The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of Eremias brenchleyi (Reptilia: Lacertidae) and its phylogeny position within squamata reptiles

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-35

  Rui, Jinlong ^a   Wang, Yuting ^a   Nie, Liuwang ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complete mitochondrial genomes; Eremias brenchleyi; Phylogeny; Squamata; Tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

GENOME; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TAXONOMY;

AGAMIDAE; AMPHISBAENIA; AMPHISBAENIDAE; ANGUIDAE; BIPEDIDAE; CORDYLIDAE; EREMIAS BRENCHLEYI; GEKKONIDAE; HELODERMATIDAE; IGUANIDAE; LACERTIDAE; LACERTILIA; REPTILIA; RHINEURIDAE; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES; SHINISAURIDAE; SQUAMATA; TROGONOPHIDAE; VARANIDAE; VERTEBRATA; XANTUSIIDAE;

EID: 60449117540     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809787392793     Document Type: Article

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