The mitochondrial phylogeography of the Crimean endemic lizard Darevskia lindholmi (Sauria, Lacertidae): Hidden diversity in an isolated mountain system

Abstract The Lindholm rock lizard, Darevskia lindholmi, is the only member of the genus Darevskia whose range is restricted solely to Europe, representing a local endemism found only in the Crimean Mountains. In our study, we investigated the cytochrome b gene (mtDNA) of 101 D. lindho...

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Main Authors: Oleg Kukushkin, Oleg Ermakov, Iulian Gherghel, Svetlana Lukonina, Anton Svinin, Igor Doronin, Evgeniy Simonov, Daniel Jablonski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft 2021-10-01
Series:Vertebrate Zoology
Online Access:https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/62729/download/pdf/