Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes

The desert vipers of the genus Cerastes are a small clade of medically important venomous snakes within the family Viperidae. According to published morphological and molecular studies, the group is comprised by four species: two morphologically similar and phylogenetically sister taxa, the African...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel, Burriel-Carranza, Bernat, Martínez- Freiría, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/537126
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/537126
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107979
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Serps
Vipèrids
Evolució (Biologia)
Filogènia
59
id ES_7b7389a8417ab2ffb82f9e1c63f91c1a
oai_identifier_str oai:recercat.cat:2072/537126
network_acronym_str ES
network_name_str España
repository_id_str
spelling Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus CerastesMochales-Riaño, GabrielBurriel-Carranza, BernatMartínez- Freiría, FernandoSerpsVipèridsEvolució (Biologia)Filogènia59The desert vipers of the genus Cerastes are a small clade of medically important venomous snakes within the family Viperidae. According to published morphological and molecular studies, the group is comprised by four species: two morphologically similar and phylogenetically sister taxa, the African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and the Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii); a more distantly related species, the Saharan sand viper (Cerastes vipera), and the enigmatic B¨ohme’s sand viper (Cerastes boehmei), only known from a single specimen in captivity allegedly captured in Central Tunisia. In this study, we sequenced one mitochondrial marker (COI) as well as genome-wide data (ddRAD sequencing) from 28 and 41 samples, respectively, covering the entire distribution range of the genus to explore the population genomics, phylogenomic relationships and introgression patterns within the genus Cerastes. Additionally, and to provide insights into the mode of diversification of the group, we carried out niche overlap analyses considering climatic and habitat variables. Both nuclear phylogenomic reconstructions and population structure analyses have unveiled an unexpected evolutionary history for the genus Cerastes, which sharply contradicts the morphological similarities and previously published mitochondrial approaches. Cerastes cerastes and C. vipera are recovered as sister taxa whilst C. gasperettii is a sister taxon to the clade formed by these two species. We found a relatively high niche overlap (OI > 0.7) in both climatic and habitat variables between C. cerastes and C. vipera, contradicting a potential scenario of sympatric speciation. These results are in line with the introgression found between the northwestern African populations of C. cerastes and C. vipera. Finally, our genomic data confirms the existence of a lineage of C. cerastes in Arabia. All these results highlight the importance of genome-wide data over few genetic markers to study the evolutionary history of species.2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion13 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/537126https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107979RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésMolecular phylogenetics and evolution, 191 (2024), 107979, 13 p.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/5371262026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
title Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
spellingShingle Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Serps
Vipèrids
Evolució (Biologia)
Filogènia
59
title_short Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
title_full Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
title_fullStr Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
title_full_unstemmed Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
title_sort Hidden in the sand: phylogenomics unravel an unexpected evolutionary history for the desert-adapted vipers of the genus Cerastes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Martínez- Freiría, Fernando
author Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
author_facet Mochales-Riaño, Gabriel
Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Martínez- Freiría, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Burriel-Carranza, Bernat
Martínez- Freiría, Fernando
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Serps
Vipèrids
Evolució (Biologia)
Filogènia
59
topic Serps
Vipèrids
Evolució (Biologia)
Filogènia
59
description The desert vipers of the genus Cerastes are a small clade of medically important venomous snakes within the family Viperidae. According to published morphological and molecular studies, the group is comprised by four species: two morphologically similar and phylogenetically sister taxa, the African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) and the Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii); a more distantly related species, the Saharan sand viper (Cerastes vipera), and the enigmatic B¨ohme’s sand viper (Cerastes boehmei), only known from a single specimen in captivity allegedly captured in Central Tunisia. In this study, we sequenced one mitochondrial marker (COI) as well as genome-wide data (ddRAD sequencing) from 28 and 41 samples, respectively, covering the entire distribution range of the genus to explore the population genomics, phylogenomic relationships and introgression patterns within the genus Cerastes. Additionally, and to provide insights into the mode of diversification of the group, we carried out niche overlap analyses considering climatic and habitat variables. Both nuclear phylogenomic reconstructions and population structure analyses have unveiled an unexpected evolutionary history for the genus Cerastes, which sharply contradicts the morphological similarities and previously published mitochondrial approaches. Cerastes cerastes and C. vipera are recovered as sister taxa whilst C. gasperettii is a sister taxon to the clade formed by these two species. We found a relatively high niche overlap (OI > 0.7) in both climatic and habitat variables between C. cerastes and C. vipera, contradicting a potential scenario of sympatric speciation. These results are in line with the introgression found between the northwestern African populations of C. cerastes and C. vipera. Finally, our genomic data confirms the existence of a lineage of C. cerastes in Arabia. All these results highlight the importance of genome-wide data over few genetic markers to study the evolutionary history of species.
publishDate 2023
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/2072/537126
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107979
url http://hdl.handle.net/2072/537126
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107979
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
language_invalid_str_mv Inglés
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 191 (2024), 107979, 13 p.
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv 13 p.
application/pdf
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)
reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
instname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
instname_str Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
reponame_str Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
collection Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1869411515806777344
score 15.812429

Similares en LA Referencia