Title
Phylogenetic relationships of the poorly known treefrog Boana hobbsi (Cochran & Goin, 1970) (Anura: Hylidae), systematic implications and remarks on morphological variations and geographic distribution
Date Issued
22 February 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Almeida A.P.D.E.
Moraes L.J.C.L.
Roberto I.J.
De Carvalho V.T.
Ávila R.W.
Frazão L.
Silva A.A.A.
Menin M.
Werneck F.P.
Hrbek T.
Farias I.P.
Gordo M.
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Publisher(s)
Magnolia Press
Abstract
Boana hobbsi is a poorly known hylid frog currently placed within the Boana punctata group. Yet, morphological, ecological and bioacoustic traits do not support this placement, with no molecular data being available to date to test this hypothesis. Based on newly collected mitochondrial DNA sequences, morphological data review and field observations, we provide new insight into the phylogenetic relationships, morphological variations and geographic distribution of B. hobbsi. Our findings reveal that B. hobbsi is nested (with strong support) within the Boana benitezi group, recovering once more a polyphyletic Boana punctata group. Supported by this new genetic, morphological and ecological evidence, we propose a new taxonomic arrangement which includes B. hobbsi as a member of the Boana benitezi group. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of conducting biological inventories in remote Amazonian areas, where many taxonomic and geographic knowledge gaps persist with regards to Amphibian diversity.
Start page
301
End page
323
Volume
4933
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85101398446
PubMed ID
Source
Zootaxa
Resource of which it is part
Zootaxa
ISSN of the container
11755326
Sponsor(s)
We thank Sebastião Batista, Ivan Junqueira, Elciomar Oliveira, João Danilo, Priscila Azarak, and residents from Taboca village (Villa Bittencourt/AM), for assistance in the sampling. Fieldwork at Japurá River received financial support from: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação e Comunicações, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvi-mento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (SISBIOTA Program #563348/2010; Edital Universal #405640/2016-1) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas—FAPEAM (Edital FAPEAM/SISBIOTA) and Co-ordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Capes. Fieldwork at Japurá River and São Gabriel da Cachoeira received logistical support from the Comando Militar da Amazônia of Brazilian Army (CMA; Pro-amazônia program). We thank Victor G.D. Orrico (Zootaxa editor) and two anonymous reviewers who provided suggestions that improved our manuscript. APA thank FAPEAM for PhD fellowship (POSGRAD-UFAM 2016), LJCLM received a fellowship from CNPq (PCI #313055/2015-7). MM received productivity fellowship from CNPq (#303070/2017-0) and financial support by CNPq (#405640/2016-1), IJR thank CAPES for PhD fellowship (#88882.156872/2016-01), RWA thanks CNPq for productivity fellowship (#305988/2018-2) VTC thanks Coorde-nação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—CAPES for fellowship (PNPD), IPF thanks CNPq for productivity fellowship (#311336/2018/3), TH thanks CNPq for productivity fellowship (#309428/2019/0), and FPW thanks financial support from CNPq (productivity fellowship #305535/2017-0), Fundação de Amparo à Pes-quisa do Estado do Amazonas-FAPEAM (#062.00962/2018 and 062.01110/2017), and L’Oréal-Unesco For Women in Science Program (Brazil 2016 and IRT 2017).
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