The range-wide mitochondrial lineage of Natrix natrix scutata (Pallas, 1771) presented in the northern Zagros Mountains

Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758) is a common species distributed from Central Europe to Central Asia. In this range, it forms four subspecies that include several mitochondrial evolutionary lineages. One of the lineages, the so-called mtDNA lineage 8, has a wide distribution from the Baltic area to An...

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Main Authors: Daniel Jablonski, Marika Asztalos, Can Yılmaz, Aziz Avcı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Systematics
Online Access:https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/89662/download/pdf/