Systematic relationships of Oriental tiny frogs of the family Microhylidae (Amphibia, Anura) as revealed by mtDNA genealogy

Matsui, Masafumi; Hamidy, Amir; Belabut, Daicus M.; Ahmad, Norhayati; Panha, Somsak; Sudin, Ahmad; Khonsue, Wichase; Oh, Hong Shik; Yong, Hoi Sen; Jiang, Jian; Nishikawa, Kanto

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.05.015

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“…Within Microhylinae we recovered three major clades consisting of: 1) the widespread Micryletta inornata complex, 2) Ramanella , Uperodon , Kaloula , Phrynella , and Metaphrynella , and 3) Chaperina , Microhyla , Calluella , and Glyphoglossus . The content of these clades is broadly consistent with previous molecular studies [46]. Within our sampling of this subfamily four genera appear to be paraphyletic: Kaloula , Microhyla , Calluella , and Ramanella .…”

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Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera

Streicher

Sekonyela

et al. 2012

BMC Evol Biol

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BackgroundOver the last ten years we have seen great efforts focused on revising amphibian systematics. Phylogenetic reconstructions derived from DNA sequence data have played a central role in these revisionary studies but have typically under-sampled the diverse frog family Microhylidae. Here, we present a detailed phylogenetic study focused on expanding previous hypotheses of relationships within this cosmopolitan family. Specifically, we placed an emphasis on assessing relationships among New World genera and those taxa with uncertain phylogenetic affinities (i.e., incertae sedis).ResultsOne mitochondrial and three nuclear genes (about 2.8 kb) were sequenced to assess phylogenetic relationships. We utilized an unprecedented sampling of 200 microhylid taxa representing 91% of currently recognized subfamilies and 95% of New World genera. Our analyses do not fully resolve relationships among subfamilies supporting previous studies that have suggested a rapid early diversification of this clade. We observed a close relationship between Synapturanus and Otophryne of the subfamily Otophryninae. Within the subfamily Gastrophryninae relationships between genera were well resolved.ConclusionOtophryninae is distantly related to all other New World microhylids that were recovered as a monophyletic group, Gastrophryninae. Within Gastrophryninae, five genera were recovered as non-monophyletic; we propose taxonomic re-arrangements to render all genera monophyletic. This hypothesis of relationships and updated classification for New World microhylids may serve as a guide to better understand the evolutionary history of this group that is apparently subject to convergent morphological evolution and chromosome reduction. Based on a divergence analysis calibrated with hypotheses from previous studies and fossil data, it appears that microhylid genera inhabiting the New World originated during a period of gradual cooling from the late Oligocene to mid Miocene.

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confidence: 89%

Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera

Streicher

Sekonyela

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BMC Evol Biol

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“…Because the type locality of this species is Okinawa Island, the Ishigaki population is a candidate species. Matsui et al (2011) mentioned that M. okinavensis from Amami Island is a sister species of M. mixtura with a fair 16S divergence (6.4%), which is congruent with the results of the present study. In addition, our M. heymonsi of the Univ.…”

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Genetic divergences of South and Southeast Asian frogs: a case study of several taxa based on 16S ribosomal RNA gene data with notes on the generic name Fejervarya

Hasan¹,

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KHAN³

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Turk J Zool

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“…5). However, even in this well‐sampled case, and in the Rana chalconota group and Limnonectes kuhlii (Inger et al 2009, McLeod 2010, Matsui et al 2011), further sampling is necessary. In general, knowledge of the distribution of many animal and plant taxa is poor, rendering biogeographic interpretation tricky even for large, obvious species.…”

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The biogeography of the Isthmus of Kra region: a review

Parnell

2013

Nordic Journal of Botany

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This review examines the evidence for a significant biogeographic divide on the Thai–Malay Peninsula of mainland southeast Asia (SE Asia) associated with the Isthmus of Kra. The divide is believed to be of the same scale as ‘Wallace’s Line’, though it remains less well‐known, less well‐studied, and its location and cause are enigmatic. This review presents relevant geological, geographical, climatic, biogeographic and sea‐level data, discusses some exemplar distributional patterns and concludes with an integrated discussion.

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Systematic relationships of Oriental tiny frogs of the family Microhylidae (Amphibia, Anura) as revealed by mtDNA genealogy

Cited by 63 publications

References 38 publications

Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera

Molecular phylogeny of microhylid frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) with emphasis on relationships among New World genera

Genetic divergences of South and Southeast Asian frogs: a case study of several taxa based on 16S ribosomal RNA gene data with notes on the generic name Fejervarya

The biogeography of the Isthmus of Kra region: a review

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