nice, 60, boulevard Risso, 06300, Nice, FranceAssociation herpétologique de Provence Alpes Méditerranée, Hameau du Nivernais, 84100, Orange, FranceDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100, Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, Tuscia University, Largo dell’Università snc, 01100, Viterbo, ItalyThe genus Anguis is known to be mainly continental in the Mediterranean area, and accordingly it has never been recorded in Western Mediterranean islands. Here we report for the first time the presence of the slow worm in a Western Mediterranean island, the Ile Sainte-Marguerite from Lérins archipelago (southeastern France). The molecular analysis of ND2 and PRLR genes assigned the specimens to A. veronensis Pollini, 1818 and showed that they are genetically related to the mainland population from Les Mayons, in mainland France.  https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1835
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Daniela Lucente
Michel Delaugerre
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Grégory Deso
Chiara Abbattista
Roberta Cimmaruta
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Daniela Lucente
Michel Delaugerre
Olivier Gerriet
Grégory Deso
Chiara Abbattista
Roberta Cimmaruta
Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
Acta Herpetologica
author_facet Julien Renet
Daniela Lucente
Michel Delaugerre
Olivier Gerriet
Grégory Deso
Chiara Abbattista
Roberta Cimmaruta
author_sort Julien Renet
title Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
title_short Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
title_full Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
title_fullStr Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Discovery of an Italian slow worm (Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818) population on a Western Mediterranean Island confirmed by genetic analysis
title_sort discovery of an italian slow worm (anguis veronensis pollini, 1818) population on a western mediterranean island confirmed by genetic analysis
publisher Firenze University Press
series Acta Herpetologica
issn 1827-9635
1827-9643
publishDate 2018-12-01
description The genus Anguis is known to be mainly continental in the Mediterranean area, and accordingly it has never been recorded in Western Mediterranean islands. Here we report for the first time the presence of the slow worm in a Western Mediterranean island, the Ile Sainte-Marguerite from Lérins archipelago (southeastern France). The molecular analysis of ND2 and PRLR genes assigned the specimens to A. veronensis Pollini, 1818 and showed that they are genetically related to the mainland population from Les Mayons, in mainland France. 
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1835
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