| Abstract: | To assess mechanisms of hybridization and speciation, we isolated and characterized 12 dinucleotide microsatellite DNA loci for the toad‐headed lizards, Phrynocephalus przewalskii complex. A total of 48 specimens were examined and all loci were polymorphic with seven to 25 alleles per locus. The observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.282 to 0.946 and 0.400 to 0.937, respectively. These loci are therefore suitable for a wide range of population level studies within the P. przewalskii complex. |
