Table 1 Main characteristics of the identified L. braziliensis groups

Group	No. isolates	Sampled countries	Sampled ecoregions (level 1)^*	Median No. SNPs [min–max]	Median no. heterozygous SNPs	Median no. homozygous SNPs	Refs
L1	182	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru	Eastern Highland^**, Amazonian- Orinocan Lowland, Northern/Central Andes, Gran Chaco	30,158 [7,385–31,892]	13,766	15,654	^8,9,22,23
L2	4	Bolivia, Brazil, Peru	Amazonian- Orinocan Lowland	60,095 [59,879–60,181]	4406	55,773	^4,5,7
L3	9	Brazil	Eastern highlands	25,620 [25,596–25,631]	113	25,509	⁶
L. peruviana	31	Peru	Northern/Central Andes	26,024 [25,586–26,482]	98	25,664	⁸

^*Ecoregion classification and data were extracted from data available from the United States Environmental Protection Agency: https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/sa/.
^*^*The level 1 ecoregion ‘Eastern Highland’ encompasses the Atlantic Forest region (a level 2 ecoregion).

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