Molecular phylogeny and diversification of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) inferred from two mitochondrial genes

Chen, Xiaohong; Chen, Zhuo; Jiang, Jianping; Li, Qiao; Lu, Youqiang; Zhou, Kaiya; Zheng, Guangmei; Zhai, Xiaofei; Liu, Jianxin

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.023

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“…The analyses based on 13 protein-coding genes are similar to those in some recent studies Chen et al, 2013). The genus Odorrana (Fei, Ye and Huang, 1990), comprising approximately 55 species, is endemic to East and Southeast Asia (Frost, 2014).…”

Section: Gene Rearrangementsupporting

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A novel mitogenomic rearrangement for Odorrana schmackeri (Anura: Ranidae) and phylogeny of Ranidae inferred from thirteen mitochondrial protein-coding genes

Li¹,

Zhang²,

et al. 2014

Amphib Reptilia

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We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Odorrana schmackeri (family Ranidae). The O. schmackeri mitogenome (18 302 bp) contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 21 tRNA genes and a single control region (CR). In the new mitogenome, the distinctive feature is the loss of tRNA-His, which could be explained by a hypothesis of gene substitution. The new sequence data was used to assess the phylogenetic relationships among 23 ranid species mostly from China using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI). The phylogenetic analyses support two families (Ranidae, Dicroglossidae) for Chinese ranids. In Ranidae, we support the genus Amolops should be retained in the subfamily Raninae rather than in a distinct subfamily Amolopinae of its own. Meanwhile, the monophyly of the genus Odorrana was supported. Within Dicroglossidae, four tribes were well supported including Occidozygini, Dicroglossini, Limnonectini and Paini. More mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes are required to decisively evaluate phylogenetic relationships of ranids.

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A novel mitogenomic rearrangement for Odorrana schmackeri (Anura: Ranidae) and phylogeny of Ranidae inferred from thirteen mitochondrial protein-coding genes

Li¹,

Zhang²,

et al. 2014

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“…The Chinese specimens collected from Bainan River, located in the China-Vietnam border at night, represent the first record of O. bacboensis for China. Furthermore, our molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that voucher HNNU HK001, which was misidentified as O. tiannanensis in Chen et al 2013, from Hekou County, Yunnan, China, also is classified to O. bacboensis. The Hekou County bordering on Vietnam, at a distance of 200 km away from Bainan Village, Napo County, Guangxi (Fig.…”

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“…Odorrana hainanensis: SYS a002260 (9) and SYS a000636 (10) from Diaoluoshan Nature Reserve, Hainan. Another three specimens in subclade 4, ROM 13044 noted as O. bacboensis from its type locality Khe Moi, Vietnam, HNNU HK001 noted as O. tiannanensis (Chen et al 2013) from Hekou County, Yunnan, and SYS a001046 from Napo County, Guangxi, were grouped together with a small genetic distance (0.007. see Table 2) and represented the same taxon. The population from Napo County, Guangxi, China, should be identified as O. bacboensis on the basis of the following characters: gravid females (SYS a001046 and 1047) possessed black mature oocytes as opposed to pure yellow in O. tiannanensis in life (Yang & Li 1990;Fei et al 2009Fei et al , 2012, absent pectoral spines in adult male (SYS a001048) as opposed to present pectoral spines in O. hainanensis and O. fengkaiensis.…”

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A new species of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first record of Odorrana bacboensis from China

Wang

Lau²,

Yang³

et al. 2015

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A new species of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first record of Odorrana bacboensis from China AbstractThe genus Odorrana currently contains at least 56 recognized species that inhabits montane streams in subtropical and tropical Asia. Twenty new species have been described in the last decade, indicating the potential cryptic species diversity of this genus. We collected several specimens of Odorrana species from Southern China from 2007 to 2014, and on the basis of a combined morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis, we described the new species Odorrana fengkaiensis sp. nov. herein. The new species is very similar to O. hainanensis and O. bacboensis, but can be consistently separated by morphology, and allopatric distribution. It is further reciprocally monophyletic to O. hainanensis in a mitochondrial gene trees with an average genetic divergence of 2.1% (1.9%-2.4%). The new species inhabits in lowland broad streams, rivers, pools and near the riparian areas, but its general ecology remains poorly known. The new species is characterized by its body length of adult females approximately twice as long as adult males (SVL 77.8-111.9 mm in females, 37.4-51.8 mm in males); eye large in males, eye diameter 1.01-1.16 times as long as snout length; tympanum of males large and distinct, extremely close to the eye, 0.7-1.4 mm in tympanum-eye distance; dorsolateral folds absent; dorsal skin shagreened, with several large tubercles in males; flanks with tubercles and scattered larger pustules, 8-10 of which usually arranged in a dorsolateral row; ventral skin smooth, with spines in adult males during the breeding season; the tibio-tarsal articulation stretched forward beyond the tip of snout; relative finger lengths: II < I < IV < III; dorsum brown with irregularly reticulated green markings in males and young females, uniformly brown in some old adult females; males with velvety nuptial pad on thumb, paired gular pouches; mature oocytes almost purely black in life, showed dark grey animal pole and olive vegetative pole in preservative. In addition, we found O. bacboensis, a new country record from China, indicating a range extension from north-central Vietnam to southeast Yunnan and adjacent area in Guangxi.

