Distribution and hybridisation of barred and common grass snakes (Natrix helvetica, N. natrix) in Baden-Württemberg, South-western Germany

The distribution and hybridisation zone of the two grass snake species occurring in the German state of Baden-Württemberg are described, based on genetic data from maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA, up to 1983 bp) and biparentally inherited microsatellite DNA (13 loci). In agreement with...

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Main Authors: Nadine Schultze, Hubert Laufer, Carolin Kindler, Uwe Fritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:Herpetozoa
Online Access:https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/38897/download/pdf/