Table 1.
River | Current taxonomy | Relative genetic distances, % | mtDNA taxonomy |
---|---|---|---|
Betsiboka (NW and W1) | E. mongoz | 0.63–0.72 | 1 species |
E. f. fulvus–E. f. rufus | 2.33–2.41 | 2 subspecies | |
P. v. coquereli–P. v. coronatus | 5.25–5.50 | 2 species | |
L. edwardsi | 11.06–11.23 | 2 species | |
Mahavavy (in W1) | E. mongoz | 0.34–0.42 | 1 species |
E. f. rufus | 0.21–0.42 | 1 subspecies | |
P. v. coronatus–P. v. deckeni | 0.25–0.85 | 1 subspecies | |
Tsiribihina (W1 and W2) | E. f. rufus | 2.28–2.54 | 2 subspecies |
P. v. deckeni–P. v. verreauxi | 0.85–1.02 | 1 subspecies | |
Betsiboka and Mahavavy* | H. g. occidentalis | 1.99–2.03 | 2 subspecies |
Mahavavy and Tsiribihina* | L. edwardsi–L. ruficaudatus | 6.02–6.19 | 2 species |
All three rivers* | M. murinus | 2.54–2.62 | 2 subspecies |
Because of incomplete taxon sampling, the genetic divergence spans more than one river.