[Phylogenetic relationships among Viperidae, Crotalinae based on mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence variations]

J L Zhou; Y G Yao; M H Huang; D T Yang; S Q Lü; Y P Zhang

[Phylogenetic relationships among Viperidae, Crotalinae based on mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence variations]

Yi Chuan Xue Bao. 2000;27(4):283-9.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

J L Zhou¹, Y G Yao, M H Huang, D T Yang, S Q Lü, Y P Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Fundamental Medicine, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China.

PMID: 11147345

Abstract

This paper analyzed the phylogenetic relationships and classification of pit vipers (Viperidae, Crotalinae) based on mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequence variations. We have sequenced mtDNA 12S rRNA gene about 370 bp fragment from Gloydius saxatilis Emelianov, Gloydius shedaoensis Zhao, Gloydius ussurriensis (Emelianov), Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt and Deinagkistrodon acutus, Gloydius brevicaudus (Stejneger) from two different localities, respectively. Combined with the sequence of Dinodon semicarinatus from GenBank, we have constructed two molecular phylogenetic trees using both Maximum-parsimony analysis and Neighbor-joining. Our results support the following conclusions: (1) Deinagkistrodon is a valid genus; (2) we also discussed the origin of Gloydius shedaoensis and showed it is a subspecies of Gloydius saxatilis; (3) Gloydius brevicaudsu and Gloydius ussurriensis are classified two species.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Crotalus / genetics*
Phylogeny*
RNA / genetics*
RNA, Mitochondrial
RNA, Ribosomal / genetics*
Sequence Analysis
Viperidae / genetics*

Substances

RNA, Mitochondrial
RNA, Ribosomal
RNA, ribosomal, 12S
RNA