Microsatellites isolated from the North American ground skink (Scincella lateralis)

Nathan D. Jackson, Louisiana State University
Travis C. Glenn, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Cris Hagen, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Stacey L. Lance, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Christopher C. Austin, Louisiana State University

Abstract

Thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed in the North American ground skink, Scincella lateralis, for use in landscape and population genetic research. Loci were genotyped for a sample of 37 lizards from southeastern Louisiana. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 5 to 25 and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.23 to 0.97. The high levels of polymorphism observed in these loci will be useful for a variety of applications. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.