Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the spiny-rat Clyomys bishopi (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Ten microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from the spiny-rat (Clyomy bishopi), a medium-size Neotropical rodent that inhabits some of the last remaining savannas from Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Between 5 and 17 alleles were detected per locus, with expected heterozygosity ranging from 0.605 to 0.921. All but one locus were found to be in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, and no linkage disequilibrium was detected among pairs of loci. These microsatellites should provide useful markers in genetic studies including parentage analyses and determining genetic and social structure of populations.