Sex-Determination Mechanisms among Populations within Cryptic Species Complex of Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae)

Sex-determination mechanisms and sex chromosomes are known to vary among reptile species and, in a few celebrated examples, within populations of the same species. The oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor, is one most intriguing this regard, exhibiting evidence multiple sex-determination modes single One possible explanation for unusual distribution that C. different determination confined particular population or cryptic complex. Here, we report on genetic analysis using SNP data from methylation-sensitive DArT sequencing mitochondrial DNA obtained samples collected six locations: three Bangladesh Thailand. Our aim was determine whether versicolor best described as with lineages species, well if its between We present latter possibility case comprises complex also identify sex-linked markers these use them determination. Overall, our results suggest have evolved closely related Agamid lizards.