Bing Lyu, Qin Liu, Yayong Wu, Truong Q Nguyen, Jing Che, Sang N Nguyen, Edward A Myers, Frank T Burbrink, Peng Guo, Jichao Wang
Although several phylogeographic studies of Asian snakes have been conducted, most have focused on pitvipers, with non-venomous snakes, such as colubrids or natricids, remaining poorly studied. The Chinese keelback water snake ( Trimerodytes percarinatus Boulenger) is a widespread, semiaquatic, non-venomous species occurring in China and southeastern Asia. Based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data, we explored the population genetic structure, genetic diversity, and evolutionary history of this species...
April 2024: Ecology and Evolution