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Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the rapid racerunner Eremias velox (Squamata: Lacertidae)

Author(s): H. Li, Z.-S. Zhou, J. Guo and L.H. Lin

We isolated and characterizated 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the rapid racerunner Eremias velox (Squamata: Lacertidae). The loci were screened in 37 E. velox individuals. The number of alleles ranged from 6 to 16. The observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.432 to 0.919, and the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.685 to 0.902. These microsatellite markers should prove useful for population genetic studies of E. velox and other Eremias species.