Justin L. Lee , Platon V. Yushchenko  , Chatmongkon Suwannapoom , Parinya Pawangkhanant , L. Lee Grismer , Tan Van Nguyen j k , V. Deepak , Surya Narayanan , Sandeep Das , Thy Neang , H.T. Lalremsanga, Jian-Huan Yang  , Daniel Jablonski , Mustafa Erkaya , Gernot Vogel , Aaron M. Bauer , Nikolay A. Poyarkov

Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution | October 25, 2024

In this study, we assembled the largest molecular dataset of Oligodon to date, which we use to assess the systematics and biogeography of the entire genus. Based on a combination of maximum likelihood and Bayesian phylogenies using fragments of three mitochondrial genes (12 s, 16 s, CytB) and three nuclear genes (Rag1, C-mos, BDNF), we identify eight deeply divergent clades within Oligodon, of which only two correspond with species groupings that were recognized by previous morphological classifications.