Table 1.

Microsatellite allele variation in three species: Pelophylax lessonae,Pelophylax ridibundus, and Pelophylax epeiroticus in our study. Pelophylax cretensis and Pelophylax bedriagae are presented for allele variation comparison. Bold and underlined are private (species‐specific) alleles; dash denotes the absence of amplification product

Locus	Observed alleles	Size range	P. lessonae alleles	P. ridibundus alleles	P. epeiroticus alleles	P. cretensis alleles	P. bedriagae alleles
1. Res 5	10	144–172	144, 146, 148, 150, 154, 156, 164, 166, 170, 172	144, 146	144, 146, 148, 150, 154, 164, 166	156, 158, 160	144, 148, 152, 156
2. Res 14	6	132–148	138	132, 134, 140, 144, 148	140, 144	132, 140, 144	130, 132, 134, 138, 140
3. Res 16	7	118–136	124	118, 120, 122, 126, 130, 136	122, 124, 126	124, 130, 134	116, 118, 124, 126, 130, 132, 136, 150
4. Res 17	8	150–168	–	150, 154, 156, 158, 160, 166, 168	150, 152, 154, 156	150, 154, 158	150, 154, 166
5. Res 20	20	110–186	110, 112, 120, 138	–	112, 116, 118, 130, 134, 142, 146, 150, 154, 158, 160, 162, 166, 170, 178, 182, 186	–	–
6. RlCA1b5	11	120–144	120, 122, 126	130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144	126, 134	126, 128	124, 126, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 158
Total number of alleles	62	–	19	28	35	14	28
Number of private alleles	42	–	7	7	17	4	7