Microsatellites isolated from the North American ground skink
(Scincella lateralis)

Nathan D. Jackson¹, Travis C. Glenn^2,3, Cris Hagen², Stacey L. Lance², and Christopher C. Austin¹

¹Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University,
119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
²Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, USA
³Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Abstract: Thirteen polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed in the North American ground skink,
Scincella lateralis, for use in landscape and population genetic research. Loci were genotyped for a sample of 37 lizards from southeastern Louisiana. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 5 to 25 and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.23 to 0.97. The high levels of polymorphism observed in these loci will be useful for a variety of applications.