Genetic evidence for species status of some Caucasian rock lizards in the Darevskia saxicola group
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Abstract. Diversity at 35 allozyme loci was examined in nine populations of the taxa currently included in Darevskia saxicola . The data support the recognition of the subspecies Darevskia s. saxicola and D. s. lindholmi as species. The remaining subspecies D. s. brauneri, D. s. darevskii and D. s. szczerbaki are conspeci c although they can no longer be referred to Darevskia saxicola , but must be referred to Darevskia brauneri , whose name has priority. Considerable population substructuring was observed among the subspecies of Darevskia brauneri .
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تاریخ انتشار 2002