Mitochondrial genomic variations shed light on the phylogeny and biogeography of the Phrynocephalus guttatus species group (Reptilia: Agamidae) in arid Central Asia.

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BACKGROUND: The lizard genus Phrynocephalus is an emerging model for studying mitochondrial genome evolution. Within this genus, the P. guttatus species-group represents a taxonomically and ecologically diverse clade whose evolutionary relationships remain poorly resolved. Previous studies based on morphology and partial molecular data have been unable to fully clarify relationships within this rapidly radiated...

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• Asia, Central
• Evolution, Molecular
• Genome, Mitochondrial
• Genomics
• Lizards