Genetic diversity of common toads (Bufo bufo) along the
Norwegian coast : disjunct distribution of locally dominant
haplotypes

Tuncay, SS; Roth, S; Bardakci, F; Jehle, R

Abstract

Little is known about the phylogeographic history of amphibian populations along the western Fennoscandinavian coast.
In the present study, we focus on the common toad (Bufo bufo) and document the spatial distribution of mitochondrial
DNA (cytb) haplotypes at 20 localities along its coastal Norwegian range. Two common haplotypes (out of eight haplotypes
in total) were represented by 142 out of the 154 (92%) investigated individuals. However, they were shared at only three
localities and clustered at two separate geographic regions each. The most common haplotype (55% of individuals) has
previously been found to be abundant across central and eastern Europe, whereas the second most common haplotype
(37% of individuals) has so far only been recorded in Sweden. The disjunct distribution of genetic lineages is in line with an
assumption that the Norwegian coastline was postglacially colonised both from the south as well as across mountain passes
from the east. Our data support previous studies on the phylogeography of Fennoscandinavia that revealed that post-glacial
recolonisation patterns led to a pronounced spatial structure of local populations.

Citation

haplotypes. Herpetological journal, 28(3), 127-133

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 15, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jul 1, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 26, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 2, 2018
• Journal: The Herpetological Journal
• Print ISSN: 0268-0130
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 127-133
• Publisher URL: https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-journal/volume-28-number-3-july-2018/1844-05-genetic-diversity-of-common-toads-i-bufo-bufo-i-along-the-norwegian-coast-disjunct-distribution-of-locally-dominant-haplotypes
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