Table 1. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) for seven populations of the Andaman keelback on the Andaman archipelago.

Source of variation	VCa	PVb (%)	p	Fixation indices
Among groups	1.73	45.96	0.11	FCT = 0.46
Among populations within groups	1.38	36.29	<0.001*	FSC = 0.69
Among populations among groups	0.68	17.74	<0.001*	FST = 0.82

Notes:

Population classification: North Andaman, Middle Andaman, Baratang, South Andaman, Little Andaman, Havelock and Long Island were considered as individual populations.

^aVC, variance,

^bPV, percentage variation.

^*Indicates statistical significance, statistical significance was set at α = 0.05.