Title
Systematics and biogeography of the Boana albopunctata species group (Anura, Hylidae), with the description of two new species from Amazonia
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fouquet A.
Marinho P.
Réjaud A.
Carvalho T.R.
Caminer M.A.
Jansen M.
Rainha R.N.
Rodrigues M.T.
Werneck F.P.
Lima A.P.
Hrbek T.
Giaretta A.A.
Ron S.
Instituto Peruano de Herpetología
Instituto Peruano de Herpetología
Abstract
The outstanding species richness of Amazonia has fascinated biologists for centuries. However, the records of actual numbers and distribution of species forming its ecosystems are so incomplete that the understanding of the historical causes and regional determinants of this diversity remain speculative. Anuran clades have repeatedly been documented to harbour many unnamed species in this region, notably the Boana albopunctata species group. Considering the documented distribution and the ecology of the species of that group, we hypothesized that it diversified via successive trans-riverine dispersals during the late Miocene and Pliocene, after the formation of the modern Amazon watershed. To test this hypothesis, we gathered an extensive dataset of 16S rDNA sequences sampled throughout Amazonia and a mitogenomic dataset representative of the diversity of the clade to (1) re-evaluate species boundaries and distributions, and (2) infer the spatio-temporal history of diversification within Amazonia. We delimited 14 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) in an Amazonian clade, i.e., 75% higher than currently recognized (14 OTUs for eight described species). Combining molecular data with morphological and acoustic data, two new species, Boana courtoisae sp. nov. from the eastern Guiana Shield and Boana eucharis sp. nov. from Southern Amazonia, are described herein. These species belong to a clade that diversified throughout Amazonia during the last 10 Ma, thus more recently than co-distributed small terrestrial anurans but concomitantly with other more vagile vertebrates. Our time-scaled phylogeny and biogeographic analyses suggest an initial east-west divergence and confirm reciprocal trans-riverine dispersals during the last 5 Ma. The geomorphological evolution of the region and species-specific dispersal ability largely explain these distinct spatio-temporal patterns across anurans. http://www.zoobank.org/zoobank.org:act:4F8ACA9F-F6F1-4605-BD6C-6D4650AACCBE http://www.zoobank.org/zoobank.org:act:51CC7B40-2D6B-4A9E-AF50-AB34D4CE1042.
Start page
375
End page
399
Volume
19
Issue
4
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85103188265
Source
Systematics and Biodiversity
Resource of which it is part
Systematics and Biodiversity
ISSN of the container
14772000
Sponsor(s)
This study benefited from an 'Investissement d’Avenir' grant managed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (CEBA, ref. ANR-10-LABX-25-01; TULIP, ref. ANR-10-LABX-0041; ANAEE-France: ANR-11-INBS-0001). AF and FPW acknowledge the French/Brazilian GUYAMAZON program action (IRD, CNRS, CTG, CIRAD and Brazilian Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas-FAPEAM10.13039/501100004916 062.00962/2018). MTR thanks Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)10.13039/501100003593, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo [FAPESP10.13039/501100001807 grant numbers: 2003/10335-8, 2011/50146-6], and NSF-FAPESP Dimensions of Biodiversity Program [grant numbers: BIOTA 2013/50297-0, NSF-DEB 1343578] and NASA10.13039/100000104. SRR acknowledges a grant from SENESCYT (Arca de Noé Initiative). FPW thanks CNPq (Productivity Fellowship), FAPEAM, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-CAPES (Visiting Professor Fellowship), and the L’Oréal-UNES ...
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