Cryptic species and systematics of the hynobiid salamanders of the Liua–Pseudohynobius complex: Molecular and phylogenetic perspectives

Zeng, Xiaomao; Fu, Jinzhong; Chen, Liqiao; Tian, Yingzhou; Chen, Xiaohong

doi:10.1016/j.bse.2006.01.006

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“…kuankuoshuiensis (Xu et al, 2007), Ps. shuichengensis (Tian et al, 2006), and Ps. tsinpaensis (Hu et al, 1966).…”

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Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudohynobius (Urodela, Hynobiidae) inferred from DNA barcoding analysis

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ABSTRACT. As a proven tool, DNA barcoding can identify species rapidly and unambiguously. In this study, we used mtDNA cyt b, COI, and 16s rRNA sequences of six species of Pseudohynobius, Protohynobius puxiongensis, Liua shihi, Ranodon sibiricus, and Pachyhynobius shangchengensis, to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood methods. Approximate lineage divergence times were also estimated, the divergence between them was calculated to have taken place mainly in Miocene. Our results showed that: 1) Ps. guizhouensis is an independent and valid species that is a sister species to Ps. kuankuoshuiensis; 2) five Pseudohynobius species formed a monophyletic group; 3) Ps. tsinpaensis is different from L. shihi, and should be classified as belonging to the Liua genus; and 4) Pr. puxiongensis is the sister lineage to all Pseudohynobius species, and should therefore be named Pseudohynobius puxiongensis.

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“…kuankuoshuiensis (Xu et al, 2007), Ps. shuichengensis (Tian et al, 2006), and Ps. tsinpaensis (Hu et al, 1966).…”

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“…cyt b was used by Li et al (2010) to study five species of Pseudohynobius system development. Zeng et al (2006) suggested that Ps. tsinpaensis should be called Liua tsinpaensis, based on a phylogenetic study of the Liua-Pseudohynobius complex using cyt b only.…”

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Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudohynobius (Urodela, Hynobiidae) inferred from DNA barcoding analysis

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“…However, the molecular phylogeny supports the validity of the genus Pseudohynobius and the species P. flavomaculatus (Li et showed that the distribution of P. flavomaculatus includes Nanchuan (Chongqing), Suiyang (Guizhou), Lichuan (Hubei), and Sangzhi (Hunan). Zeng et al (2006) suggested that the Nanchuan and Suiyang populations are two cryptic species based on the molecular data, and these two cryptic species were described by Xu et al (2007) and Wei et al (2009), respectively. In addition to the above listed 73 specimens, 110 other specimens were recorded and preserved as P. flavomaculatus, but the original records of them are missing.…”

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“…Comments: Previously, P. jinfo was considered as a population of P. flavomaculatus (Fei et al, 2006), Zeng et al (2006) suggested it is a cryptic species based on the molecular data, and Wei et al (2009) Huang et al (1992) and Fei et al (2006) considered that the diagnosis of the genus Liua cannot effectively distinguish the genus Liua from the genus Ranodon, so the genus Liua was not valid, and R. shihi should be assigned in the genus Ranodon. However, the molecular data supports the validity of the genus Liua (Li et al, 2004;Wang et al, 2005;Zeng et al, 2006;Zhang et al, 2006;Xia et al, 2012). In addition to the listed 699 specimens of L. shihi, whose populations are affirmed by molecular data, 52 other specimens have (Liu and Hu, 1966).…”

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Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Herpetological Museum of the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: II. Hynobiidae (Amphibia, Urodela)

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Zeng³

2013

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salamanders are considered exclusively Asian (Fu, 2003). China is the main distributional range of hynobiid salamanders, including 29 species in eight genera (24 species in the Mainland of China, and five species in Taiwan, China; AmphibiaWeb, 2012), and four genera and 21 species endemic to China. 5785 specimens (belonging to 16 species, including the type specimens of seven species) of hynobiid salamanders are deposited in the Herpetological Museum of CIB, CAS. In this paper, the type specimens of seven species of hynobiids are reported. Material and MethodsClassification of taxa mainly follows Fei et al. (2006), AmphibiaWeb (2012) and Xia et al. (2012). All information for each type specimen of the seven species is presented in the following format: genus name, species name, information of the original description, the catalog number of holotype, sex, type locality, information of allotype (if any) and paratype, number and distribution of deposited specimens, except Pseudohynobius kuankuoshuiensis. Additional notes on each species are provided where relevant, under the heading "Comments". Keywords type specimen, catalogue, hynobiid salamander, museumAbstract In order to facilitate herpetological research for herpetologists in and outside of China, we will report all the type specimens of Amphibia and Reptilia deposited in the Herpetological Museum of the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in series. This report focuses on the type specimens of the family Hynobiidae of Urodela in Amphibia, which comprises seven species. Each entry provides the genus name, species name, information of the original description, the catalog number of holotype, sex, type locality, information of allotype (if any) and paratype, number and distribution of deposited specimens, and comments where they are appropriate.

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Cryptic species and systematics of the hynobiid salamanders of the Liua–Pseudohynobius complex: Molecular and phylogenetic perspectives

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Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudohynobius (Urodela, Hynobiidae) inferred from DNA barcoding analysis

Phylogenetic relationships of Pseudohynobius (Urodela, Hynobiidae) inferred from DNA barcoding analysis

Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Herpetological Museum of the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences: II. Hynobiidae (Amphibia, Urodela)

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