Barcoding utility in a mega-diverse, cross-continental genus: keeping pace with Cyrtodactylus geckos.

ABSTRACT: Over the past decade, DNA barcoding has become a staple of low-cost molecular systematic investigations. The availability of universal primers and subsidized sequencing projects (PolarBOL, SharkBOL, SpongeBOL) have driven this popularity, often without appropriate investigation into the utility of barcoding data for the taxonomic group of interest. Here, our primary aim is to determine the phylogenetic value of DNA barcoding (mitochondrial locus COI) within the gecko genus Cyrtodactylus. With >40 new species described since last systematic investigation, Cyrtodactylus represents one of the most diverse extant squamate genera, and their contemporary distribution spans the Indian subcontinent, eastward through Indochina, and into AustraloPapua. The complex biogeographic history of this group

SUBMITTER: Brennan IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5514027 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature