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A new genus of Cophomantini, with comments on the taxonomic status of Boana liliae (Anura: Hylidae)

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Author(s):
Pinheiro, Paulo D. P. [1, 2] ; Kok, Philippe J. R. [3] ; Noonan, Brice P. [4] ; Means, D. Bruce [5, 6] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. [1, 2] ; Faivovich, Julian [7, 8]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool, Lab Herpetol, Av 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Aquicultura, Av 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[3] Vrije Univ Brussel, Biol Dept, Amphibian Evolut Lab, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
[4] Univ Mississippi, Box 1848, University, MS 38677 - USA
[5] Florida State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Tallahassee, FL 32306 - USA
[6] Coastal Plains Inst & Land Conservancy, 1313 Milton St, Tallahassee, FL 32303 - USA
[7] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[8] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 8
Document type: Journal article
Source: ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY; v. 185, n. 1, p. 226-245, JAN 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

The non-monophyly of both the genus Myersiohyla and the Boana punctata group has been recovered in a number of published phylogenetic analyses. In this paper we report on the analysis of sequences of Boana liliae, a species originally assigned to the B. punctata group, in a dataset of Cophomantini that recovered novel phylogenetic relationships for this hylid tribe. Our results reveal Myersiohyla to be paraphyletic with respect to B. liliae. Support for the placement of Myersiohyla kanaima is poor, but this taxon is recovered as the sister taxon of the other Cophomantini genera (excluding Myersiohyla) or as the sister taxon of the remaining species of Myersiohyla (including B. liliae). These results lead us to propose two taxonomic changes in order to remedy the paraphyly of Myersiohyla: (1) a new genus is described for M. kanaima, and (2) Boana liliae is transferred to Myersiohyla. We further provide notes on the natural history and vocalizations of the new monotypic genus, a new diagnosis of the former B. liliae in the context of Myersiohyla, and discuss the evolution of tadpole morphology and biogeography of the earlier diverging clades of Cophomantini. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10000-5 - A multi-disciplinary approach to the study of amphibian diversification
Grantee:Taran Grant
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50741-7 - Diversity and conservation of Brazilian amphibians
Grantee:Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad
Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants