Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups
Frog s currentl y attribute d t o th e rani d genu s Tomopterna ar e know n from sub-sahara n Africa , souther n Asi a an d Madagascar . Molecula r studie s o f mitochondria l 12 S rRN A an d 16 S rRN A gen e sequence s...
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| author | Vences, Miguel Glaw, Frank Kosuch, Joachim Das, I. Veith, Micheal |
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| author_sort | Vences, Miguel |
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| description | Frog
s
currentl
y
attribute
d
t
o
th
e
rani
d
genu
s
Tomopterna
ar
e
know
n
from
sub-sahara
n
Africa
,
souther
n
Asi
a
an
d
Madagascar
.
Molecula
r
studie
s
o
f
mitochondria
l
12
S
rRN
A
an
d
16
S
rRN
A
gen
e
sequence
s
indicat
e
tha
t
eac
h
o
f
thes
e
geographi
c
cluster
s
ar
e
mor
e
closel
y
relate
d
t
o
othe
r
locall
y
occurrin
g
anura
n
tax
a
tha
n
the
y
ar
e
t
o
eac
h
other
.
Th
e
Malagas
y
T.
labrosa
(hithert
o
subgenu
s
Laliostoma)
belong
s
t
o
a
monophyleti
c
grou
p
includin
g
Aglyptodactylus,
Boophis,
an
d
th
e
mantellines
;
th
e
souther
n
Asia
n
specie
s
(hithert
o
subgenu
s
Sphaerotheca)
appea
r
t
o
b
e
relate
d
t
o
ranid
s
o
f
th
e
genu
s
Limnonectes
(subgenu
s
Feyervarya);
an
d
mos
t
surprisingly
,
th
e
Africa
n
specie
s
clustere
d
wit
h
cacosternin
e
ranids
.
Thes
e
result
s
sugges
t
tha
t
th
e
Asia
n
Sphaerotheca
an
d
th
e
Malagas
y
Laliostoma
shoul
d
b
e
raise
d
t
o
generi
c
rank
.
A
s
a
consequence
,
th
e
distributio
n
patter
n
o
f
Tomopterna
ar
e
no
t
informativ
e
regardin
g
continenta
l
drif
t
an
d
biogeographi
c
Madagascar-Indi
a
relationships
.
Phylogeneti
c
dat
a
o
n
Malagas
y
anuran
s
indicat
e
tha
t
ol
d
evolutionar
y
lineage
s
an
d
relic
t
form
s
(e
.
g.
,
Laliostoma,
Aglyptodactylus,
Scaphiophryne)
bree
d
mainl
y
i
n
lenti
c
waterbodies
,
an
d
ofte
n
occu
r
i
n
savanna
h
habitats
.
I
n
Boophis
an
d
mantellines
,
evidenc
e
exist
s
tha
t
th
e
mos
t
basa
l
group
s
ar
e
rathe
r
generalize
d
pon
d
breeders
,
wherea
s
th
e
specios
e
group
s
o
f
fores
t
broo
k
breeder
s
ma
y
b
e
monophyleti
c
group
s
partl
y
o
f
mor
e
recen
t
origin
.
I
f
corroborate
d
b
y
furthe
r
evidence
,
thi
s
tren
d
woul
d
indicat
e
a
n
originall
y
relativel
y
dr
y
an
d
ope
n
habita
t
typ
e
i
n
Madagasca
r
a
t
th
e
tim
e
o
f
differentiatio
n
o
f
th
e
mai
n
lineage
s
o
f
Malagas
y
anurans
,
whic
h
ma
y
hav
e
take
n
plac
e
i
n
th
e
lat
e
Mesozoi
c
o
r
earl
y
Cenozoi |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | unimas-115462016-04-25T01:10:31Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11546/ Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups Vences, Miguel Glaw, Frank Kosuch, Joachim Das, I. Veith, Micheal QH301 Biology QL Zoology Frog s currentl y attribute d t o th e rani d genu s Tomopterna ar e know n from sub-sahara n Africa , souther n Asi a an d Madagascar . Molecula r studie s o f mitochondria l 12 S rRN A an d 16 S rRN A gen e sequence s indicat e tha t eac h o f thes e geographi c cluster s ar e mor e closel y relate d t o othe r locall y occurrin g anura n tax a tha n the y ar e t o eac h other . Th e Malagas y T. labrosa (hithert o subgenu s Laliostoma) belong s t o a monophyleti c grou p includin g Aglyptodactylus, Boophis, an d th e mantellines ; th e souther n Asia n specie s (hithert o subgenu s Sphaerotheca) appea r t o b e relate d t o ranid s o f th e genu s Limnonectes (subgenu s Feyervarya); an d mos t surprisingly , th e Africa n specie s clustere d wit h cacosternin e ranids . Thes e result s sugges t tha t th e Asia n Sphaerotheca an d th e Malagas y Laliostoma shoul d b e raise d t o generi c rank . A s a consequence , th e distributio n patter n o f Tomopterna ar e no t informativ e regardin g continenta l drif t an d biogeographi c Madagascar-Indi a relationships . Phylogeneti c dat a o n Malagas y anuran s indicat e tha t ol d evolutionar y lineage s an d relic t form s (e . g. , Laliostoma, Aglyptodactylus, Scaphiophryne) bree d mainl y i n lenti c waterbodies , an d ofte n occu r i n savanna h habitats . I n Boophis an d mantellines , evidenc e exist s tha t th e mos t basa l group s ar e rathe r generalize d pon d breeders , wherea s th e specios e group s o f fores t broo k breeder s ma y b e monophyleti c group s partl y o f mor e recen t origin . I f corroborate d b y furthe r evidence , thi s tren d woul d indicat e a n originall y relativel y dr y an d ope n habita t typ e i n Madagasca r a t th e tim e o f differentiatio n o f th e mai n lineage s o f Malagas y anurans , whic h ma y hav e take n plac e i n th e lat e Mesozoi c o r earl y Cenozoi Memoires de Iα Societe de Biogeographie 2000 Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11546/1/Polyphyly%20of%20tomopterna%20%28amphibia%20ranidae%29%28abstract%29.pdf Vences, Miguel and Glaw, Frank and Kosuch, Joachim and Das, I. and Veith, Micheal (2000) Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups. In: Diversity and endemism in Madagascar. W.R . LOURENC O & S.M . GOODMA N . Memoires de Iα Societe de Biogeographie, Paris, pp. 229-242. ISBN 2-903700-04-4 http://www.zsm.mwn.de/her/pdf/83_Vences_et_al_2000_Polyphyly_Tomopterna.pdf |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology QL Zoology Vences, Miguel Glaw, Frank Kosuch, Joachim Das, I. Veith, Micheal Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title | Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title_full | Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title_fullStr | Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title_short | Polyphyly of Tomopterna (Amphibia: Ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and 12S rRNA genes, and ecological biogeography of Malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| title_sort | polyphyly of tomopterna (amphibia: ranidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial 16s and 12s rrna genes, and ecological biogeography of malagasy relict amphibian groups |
| topic | QH301 Biology QL Zoology |
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