Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) genotype profiles : studyGR and regional population

<p dir="ltr">This dataset contains individual-level microsatellite genotype profiles for southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) used in the study, “Three decades later : genetic implications for managing a fragmented southern white rhinoceros <i>(</i>Ceratotherium simum simum) population in South Africa.” The dataset comprises 148 genotype profiles from the StudyGR population in Limpopo, South Africa, including individuals sampled from the historic population and recently supplemented individuals, as well as a subset of 150 genotype profiles representing the broader regional population used for comparative analyses.</p><p dir="ltr">StudyGR genotype profiles were generated from biological samples collected during routine wildlife management interventions within the reserve and analysed through the University of Pretoria's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL).

Genotyping was conducted using the RhODIS microsatellite panel for southern white rhinoceros. The dataset contains allele calls for the 24 microsatellite loci included in the original genotype profiles; 20 loci were retained for the population genetic analyses presented in the associated study. Individual samples are identified using study-specific identifiers.</p><p dir="ltr">The regional comparison dataset was selected from a larger published collection of southern white rhinoceros genotype profiles from Harper et al. (2018).