Development of eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Chaco Treefrog, Hypsiboas raniceps

Abstract

We report the characterization of eleven polymorphic microsatellite loci for Hypsiboas raniceps in 20 individuals collected in the northwest of São Paulo State, Brazil. The number of alleles per locus, observed heterozygosity and polymorphic information content ranged from 2 to 16, 0.05 to 0.90 and 0.048 to 0.905, respectively. Linkage equilibrium was observed for all loci and only one locus showed significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with evidence of null alleles. The remaining ten loci will be useful for population genetic studies and revealing population structure in this species.