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The Karyotype of Anatololacerta and Its Implications for the Knowledge of the Karyological Evolution in the Lacertini

Larissa Kupriyanova, G. Odierna, O. Arribas

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We report for the first time the chromosomes of Anatololacerta danfordi (Anatololacerta group, Lacertini) and compare its karyotype with that of Parvilacerta parva (Parvilacerta group, Lacertini). Anatololacerta danfordi has 2n = 38: 36A + 2m; NF = 38 being the common one to the great part of the Lacertidae (both Lacertini and Eremiadini). While P. parva has 2n = 24: 14V, SV + 10A; NF = 38. Comparative karyological analysis reveals that the genera Anatololacerta and Parvilacerta, despite to be sister taxa, possess considerable different diploid number and karyotype structure. Thus the karyotypes are specific diagnostic feature in the Lacertini. Additionally, this analysis allows clarifying the karyological evolution in the Lacertini.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2026-33-1-71-76

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