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Description of two cryptic species of the Amolops ricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China
- Source :
- ZooKeys 812: 133-156, ZooKeys, ZooKeys, Vol 812, Iss, Pp 133-156 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Pensoft Publishers, 2019.
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Abstract
- Two cryptic species, which were previously reported as Amolopsricketti, are revealed on the basis of significant morphological and genetic divergences. Amolopssinensissp. n. from central Guangdong, northeastern Guangxi and southwestern Hunan can be distinguished by the longitudinal glandular folds on the skin of the shoulders and other character combinations. Amolopsyatsenisp. n. from the coastal hills of west Guangdong can be distinguished by the dense tiny round translucent, or white, spines on the dorsal skin of the body, dorsal and dorsolateral skin of the limbs, and other character combinations. The phylogenetic interrelationships of the A.ricketti group have been inferred as (A.wuyiensis + A.ricketti) + (A.yunkaiensis + (A.albispinus + (A.sinensissp. n. + A.yatsenisp. n.))). This work indicates that the current records of A.ricketti might be a species complex composed of multiple species, and further work is needed to figure out this puzzle.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Dorsum
Species complex
China
Amolops yatseni sp. n
Ranidae
010607 zoology
Zoology
Morphology (biology)
mitochondrial DNA
Biology
phylogeny
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Aerugoamnis
Amolopssinensis sp. n
Amphibia
Gnathostomata
Phylogenetics
Group (stratigraphy)
lcsh:Zoology
morphology
Branchiostoma capense
Animalia
Amolopsyatseni sp. n
lcsh:QL1-991
Chordata
species complex
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
Vertebrata
Lissamphibia
Craniata
Phylogenetic tree
Ymeria
food and beverages
Cephalornis
Multiple species
torrent frog
White (mutation)
Animal Science and Zoology
Anura
Amolops sinensis sp. n
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132970 and 13132989
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a9334f97b0d17da4c8483a54b2d36899