A genetically confirmed hybrid between Natrix astreptophora and N. maura, two deeply divergent and ancient snake species

Using two mitochondrial DNA fragments and six nuclear genes, we confirmed that a morphologically intermediate snake, captured in Andalusia, southwestern Spain (municipality of Huelva), was an F1 hybrid between a female Natrix astreptophora and a male N. maura. The two parental species diverged 21.5...

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Main Authors: Andrea Criado-Flórez, Juan Pablo González de la Vega, Gabriel Martínez del Marmol, Uwe Fritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-02-01
Series:Herpetozoa
Online Access:https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/140551/download/pdf/
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