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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Main Authors: Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank, Kosuch, Joachim, Das, I., Veith, Micheal
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author Vences, Miguel
Glaw, Frank
Kosuch, Joachim
Das, I.
Veith, Micheal
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Glaw, Frank
Kosuch, Joachim
Das, I.
Veith, Micheal
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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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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
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11546/
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