Detailed Record for Eublepharis macularius

Common Name: Leopard gecko

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Sauria / Family Eublepharidae / Genus Eublepharis

C-value (pg): 1.86

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Starostova, Z., L. Kratochvil, and M. Flajshans (2008). Cell size does not always correspond to genome size: phylogenetic analysis in geckos questions optimal DNA theories of genome size evolution. Zoology 111: 377-384.

Other records available for this species:

Eublepharis macularius = 2.46 (pg)
Eublepharis macularius = 2.70 (pg)

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