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Multilocus species-delimitation in the Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Reptilia: Typhlopidae) species complex.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Nov 2020
Kornilios P, Jablonski D, Sadek R A, Kumlutaş Y, Olgun K, Avci A, Ilgaz C
Abstract excerpt
Scolecophidia (worm snakes) are a vertebrate group with high ecomorphological conservatism due to their burrowing lifestyle. The Eurasian or Greek blindsnake Xerotyphlops vermicularis is their only European representative, a species-complex with an old diversification history. However, its systematics and taxonomy has remained untouched. Here, we extend previous work that relied heavily on mitochondrial markers,...
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