The Molecular Evolution of Snakes as revealed by Mitogenomic Data
Snakes (Serpentes) are a diverse suborder of reptiles that, along with lizards and amphisbaenians, belong to the reptilian order Squamata. The phylogenetic position of snakes relative to lizards and amphisbaenians has been debated for about 140 years. Despite the many morphological and molecular studies that had been done, no consensus had been reached as to the phylogenetic position of snakes or
