Global Terrapin Character-Based DNA Barcodes: Assessment of the Mitochondrial COI Gene and Conservation Status Revealed a Putative Cryptic Species.

ABSTRACT: Technological and analytical advances to study evolutionary biology, ecology, and conservation of the Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis ssp.) are realised through molecular approaches, including DNA barcoding. We evaluated the use of COI DNA barcodes in Malaysia's Southern River Terrapin population to better understand the species' genetic divergence and other genetic characteristics. We evaluated 26 sequences, including four from field specimens of Southern River Terrapins obtained in Bota Kanan, Perak, Malaysia, and Kuala Berang, Terengganu, Malaysia, as well as 22 sequences from global terrapins previously included in the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) Systems and GenBank. The species are divided into three families: eight Geoemydidae species (18%), three Emydidae species

SUBMITTER: Mohd Salleh MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature