A new nurse frog from Southwestern Amazonian highlands, with notes on the phylogenetic affinities ofAllobates alessandroi(Aromobatidae)

Historical biogeography identifies a possible role of Miocene wetlands in the diversification of the Amazonian rocket frogs (Aromobatidae: Allobates)

“…The topology was consistent with the supported relationships recovered by Melo‐Sampaio et al. (2020), except for the placement of A. granti . In our analysis, A. tinae is the supported sister species of a supported clade formed by A. granti + A .…”

“…These districts were recently confirmed as major breaks of species composition in bird (Oliveira, Vasconcelos, & Santos, 2017) and amphibians (Godinho & da Silva, 2018), strengthening their status of biogeographical region. This spatial partitioning of Amazonia will be used to investigate the East/West and North/South divergences expected during early Neogene diversification of Allobates species according to their distributions and phylogenetic relationships previously inferred (Melo‐Sampaio et al., 2020).…”

“…These numbers are probably underestimated because recent molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that many species still await formal description (e.g. Melo‐Sampaio et al., 2020). Given their habitat and their reproductive biology, Allobates species have limited dispersal abilities, which is consistent with marked range boundaries and the profound intraspecific genetic structure documented for several species at regional scale, notably throughout large rivers (Kaefer, Tsuji‐Nishikido, Mota, Farias, & Lima, 2013; Maia, Lima, & Kaefer, 2017).…”

“…Subsequent studies improved taxonomic coverage but left virtually unexplored the temporal and spatial context of Allobates diversification within Amazonia (e.g. Melo‐Sampaio et al., 2020). We speculate that Allobates diversification was likely influenced by the important hydrological and geomorphological changes that took place especially in western Amazonia.…”

A new nurse frog (Anura: Allobates) from Brazilian Amazonia with a remarkably fast multi-noted advertisement call

“…conspicuus ( Morales, 2002 ); A. crombiei ( Morales, 2002 ); A. femoralis ( Boulenger, 1884 ), A. flaviventris Melo-Sampaio, Souza & Peloso, 2013 ; A. fuscellus ( Morales, 2002 ); A. gasconi ( Morales, 2002 ); A. grillisimilis Simões et al, 2013 ; A. hodli Simões, Lima & Farias, 2010 ; A. magnussoni Lima, Simões & Kaefer, 2014 ; A. masniger ( Morales, 2002 ); A. melanolaemus ( Grant & Rodríguez, 2001 ); A. nidicola ( Caldwell & Lima, 2003 ); A. nunciatus Moraes, Pavan & Lima, 2019 ; A . ornatus ( Morales, 2002 ); A. pacaas Melo-Sampaio et al, 2020 ; A. paleovarzensis Lima et al, 2010 ; A. subfolionidificans ( Lima, Sanchez & Souza, 2007 ); A. tapajos Lima, Simões & Kaefer, 2015 ; A. tinae Melo-Sampaio, Oliveira & Prates, 2018 ; A . trilineatus ( Boulenger, 1884 ); and A. vanzolinius ( Morales, 2002 ).…”