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AuthorNobuyuki, Yamaguchi
AuthorVasconcelos, Raquel
AuthorMohamed, Toqa
AuthorAbdel-Fattah Ahmed, Talaat
AuthorAlatalo, Juha Mikael
AuthorBarnett, Ross
Available date2023-02-15T05:38:05Z
Publication Date2019-01-31
Publication NameJournal of Arid Environments
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.012
CitationYamaguchi, Nobuyuki, Raquel Vasconcelos, Toqa Mohamed, Talaat Abdel-Fattah Ahmed, Juha Mikael Alatalo, and Ross Barnett. "Toads in Qatar: The species present and their probable original source." Journal of Arid Environments 160 (2019): 91-94.
ISSN01401963
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196318318834
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/40050
AbstractToads are likely to have been introduced to Qatar, but little information is available on toad populations in the country, including the species present and their probable origin. Therefore, we collected tissue samples for analysis from 32 toads found in six different locations in northern and central Qatar. Phylogenetic analysis based on16S rRNA mitochondrial DNA identified two haplotypes in Qatar, which are identical to those of Sclerophrys regularis from Ismalia and from Rasheed (Rosetta) in Egypt. One haplotype is very common in central Qatar, while the other is more common in the north. It is possible that toads have been introduced from Egypt to Qatar on multiple occasions, although we cannot reject the possibility of a single introduction event containing toads of both haplotypes with subsequent dispersal across the country.
SponsorThis research was funded through a student grant by the Department of Biological and Environmental sciences, Qatar University: QUST-CAS-SPR 15\16-6. One of the authors (RV) was supported by postdoctoral grants from FCT, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BPD/79913/2011 financed by The European Social Fund and the Human Potential Operational Programme, POPH/FSE.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectAlien species
Egypt
Introduction
Phylogeny
Qatar
Sclerophrys regularis
TitleToads in Qatar: The species present and their probable original source
TypeArticle
Pagination91-94
Volume Number160
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