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“…Odorrana graminea was described from the Five Finger Mountains on Hainan Island, China (Boulenger 1899), and later was used as the name of a monotypic species group to include all the populations in China that closely resemble O. livida or O. chloronota in China by Fei et al (2009a) because of the uncertain status of the other nomina described from China. Here we refer to this complex under the name O. graminea complex because O. graminea has in recent times been more regularly been used to refer to these frogs (Fei et al 2009a;Fei et al 2012;Chen et al 2013); However, once that a proper taxonmic revision and re-definition of the other nomina has taken place, the name of the complex will likely change to the historically first described, valid species that will be included.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Fortunately, molecular genetic tools are very effective at identifying distinct taxa and especially at revealing morphologically cryptic species (Stuart et al 2006;Hajibabaei et al 2007;Waugh 2007). To date, however, molecular phylogenetic studies included only a limited numer of samples from this complex and did not provide any insights into the relationships and diversification within it (Chen et al 2005;Jiang & Zhou 2005;Matsui et al 2005;Che et al 2007;Chen et al 2013).…”

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Lineage divergence in Odorrana graminea complex (Anura: Ranidae: Odorrana)

Xiong¹,

Li²,

Jiang³

2015

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The confusing and unstable taxonomy of Odorrana livida (Rana livida) since its first record has made it a focal frog complex for systematics. In China, four species, Odorrana nebulosa, O. graminea, O. sinica, O. leporipes, were described to closely resemble O. livida or O. chloronota based on their morphological similarities, accompanied by much taxonomic confusion because of ambiguities in the wide distribution and morphological variations. Currently O. graminea is being used as the name of a provisional monotypic species group to include all the populations in China that closely resemble O. livida or O. chloronota. Here, we conducted a range-wide molecular phylogeographic analysis of the large green odorous frog (Odorrana graminea) complex across the majority of its range in China, based on 2780 bp DNA sequences of three mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, ND2) in 107 samples from 20 sites. Our data recognized three distinct phylogeographic lineages of the Odorrana graminea (lato sensu) complex in China, and they together with a Thailand lineage formed a monophyletic group. Among the four lineages within O. graminea complex, the average genetic distances based on the concatenated sequences of 12S, 16S and ND2 were 7.5-8.8% and those based on 16S rRNA alone were 4.2-5.5%. Furthermore, canonical discriminant functions in morphometric analyses showed significant separations of all the paired lineage comparisons in China. The aforementioned genetic divergence and mismatched phenotypes among the lineages within the Odorrana graminea complex, in addition to their non-overlapping geographic distributions, imply extensive lineage diversification. However, precise taxonomic status of these lineages needs more studies based on adequate type information and more thorough species delimitation based on analysis of differentiaton in bioacoustic and nuclear genetic characters especially regarding gene flow and admixture in geographical contact zones.

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Molecular phylogeny and diversification of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) inferred from two mitochondrial genes

Cited by 40 publications

References 26 publications

A novel mitogenomic rearrangement for Odorrana schmackeri (Anura: Ranidae) and phylogeny of Ranidae inferred from thirteen mitochondrial protein-coding genes

A novel mitogenomic rearrangement for Odorrana schmackeri (Anura: Ranidae) and phylogeny of Ranidae inferred from thirteen mitochondrial protein-coding genes

A new species of the genus Odorrana (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first record of Odorrana bacboensis from China

Lineage divergence in Odorrana graminea complex (Anura: Ranidae: Odorrana)

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