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Fifteen microsatellite loci are described for the lizard Podarcis lilfordi from the Balearic Islands. Loci were isolated from partial genomic libraries that had been enriched for AAAG and ACAG repeat sequence. All loci were highly polymorphic (six to 19 alleles) in a sample of 26 individuals from the island of Dragonera. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.46 to 0.92 and 0.78 to 0.95, respectively. These loci will be used to study the evolutionary history of different forms, the occurrence of cross-islet introductions, and the validity of subspecific designations in this species.
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This work was financed by the research grants CGL2006–10893-C02 and CGL2009-12926-C02 of the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología and European Union FEDER grants. V.R. was supported by a grant from Direcció General R + D + I (Govern de les Illes Balears).
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Bloor, P., Rodríguez, V., Terrasa, B. et al. Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Balearic Island Lizard Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata: Lacertidae). Conservation Genet Resour 3, 323–325 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9354-7
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