Vol. 1 No. 2 (2006)
Articles

Standard karyotypes of two populations of the <em>Scincus scincus</em> complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae)

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  • Mohsen Kalboussi,
  • Gennaro Aprea,
  • Andrea Splendiani,
  • Massimo Giovannotti,
  • Vincenzo Caputo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-1297

Published 2007-04-29

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Kalboussi, M., Aprea, G., Splendiani, A., Giovannotti, M., & Caputo, V. (2007). Standard karyotypes of two populations of the <em>Scincus scincus</em> complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae). Acta Herpetologica, 1(2), 127–130. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-1297
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Abstract

A study on chromosomes of two Scincus populations attributed to S. scincus and S. albifasciatus was carried out by conventional Giemsa staining. Both samples showed the same diploid number of 2N = 32 and identical chromosome morphology. Therefore, these populations seem to be lacking in chromosome changes that could act as barriers to gene flow. However, because speciation in lizards is not always associated with chromosome repatterning, the taxonomic status of “scincus” and “albifasciatus” forms remains unsettled.
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