SREL Reprint #3165

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

Nathan D. Jackson1, Travis C. Glenn2,3, Cris Hagen2, Stacey L. Lance2, and Christopher C. Austin1

1Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University,
119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
2Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA
3Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

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.

Keywords: Southeastern United States, Scincidae, Lizard, Primers, Population genetics

SREL Reprint #3165

Jackson, N. D., T. C. Glenn, C. Hagen, S. L. Lance, and C. C. Austin. 2011. Microsatellites isolated from the North American ground skink (Scincella lateralis). Conservation Genetics Resources (2011) 3:95-97.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).