Polyploidy is a well-known phenomenon among various groups of animals, plants and fungi. However, the occurrence and study of this phenomenon among reptiles is still underestimated. Currently, polyploid (3 – 4n) and mosaic (2/3n) individuals are known in eleven families of reptiles. The paper presents a unique case of polyploidy in a skink of the genus Ophiomorus. Using DNA flow cytometry, we detected diploid and triploid specimens of O. tridactylus in a population near Jask in Southern Iran. This may be the result of hybridization or natural spontaneous autotriploidy. Further studies of these lizards in the region will make it possible to determine the causes of this phenomenon.
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