Title
A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: High species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae)
Date Issued
2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fouquet A.
Ron S.R.
Hernández-Ruz E.J.
Melo-Sampaio P.R.
Vogt R.C.
Carvalho V.T.
Pinheiro L.C.
Avila R.W.
Farias I.P.
Gordo M.
Hrbek T.
Publisher(s)
PeerJ Inc.
Abstract
Amphibians are probably the most vulnerable group to climate change and climatechange associate diseases. This ongoing biodiversity crisis makes it thus imperative to improve the taxonomy of anurans in biodiverse but understudied areas such as Amazonia. In this study, we applied robust integrative taxonomic methods combining genetic (mitochondrial 16S, 12S and COI genes), morphological and environmental data to delimit species of the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) sampled from throughout their pan-Amazonian distribution. Our study confirms the hypothesis that the species diversity of the genus is grossly underestimated. Our analyses suggest the existence of eighteen linages of which seven are nominal species, three Deep Conspecific Lineages, one Unconfirmed Candidate Species, three Uncategorized Lineages, and four Confirmed Candidate Species and described herein. We also propose a phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus and discuss its implications for historical biogeography of this Amazonian group. © 2018 Rojas et al.
Volume
2018
Issue
7
Number
35
Language
English
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85049879369
Source
PeerJ
ISSN of the container
2167-8359
Sponsor(s)
The following grant information was disclosed by the authors: Coordenac¸ão de Aperfeic¸oamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES). Program Incentivo para la Publicación Efectiva de Artículos Científicos en Revistas Indexadas 2016 –1◦ corte. del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia: RDE 036, 20.04.2016. Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica de Perú (CONCYTEC –FONDECYT (Cienciactiva)).
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