Phylogenetic relationships of the Boana pulchella Group (Anura: Hylidae)

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Faivovich, Julian ^{[1, 2]} ; Pinheiro, Paulo D. P. ^[3] ; Lyra, Mariana L. ^{[4, 5]} ; Pereyra, Martin O. ^[6] ; Baldo, Diego ^[6] ; Munoz, Arturo ^[7] ; Reichle, Steffen ^[8] ; Brandao, Reuber A. ^{[9, 10]} ; Giaretta, Ariovaldo A. ^[11] ; Thome, Maria Tereza C. ^{[4, 5]} ; Chaparro, Juan C. ^{[12, 13]} ; Baeta, Delio ^{[14, 4, 5]} ; Widholzer, Ronaldo Libardi ^[15] ; Baldo, Jorge ^[16] ; Lehr, Edgar ^[17] ; Wheeler, Ward C. ^[18] ; Garcia, Paulo C. A. ^[19] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ^{[4, 5]}

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^[1] Univ Buenos Aires, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[2] Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, Angel Gallardo 470, RA-1405 Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Anfibios, Dept Zool, Inst Biociencias, Rua Matao, Travessa 14, 101, Sala 137, Cidade Univ, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Biodiversidade, Ave 24a, 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Paulista, Ctr Aquicultura, IB, Ave 24a, 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[6] Univ Nacl Misiones, Lab Genet Evolutiva Claudio J Bidau, Inst Biol Subtrop CONICET UNaM, Fac Ciencias Exactas Quim & Nat, Felix de Azara 1552, CPA N3300LQF, Posadas, Misiones - Argentina

^[7] Univ Ghent, Dept Nutr Genet & Ethol, Fac Vet Med, Heidestr 19, B-9820 Merelbeke - Belgium

^[8] Museo Hist Nat Noel Kempff Mercado, Ave Irala 565, Casilla 2489, Santa Cruz - Bolivia

^[9] Univ Brasilia, Lab Fauna, Dept Engn Florestal, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil

^[10] Univ Brasilia, Unidades Conservacao, Dept Engn Florestal, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil

^[11] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Lab Anuros Neotropicais, Inst Ciencias Exatas & Nat Pontal, Rua 20, 1600, BR-38304402 Ituiutaba, MG - Brazil

^[12] Univ Nacl San Antonio Abad Cusco, Museo Hist Nat, Cuzco - Peru

^[13] Museo Biodiversidad Peru, Urbanizac Mariscal Gamarra A-61, Zona 2, Cuzco - Peru

^[14] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Vertebrados, Museu Nacl, BR-20940040 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[15] Univ Vale Rio Grande Sul, Lab Sistemat & Taxon, Sala E04224, Ave Unisinos 950, BR-93022750 Sao Leopoldo, RS - Brazil

^[16] Univ Nacl Jujuy, Catedra Evoluc, Fac Ciencias Agr VICAM CONICET, Alberdi 47, Y4600DTA, San Salvador De Jujuy, Jujuy - Argentina

^[17] Illinois State Univ, Dept Biol, 309 East Emerson St, Bloomington, IL 61761 - USA

^[18] Amer Museum Nat Hist, Div Invertebrate Zool, Cent Pk W & 79th St, New York, NY 10024 - USA

^[19] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Ave Antonio Carlos 6627, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; v. 155, FEB 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

In this paper we present a phylogenetic analysis of the treefrogs of the Boana pulchella Group with the goals of (1) providing a rigorous test of its monophyly; (2) providing a test of relationships supported in previous studies; and (3) exploring the relationships of the several species not included in previous analyses. The analyses included>300 specimens of 37 of the 38 species currently included in the group, plus 36 outgroups, exemplars of the diversity of Boana and the other genera of the hylid tribe Cophomantini. The dataset included eight mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, CytB, COI, ND1, tRNA(Ile), tRNA(Leu), and tRNA(Val)) and five nuclear genes (RHO, TYR, RAG-1, CXCR4, SIAH1). The phylogenetic analyses recover the monophyly of the B. pulchella Group with lower support than previous studies, as a result of the inclusion of the B. claresignata Group, which is recovered as its sister taxon. Within the B. pulchella Group, the inclusion of almost all species of the group had little impact on previous notions of its phylogeny, except for the rejection of the hypothesized B. polytaenia Clade (B. goiana and B. phaeopleura are nested in the clade here called the B. prasina Clade), which is redefined. Phylogenetic support is strong for five major clades, which collectively include all but three of the species sampled: the B. balzani Clade (B. aguilari, B. balzani, B. gladiator, B. melanopleura, B. palaestes), the redefined B. polytaenia Clade (B. botumirim, B. buriti, B. cipoensis, B. jaguariaivensis, B. leptolineata, B. polytaenia, B. stenocephala, and two undescribed species), the B. prasina Clade (B. bischoffi, B. caingua, B. cordobae, B. goiana, B. guentheri, B. marginata, B. phaeopleura, B. prasina, B. pulchella, and one undescribed species), the B. riojana Clade (B. callipleura, B. marianitae, B. riojana), and the B. semiguttata Clade (B. caipora, B. curupi, B. joaquini, B. poaju, B. semiguttata, B. stellae, and two undescribed species). The monophyly of the B. prasina + B. riojana Clades, and that of the B. polytaenia + B. semiguttata Clades are well-supported. The relationships among these two clades, the B. balzani Clade, B. ericae + B. freicanecae, and B. cambui (representing the deepest phylogenetic splits within the B. pulchella Group) are recovered with weak support. We discuss the phenotypic evidence supporting the monophyly of the B. pulchella Group, and the taxonomy of several species, identifying three new synonyms of Boana polytaenia, one new synonym of Boana goiana, and one new synonym of B. riojana. (AU)

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