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07-04-2015, 10:41 AM( This post was last modified: 07-04-2015, 10:42 AM by tigerluver )
The issue with subspecies classification is that there is no unanimously accepted definition as to what a subspecies is. Until the taxonomic community can set a concrete definition, the conclusions of such genetic studies are more based on author interpretation than anything else. The Kitpipit et al. (2011) study (which Kitchener coauthored and I've posted here a while back) states that the genetic differences give reason to "subspeciate" eleven forms.