An acoustic and morphometric evaluation of the geographic distribution of Phyllomedusa burmeisteri (Anura: Phyllomedusidae), with comments on P-bahiana

Author(s)

de Andrade, Felipe Silva ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Haga, Isabelle Aquemi ^[1] ; de Carvalho, Thiago Ribeiro ^{[4, 5]} ; Martins, Lucas Borges ^[1] ; Giaretta, Ariovaldo Antonio ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Fac Ciencias Integradas Pontal, Lab Taxon & Sistemat Anuros Neotrop, Ituiutaba, MG - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Programa Posgrad Biol Anim, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Aquicultura, Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Phyllomedusa; v. 17, n. 1, p. 39-59, JUN 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

A recent study, based on phylogenetic and phylogeographic multilocus approaches, detected two evolutionary units (BUR and BUR-RJ) within the range of P. burmeisteri. BUR has a wide distribution, whereas BUR-RJ is restricted to a small area coincident with the Serra do Mar mountain range in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. We evaluate if acoustic and morphometric data support these two major clades within P. burmeisteri that were proposed using molecular evidence. We also provide for the first time detailed morphometric data for adult males of P. burmeisteri (including topotypes) and the holotype of P. bahiana, and we revisit the comparative acoustic diagnosis between P. burmeisteri and P. bahiana. We were unable to distinguish BUR and BUR-RJ evolutionary units based on morphometric, acoustic or any other feature of external morphology or coloration. Given the high levels of similarity in morphometric and acoustic traits between P. burmeisteri and P. bahiana, these features appear not to be informative in the differentiation of the two sister species. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/08489-0 - Diversity of vocalizations in Leptodactylidae and exploratory analysis of vocal morphology: a phylogenetic comparative approach investigation of acoustic evolution in a group of Neotropical anurans
• Grantee: Thiago Ribeiro de Carvalho Tavares
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 15/10728-7 - Acoustic characterization of populations and species of Pseudopaludicola (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae): taxonomic, systematic and macroevolutionary implications
• Grantee: Felipe Silva de Andrade
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate