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Background  Spiny-footed lizards constitute a diverse but scarcely studied genus. Microsatellite markers would help increasing the knowledge about species boundaries, patterns of genetic diversity and structure, and gene flow dynamics. We developed a set of 22 polymorphic microsatellite loci for cross-species amplification in three taxa belonging to the  Acanthodactylus scutellatus  species group,  A. aureus ,  A. dumerili/A. senegalensis  and  A. longipes , and tested the same markers in two other members of the group,  A. scutellatus  and  A. taghitensis .    Results  Amplifications in  A. aureus ,  A. longipes  and  A. dumerili / A.  senegalensis  were successful, with markers exhibiting a number of alleles varying between 1 and 19. Expected and observed heterozygosity ranged, respectively, between 0.046–0.893 and 0.048–1.000. Moreover, 17 and 16 loci were successfully amplified in  A. scutellatus  and  A. taghitensis , respectively.    Conclusion  These markers are provided as reliable genetic tools to use in future evolutionary, behavioural and conservation studies involving species from the  A. scutellatus  group.

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Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for spiny-footed lizards, Acanthodactylus scutellatus group (Reptilia, Lacertidae) from arid regions