Title
Phylogenetic relationships of the Boana pulchella Group (Anura: Hylidae)
Date Issued
01 February 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Faivovich J.
D.P. Pinheiro P.
Lyra M.L.
Pereyra M.O.
Baldo D.
Muñoz A.
Reichle S.
Brandão R.A.
Giaretta A.A.
Maria M.T.
Baêta D.
Libardi Widholzer R.
Baldo J.
Lehr E.
Wheeler W.C.
C. A. Garcia P.
Haddad C.F.B.
Publisher(s)
Academic Press Inc.
Abstract
In this paper we present a phylogenetic analysis of the treefrogs of the Boana pulchella Group with the goals of (1) providing a rigorous test of its monophyly; (2) providing a test of relationships supported in previous studies; and (3) exploring the relationships of the several species not included in previous analyses. The analyses included>300 specimens of 37 of the 38 species currently included in the group, plus 36 outgroups, exemplars of the diversity of Boana and the other genera of the hylid tribe Cophomantini. The dataset included eight mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, CytB, COI, ND1, tRNAIle, tRNALeu, and tRNAVal) and five nuclear genes (RHO, TYR, RAG-1, CXCR4, SIAH1). The phylogenetic analyses recover the monophyly of the B. pulchella Group with lower support than previous studies, as a result of the inclusion of the B. claresignata Group, which is recovered as its sister taxon. Within the B. pulchella Group, the inclusion of almost all species of the group had little impact on previous notions of its phylogeny, except for the rejection of the hypothesized B. polytaenia Clade (B. goiana and B. phaeopleura are nested in the clade here called the B. prasina Clade), which is redefined. Phylogenetic support is strong for five major clades, which collectively include all but three of the species sampled: the B. balzani Clade (B. aguilari, B. balzani, B. gladiator, B. melanopleura, B. palaestes), the redefined B. polytaenia Clade (B. botumirim, B. buriti, B. cipoensis, B. jaguariaivensis, B. leptolineata, B. polytaenia, B. stenocephala, and two undescribed species), the B. prasina Clade (B. bischoffi, B. caingua, B. cordobae, B. goiana, B. guentheri, B. marginata, B. phaeopleura, B. prasina, B. pulchella, and one undescribed species), the B. riojana Clade (B. callipleura, B. marianitae, B. riojana), and the B. semiguttata Clade (B. caipora, B. curupi, B. joaquini, B. poaju, B. semiguttata, B. stellae, and two undescribed species). The monophyly of the B. prasina + B. riojana Clades, and that of the B. polytaenia + B. semiguttata Clades are well-supported. The relationships among these two clades, the B. balzani Clade, B. ericae + B. freicanecae, and B. cambui (representing the deepest phylogenetic splits within the B. pulchella Group) are recovered with weak support. We discuss the phenotypic evidence supporting the monophyly of the B. pulchella Group, and the taxonomy of several species, identifying three new synonyms of Boana polytaenia, one new synonym of Boana goiana, and one new synonym of B. riojana.
Volume
155
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85097088530
PubMed ID
Source
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Resource of which it is part
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
ISSN of the container
10557903
Sponsor(s)
For the loan of tissues we thank Ana Carolina Carnaval (CUNY), Rogério P. Bastos (ZUFG), Maureen Donnelly (Florida International University), Taran Grant (then at PUCRS, now USP), Esteban O. Lavilla (FML), Magno V. Segalla, Marcos Vaira (then at UNSa, now in Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy-Conicet), Jörn Köhler (then at ZFMK, now in Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt), Wolfgang Böhme (ZFMK), Rodrigo Lingnau (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná), Ron W. Heyer and Roy W. McDiarmid (USNM), Carlos Eduardo Conte (Criadero Onça Pintada, Paraná, Brazil), Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues (USP), and Paula H. Valdujo (WWF-Brazil). José Rosado (MCZ) kindly provided photographs and data on the syntypes of B. polytaenia. Marc-Oliver Rödel and Frank Tillack (ZMB) kindly provided photographs of the syntypes of Hyla striata. For their help in the field we thank Yanina Arzamendia, Boris Blotto, Francisco Brusquetti, Patrick Colombo, Daniele Fabri, Ariadne Fares Sabbag, Luis M. Giasson, Taran Grant, Barnagleisson Lisboa, Vanessa Marcelino, Victor G. D. Orrico, Ingrid Tiburcio, Felipe Toledo, and Juliana Zina. Andrés E. Brunetti and Tiago L. Pezzuti shared unpublished information. Katyuscia Araujo-Vieira, Taran Grant, and Diego Pol throughout several years engaged in discussions related to several topics covered in this paper. For authorizing the use of the photos employed in Figs. 2–6 we thank Laura R. V. Alencar, Boris Blotto, Estevão J. Comitti, Axel Kwet, Fernando Leal, Barnagleisson Lisboa, Daniel Loebmann, and José M. Padial. The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Ornithology Lab and Fonoteca Zoológica (FonoZoo.com) Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC) kindly allowed the use of recordings under their care. PDPP thanks Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the fellowship at Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) at Universidade Estadual Paulista (#158681/2013-4) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP #2018/18473-6; #2019/25061-9). MLL thanks FAPESP (#2017/26162-8) for a fellowship. AM thanks Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny, and Dirección general de biodiversidad for the permits for the project VMABCV#026/09. Financial support for this project was provided by Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT PICTs 2007-2202, 2011-1895, 2013-404, 2015-813, 2015-820, 2015-2381, 2018-3349), FAPESP (# 2013/50741-7, 2018/15425-0), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET; PIP 11220110100889), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq; #446935/2014-0; #300903/2015-4, #306623/2018-8; #310301/2018-1, #305169/2019-0; 158681/2013-4), Rufford Foundation (39.05.07; 77.04.09; 9096-B; 1047-C). AAG, PCAG, and CFBH thank CNPq for their research fellowships.
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