Milne-Edwards, M.H. (1829) - Recherches zoologiques pour servir à l`histoire des lézards, extraites d`une monographie de ce genre. - Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, 16: 50-89.  Brehm, A. & Harris, A.D.J. & Alves, C.D. & Jesus, J.D. & Thomarat, F.D. & Vicente, L.D. (2003) - Structure and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA complete control region in the lizard Lacerta dugesii (Lacertidae, Sauria). - Journal of Molecular Evolution, 56 (1): 46-53.   × We sequenced the complete control region
(CR) and adjacent tRNAs, partial 12S rRNA, and
cytochrome b (over 3100 bp) from eight individuals
of Madeiran wall lizards, Lacerta dugesii, from four
distinct island populations. The tRNAs exhibit a high
degree of intraspecific polymorphisms compared to
other vertebrates. All CR sequences include a minisatellite
that varies in length between populations but
is apparently fixed within them. Variation in minisatellite
length appears between populations separated
by apparently very short evolutionary time
spans. Many motifs identified in the CR of other
vertebrates are not highly conserved, although conserved
blocks are identifiable between the few published
reptile CR sequences. Overall there are
extensive differences in the internal organization of
the reptile CR compared to the more widely studied
mammals and birds. Variability in the CR is lower
than in cytochrome b, but higher than in 12S rRNA.
Phylogenetic analysis of these sequences produces a
well-resolved estimate of relationships between populations. Jesus, J. & Brehm, A. & Harris, D.J. (2005) - Is C-mos phylogenetically informative at lower taxonomic levels in reptiles? An assessment of variation within Lacerta (Teira) dugesii Milne-Edwards, 1829 (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). - Herpetozoa, Wien, 18 (1/2): 55-59. Silva-Rocha, I. & Sá-Sousa, P. & Fariña, B. & Carretero, M.A. (2016) - Molecular analysis confirms Madeira as source for insular and continental introduced populations of Teira dugesii (Sauria: Lacertidae). - Salamandra, 52 (3): 269-272.
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