Development of microsatellite markers for the two giant salamander species (Andrias japonicus and A. davidianus)

Natsuhiko Yoshikawa; Shingo Kaneko; Kazushi Kuwabara; Naoko Okumura; Masafumi Matsui; Yuji Isagi

doi:10.5358/hsj.30.177

Development of microsatellite markers for the two giant salamander species (Andrias japonicus and A. davidianus)

Natsuhiko Yoshikawa, Shingo Kaneko, Kazushi Kuwabara, Naoko Okumura, Masafumi Matsui, Yuji Isagi

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Abstract

The Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a near threatened species endemic to western Japan and is strictly protected by law. However, available information regarding the genetic diversity and genetic structure in this species, essential for its effective conservation, has been limited. We developed four microsatellite markers from A. japonicus and characterized these markers for two populations of this species, as well as for some captive Chinese giant salamanders (A. davidianus) of unknown original locality or localities. These markers, showing expected heterozygosities of 0.00-0.50 in the former and 0.63-0.89 in the latter, will be useful in documenting population genetic properties for each of the two species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-180
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Herpetology
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.30.177
Publication status	Published - 2011 Dec
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Andrias davidianus
Andrias japonicus
Conservation
Genetic diversity
Microsatellite

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Animal Science and Zoology

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Development of microsatellite markers for the two giant salamander species (Andrias japonicus and A. davidianus)

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