@article{TiedemannSchneiderHavensteinetal.2014,
  author    = {Tiedemann, Ralph and Schneider, Anja R. R. and Havenstein, Katja and Blanck, Torsten and Meier, Elmar and Raffel, Martina and Zwartepoorte, Henk and Plath, Martin},
  title     = {New microsatellite markers allow high-resolution taxon delimitation in critically endangered Asian box turtles, genus Cuora},
  series = {Salamandra : German journal of herpetology},
  volume    = {50},
  journal   = {Salamandra : German journal of herpetology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Deutsche Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde},
  address   = {Darmstadt},
  issn      = {0036-3375},
  pages     = {139 -- 146},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {We isolated and characterized 16 new di- and tetranudeotide microsatellite markers for the critically endangered Asian box turtle genus Cuora, focusing on the "Cuora trifasciata" species complex. The new markers were then used to analyse genetic variability and divergence amongst five described species within this complex, namely C. aurocapitata (n = 18), C. cyclornata (n = 31), C. pani (n = 6), C. trifasciata (n = 58), and C. zhoui (n = 7). Our results support the view that all five species represent valid taxa. Within two species (C. trifasciata and C. cyclornata), two distinct morphotypes were corroborated by microsatellite divergence. For three individuals, morphologically identified as being of hybrid origin, the hybrid status was confirmed by our genetic analysis. Our results confirm the controversial species (Cuora aurocapitata, C. cyclornata) and subspecies/morphotypes (C. cyclornata meieri, C. trifasciata cf. trifasciata) to be genetically distinct, which has critical implications for conservation strategies.},
  language  = {en}
}