High-coverage sequencing and annotated assembly of the genome of the Australian dragon lizard Pogona vitticeps

A Georges, Q Li, J Lian, D O'Meally, J Deakin… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background The lizards of the family Agamidae are one of the most prominent elements of
the Australian reptile fauna. Here, we present a genomic resource built on the basis of a wild …

A genome draft of the legless anguid lizard, Ophisaurus gracilis

B Song, S Cheng, Y Sun, X Zhong, J Jin, R Guan… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Transition from a lizard-like to a snake-like body form is one of the most
important transformations in reptilian evolution. The increasing number of sequenced …

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei), an emerging model species

AJ Geneva, S Park, DG Bock, PLH de Mello… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapid technological improvements are democratizing access to high quality, chromosome-
scale genome assemblies. No longer the domain of only the most highly studied model …

Sequencing, de novo assembling, and annotating the genome of the endangered Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus

J Gao, Q Li, Z Wang, Y Zhou, P Martelli, F Li… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, is the only living
representative of the monotypic family Shinisauridae under the order Squamata. It is an …

Draft genome of the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius

Z Xiong, F Li, Q Li, L Zhou, T Gamble, J Zheng… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Geckos are among the most species-rich reptile groups and the sister clade to
all other lizards and snakes. Geckos possess a suite of distinctive characteristics, including …

The revised reference genome of the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) provides insight into the considerations of genome phasing and assembly

BJ Pinto, T Gamble, CH Smith, SE Keating… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Genomic resources across squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) have lagged behind
other vertebrate systems and high-quality reference genomes remain scarce. Of the 23 …

The genome of the tegu lizard Salvator merianae: combining Illumina, PacBio, and optical mapping data to generate a highly contiguous assembly

JG Roscito, K Sameith, M Pippel, KJ Francoijs… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Reptiles are a species-rich group with great phenotypic and life history diversity
but are highly underrepresented among the vertebrate species with sequenced genomes …

Genome reannotation of the lizard Anolis carolinensis based on 14 adult and embryonic deep transcriptomes

WL Eckalbar, ED Hutchins, GJ Markov, AN Allen… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background The green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis, is a key species for both laboratory
and field-based studies of evolutionary genetics, development, neurobiology, physiology …

Developing a community-based genetic nomenclature for anole lizards

K Kusumi, RJ Kulathinal, A Abzhanov, S Boissinot… - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Background Comparative studies of amniotes have been hindered by a dearth of reptilian
molecular sequences. With the genomic assembly of the green anole, Anolis carolinensis …

A draft genome sequence of the elusive giant squid, Architeuthis dux

RR Da Fonseca, A Couto, AM Machado… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Background The giant squid (Architeuthis dux; Steenstrup, 1857) is an
enigmatic giant mollusc with a circumglobal distribution in the deep ocean, except in the …