Integrative lineage delimitation in rodents of the Ctenomys Corrientes group
Author
Caraballo, Diego A.
Author
Rossi, María Susana
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Mammalia
2018
Warsaw, Poland
2017-02-25
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2016-0162
journal article
10.1515/mammalia-2016-0162
30e99225-91c6-4d08-9613-3ba747a8623e
1864-1547
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Ctenomys roigi
This lineage corresponds to the species firstly described by
Contreras (1988)
who pointed out its morphological distinctiveness. This species is distributed in an extremely limited area, within less than
100 km
2
, and thus was considered as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (
Bidau et al. 2008a
). To date, three nearby populations have been ascribed to
Ctenomys roigi
: Arroyo Pehuajó
, Costa Mansión and Estancia
San Luis
, located in the northwest extreme of the
Corrientes Province
(
Figure 2
). All three populations share a distinctive karyotype, 2n = 48 FN = 80, with a unique FN in the
Corrientes
group (
Ortells et al. 1990
,
Table 1
).
Ctenomys roigi
is also a well supported lineage in terms of genetic exclusivity, since it forms a unique SSR cluster and also results monophyletic in the mtDNA phylogeny (
Table 1
,
Figure 3
).