Table 2.
Uncorrected mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence (%) in V. bitatawa, V. olivaceus and three clades of Varanus (figure 1). Percentages on the diagonal represent intraspecific (or within clade) genetic diversity. See electronic supplementary material for nuclear gene divergences.
| bitatawa | olivaceus | clade 1 (prasinus clade) | clade 2 (salvator clade) | clade 3 (niloticus clade) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bitatawa | 0 | ||||
| olivaceus | 4.6 | 0 | |||
| clade 1 | 18.4—20.5 | 19.8—21.1 | 14.9–20.7 | ||
| clade 2 | 17.1–18.4 | 17.0–18.4 | 16.1–20.9 | 1.5–5 | |
| clade 3 | 18.4–19.3 | 18.0–20.8 | 17.3–24.1 | 14.4–19.5 | 9.4–20 |