Mitochondrial phylogeography of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis, Emys trinacris) – an update

Celani, Antonia; Havaš, Peter; Tripepi, Sandro; Khabibullin, V. F.; Бакиев, А. Г.; Fahd, Soumía; Fritz, Uwe; Velo‐Antón, Guillermo; Široký, Pavel; Kami, Haji Gholi; Guicking, Daniela; Valdeón, Aitor; Auer, Markus; Wink, Michael; Joger, Ulrich; Arakelyan, Marine; Džukić, Georg; Fernández, César Ayres; Mazanaeva, L. F.; Ayaz, Dinçer

doi:10.1163/156853807781374737

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“…Besides information about former distribution, species communities, and range fluctuations (e.g., Adler 1968aAdler , b, 1970Rhodin & Largy 1984;Rhodin 1992Rhodin , 1995Pritchard 1994;Mosseri-Marlio 1998;Albino & Kligmann 2007;Sommer et al 2007), morphological traits of native, but already extinct, species can be investigated. The size similarity of subfossil Czech E. orbicularis and representatives of the extant population from the Hungarian Low-Subfossil Emys orbicularis morphology 797 land supports that E. orbicularis immigrated to what is now southern Moravia and Bohemia from the adjacent south-eastern lowlands, as hypothesized, among others, by Farkas et al (1998), Fritz et al (2007), and Sommer et al (2007).…”

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“…Several recent papers on the phylogeography, systematics and natural history of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis (L., 1758) make this species one of the best-studied chelonians world-wide (for review see Fritz 2003;Fritz & Havaš 2004;Fritz et al 2007;Sommer et al 2007). Originally, E. orbicularis occurred in a large range extending over a considerable part of the western Palaearctic realm.…”

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Basic morphological data of native Czech Emys orbicularis revealed by subfossil finds

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Holocene Czech Emys orbicularis are rare in museum collections because the species disappeared from this region centuries ago. Fifteen reconstructed shells of subfossil Czech specimens of E. orbicularis (ranging in age from 3800-3500 BC to 1300 AD) from archaeological sites were used to assess basic morphological data. Our results provide evidence that the extinct Czech turtles fall into the size range of extant Central European E. orbicularis populations from the Hungarian Lowland. Maximum male and female straight-line carapacial lengths of the Czech specimens reached at least 160 and 175 mm, respectively.

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“…We sequenced the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of more than 1,100 individuals of pond turtles from about 200 localities, and identified 56 different haplotypes (see Fritz et al, 2007). These could be grouped into nine monophyletic haplotype groups ( Figs.…”

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Relict Populations and Endemic Clades in Palearctic Reptiles: Evolutionary History and Implications for Conservation

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The phylogeographic history of eight species complexes of West Palearctic reptiles was reconstructed using mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Cryptic endemic taxa were detected in the Southern European peninsulas (Iberia, Southern Italy/Sicily, and Greece) as well as in North Africa, Anatolia, Iran, and the Caucasus. These endemics are mainly of Tertiary or early Pleistocene age. Only part of them can be categorized as relicts of a former, more widely distributed taxon, having survived in ice age refugia; others have probably always remained in a restricted area, close to their origin.Typical Pleistocene relict populations are phylogenetically related to larger conspecific populations elsewhere. They may be restricted to mountain habitats like Vipera berus in the Alps and in Greek mountains, or to islands like Lacerta bilineata on Cres and Natrix tessellata in Crete.Holocene relict populations stem from a postPleistocene range expansion (usually in Southeast-Northwest direction). They reached their largest distribution during the Holocene climatic optimum and were later restricted to small areas in the climatically most favorable regions. Examples are N. tessellata, Zamenis longissimus, L. bilineata, L. viridis, and Emys orbicularis in Germany. These populations are only poorly differentiated genetically; hence the risk of losing genetic diversity is not an appropriate argument for their protection. They may react to global warming by a range expansion. Relict Populations and Endemic Clades inSouthern European, North African, and Middle Eastern relicts may, on the contrary, be threatened by global warming. These populations are in need of more studies, and should be brought to the attention of national and international conservation agencies.

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“…There were two haplotypes in lineage I (Ia and Iy) and II (IIb and IIn), and one in lineage IV (IVl). The haplotype nomenclature for the newly identified haplotypes was modeled on Lenk et al (1999), Fritz et al (2007Fritz et al ( , 2009 and Velo-Antón et al (2011).…”

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“…The phylogenetic network was constructed with Network v. 4.5.1.6 applying the median joining algorithm (Bandelt et al 1999). E. orbicularis and E. trinacris cytb gene haplotypes published previously by Lenk et al (1999), Fritz et al (2007Fritz et al ( , 2009 and VeloAntón et al (2011) were used in the analysis.…”

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Distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes (cytb) in Polish populations of Emys orbicularis (L., 1758)

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The European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, inhabits a wide distribution area in the western Palaearctic. Polish populations of pond turtle represent the nominotypical subspecies Emys orbicularis orbicularis. The mitochondrial DNA haplotype (cytb gene) variation among 131 turtles from 26 locations in five regions of Poland was investigated. Five haplotypes belonging to three distinct lineages were identified. Two clades (I and II) were represented by two haplotypes each, while the other clade (IV) was represented by one haplotype. Three haplotypes were reported for the first time in E. orbicularis. The eastern part of Poland is inhabited exclusively by turtles bearing haplotype Ia. The remaining four sequence variants were recorded in western Poland where only the IIb haplotype is considered endemic. The distribution of the other haplotypes in western Poland could thus reflect past introductions or accidental releases. The authors regarded the two locations (Drzeczkowo and Karpicko) that were first included in the western Poland populations as autochthonous catchment areas of haplotype Ia.

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Mitochondrial phylogeography of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis, Emys trinacris) – an update

Cited by 71 publications

References 21 publications

Basic morphological data of native Czech Emys orbicularis revealed by subfossil finds

Basic morphological data of native Czech Emys orbicularis revealed by subfossil finds

Relict Populations and Endemic Clades in Palearctic Reptiles: Evolutionary History and Implications for Conservation

Distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes (cytb) in Polish populations of Emys orbicularis (L., 1758)

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