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Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia

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Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia. / Biazkula, Lal; Lalremsanga, Hmar; Santra, Vishal et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2061, 04.02.2023.

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Biazkula, L, Lalremsanga, H, Santra, V, Dhara, A, Ahmed, MT, Mallick, Z, Kuttalam, SR, Amarasinghe, AAT & Malhotra, A 2023, 'Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia', Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, 2061. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

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Biazkula, L., Lalremsanga, H., Santra, V., Dhara, A., Ahmed, M. T., Mallick, Z., Kuttalam, S. R., Amarasinghe, A. A. T., & Malhotra, A. (2023). Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 2061. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

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Biazkula L, Lalremsanga H, Santra V, Dhara A, Ahmed MT, Mallick Z, Kuttalam SR, Amarasinghe AAT, Malhotra A. 2023. Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia. Scientific Reports. 13(1):Article 2061. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

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Biazkula, Lal et al. "Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia". Scientific Reports. 2023. 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

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Biazkula L, Lalremsanga H, Santra V, Dhara A, Ahmed MT, Mallick Z et al. Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia. Scientific Reports. 2023 Feb 4;13(1):2061. Epub 2023 Feb 4. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

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Biazkula, Lal ; Lalremsanga, Hmar ; Santra, Vishal et al. / Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia. In: Scientific Reports. 2023 ; Vol. 13, No. 1.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Molecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia

AU - Biazkula, Lal

AU - Lalremsanga, Hmar

AU - Santra, Vishal

AU - Dhara, Arindam

AU - Ahmed, Molla Talhauddin

AU - Mallick, Ziniya

AU - Kuttalam, Sourish Rajagopalan

AU - Amarasinghe, A. A. Thasun

AU - Malhotra, Anita

N1 - © 2023. The Author(s).

PY - 2023/2/4

Y1 - 2023/2/4

N2 - The banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus is a widespread elapid snake, likely to comprise several distinct species in different geographic regions of Asia. Therefore, based on molecular phylogenetics and comparative morphology data, we present an overview of the systematic composition of the species to delimit potential biogeographic boundaries. Our phylogenetic analyses, based on four mitochondrial genes, reveal the existence of at least three evolutionary lineages within B. fasciatus, corresponding to Indo-Myanmar, Sundaic and eastern Asian lineages. We are convinced that there are at least three taxonomic entities within the nomen B. fasciatus and restrict the distribution of B. fasciatus sensu stricto to the Indo-Myanmar region. We also provide additional natural history data of the taxon from eastern India. Finally, we advocate further studies to establish the degree of reproductive isolation among these diverging evolutionary lineages and to reassess the systematic status of this species complex especially the Sundaic and eastern Asian lineages.

AB - The banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus is a widespread elapid snake, likely to comprise several distinct species in different geographic regions of Asia. Therefore, based on molecular phylogenetics and comparative morphology data, we present an overview of the systematic composition of the species to delimit potential biogeographic boundaries. Our phylogenetic analyses, based on four mitochondrial genes, reveal the existence of at least three evolutionary lineages within B. fasciatus, corresponding to Indo-Myanmar, Sundaic and eastern Asian lineages. We are convinced that there are at least three taxonomic entities within the nomen B. fasciatus and restrict the distribution of B. fasciatus sensu stricto to the Indo-Myanmar region. We also provide additional natural history data of the taxon from eastern India. Finally, we advocate further studies to establish the degree of reproductive isolation among these diverging evolutionary lineages and to reassess the systematic status of this species complex especially the Sundaic and eastern Asian lineages.

U2 - 10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

DO - 10.1038/s41598-023-28241-8

M3 - Article

C2 - 36739450

VL - 13

JO - Scientific Reports

JF - Scientific Reports

SN - 2045-2322

IS - 1

M1 - 2061

ER -