Microsatellite Loci for Mogollon Narrowheaded Gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) and the Northern Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) in Arizona and New Mexico (2020-2021)
June 17, 2022
The Mogollon Narrowheaded gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) and the Northern Mexican gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) are both listed as Threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Both species have a strong association with aquatic habitats, and these habitats have been highly altered from impoundments, land-use changes, and the introduction and spread of non-native aquatic species, which have contributed to declines in Arizona and New Mexico over the last 30-40 years. We characterized 125 microsatellite loci per species to generate genetic toolsets for use in long term genetic monitoring of populations. We evaluated microsatellite loci for missing data and several variability thresholds, which resulted in 108 microsatellite loci for T. rufipunctatus and 91 microsatellite loci for T. eques megalops.
These data support the following publication:
Wood, D.A., Mitelberg, A., and Vandergast, A.G., 2025, Parentage and sibship relationships among captive snakes at the Phoenix Zoo—2024 data summary: U.S. Geological Survey Data Report 1204, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1204.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2022 |
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Title | Microsatellite Loci for Mogollon Narrowheaded Gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) and the Northern Mexican Gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) in Arizona and New Mexico (2020-2021) |
DOI | 10.5066/P9H2ZSSY |
Authors | Dustin A Wood, Anna Mitelberg, Amy Vandergast |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center - Headquarters |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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