A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae)
Amphibians are probably the most vulnerable group to climate change and climate-change 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...
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| author | Rommel R. Rojas Antoine Fouquet Santiago R. Ron Emil José Hernández-Ruz Paulo R. Melo-Sampaio Juan C. Chaparro Richard C. Vogt Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho Leandra Cardoso Pinheiro Robson W. Avila Izeni Pires Farias Marcelo Gordo Tomas Hrbek |
| author_facet | Rommel R. Rojas Antoine Fouquet Santiago R. Ron Emil José Hernández-Ruz Paulo R. Melo-Sampaio Juan C. Chaparro Richard C. Vogt Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho Leandra Cardoso Pinheiro Robson W. Avila Izeni Pires Farias Marcelo Gordo Tomas Hrbek |
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| description | Amphibians are probably the most vulnerable group to climate change and climate-change 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce3cc6e4603d42e9aa3640c34cc70f132023-12-02T23:33:44ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-07-016e494110.7717/peerj.4941A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae)Rommel R. Rojas0Antoine Fouquet1Santiago R. Ron2Emil José Hernández-Ruz3Paulo R. Melo-Sampaio4Juan C. Chaparro5Richard C. Vogt6Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho7Leandra Cardoso Pinheiro8Robson W. Avila9Izeni Pires Farias10Marcelo Gordo11Tomas Hrbek12Laboratory of Evolution and Animal Genetics, Department of Genetics, ICB, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, BrazilLaboratoire Ecologie, Evolution et Interactions des Systèmes Amazoniens, Centre de recherche de Montabo, Cayenne, French GuianaMuseo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorLaboratório de Zoologia, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas, Campus Universitário de Altamira, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira, Para, BrazilDepartamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilColeccion de anfibios y reptiles, Museo de la Biodiversidad, Cusco, PeruCEQUA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilLaboratory of Evolution and Animal Genetics, Department of Genetics, ICB, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, BrazilMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belem, Para, BrazilDepartamento de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceara, BrazilLaboratory of Evolution and Animal Genetics, Department of Genetics, ICB, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, BrazilDepartamento de Biologia, ICB, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilLaboratory of Evolution and Animal Genetics, Department of Genetics, ICB, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, BrazilAmphibians are probably the most vulnerable group to climate change and climate-change 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.https://peerj.com/articles/4941.pdfIntegrative taxonomyCryptic diversitySpecies delimitationAmphibiansAmazon |
| spellingShingle | Rommel R. Rojas Antoine Fouquet Santiago R. Ron Emil José Hernández-Ruz Paulo R. Melo-Sampaio Juan C. Chaparro Richard C. Vogt Vinicius Tadeu de Carvalho Leandra Cardoso Pinheiro Robson W. Avila Izeni Pires Farias Marcelo Gordo Tomas Hrbek A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) PeerJ Integrative taxonomy Cryptic diversity Species delimitation Amphibians Amazon |
| title | A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) |
| title_full | A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) |
| title_fullStr | A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) |
| title_short | A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae) |
| title_sort | pan amazonian species delimitation high species diversity within the genus amazophrynella anura bufonidae |
| topic | Integrative taxonomy Cryptic diversity Species delimitation Amphibians Amazon |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/4941.pdf |
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