The phylogeny of the Casque-headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae: Lophyohylini)

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Blotto, Boris L. ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Lyra, Mariana L. ^{[2, 3]} ; Cardoso, Monica C. S. ^[4] ; Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut ^[1] ; Dias, Iuri R. ^[5] ; Marciano-Jr, Euvaldo ; Dal Vechio, Francisco ^[1] ; Orrico, Victor G. D. ^[6] ; Brandao, Reuber A. ^[7] ; de Assis, Clodoaldo Lopes ^[8] ; Lantyer-Silva, Amanda S. F. ^{[2, 3]} ; Rutherford, Mike G. ^[9] ; Gagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe ^[10] ; Sole, Mirco ^[6] ; Baldo, Diego ^[11] ; Nunes, Ivan ^[12] ; Cajade, Rodrigo ^[13] ; Torres, Ambrosio ^[14] ; Grant, Taran ^[1] ; Jungfer, Karl-Heinz ^[15] ; da Silva, Helio R. ^[16] ; Haddad, Celio F. B. ^{[2, 3]} ; Faivovich, Julian ^{[17, 18]}

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^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Ctr Aquicultura, Av 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Biodiversidade, Av 24A 1515, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacl, Dept Vertebrados, Setor Herpetol, BR-20940040 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[5] Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, Trop Herpetol Lab, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA - Brazil

^[6] Marciano-Jr, Jr., Euvaldo, Univ Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, Trop Herpetol Lab, Rodovia Jorge Amado, Km 16, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA - Brazil

^[7] Univ Brasilia, Dept Engn Florestal, Lab Fauna & Unidades Conservacao, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF - Brazil

^[8] Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Biol Anim, Museu Zool Joao Moojen, BR-36570900 Vicosa, MG - Brazil

^[9] Univ West Indies, Zool Museum, Dept Life Sci, St Augustine - Trinidad Tobago

^[10] Pontificia Univ Catolica Rio Grande do Sul, Lab Sistemat Vertebrados, Av Ipiranga 6681, Predio 40, Sala 110, BR-90619900 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

^[11] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, UNaM, Inst Biol Subtrop, Lab Genet Evolut Claudio Juan Bidau, Felix Azara 1552, CPA N3300LQF Posadas, Misiones - Argentina

^[12] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Lab Herpetol, Campus Litoral Paulista, BR-11330900 Sao Vicente, SP - Brazil

^[13] Univ Nacl Nordeste, CONICET, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat & Agrimensura, Lab Herpetol, Dept Biol, Av Libertad 5470, RA-3400 Corrientes - Argentina

^[14] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Fdn Miguel Lillo, Unidad Ejecutora Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, RA-4000 San Miguel De Tucuman, Tucuman - Argentina

^[15] Univ Koblenz Landau, Inst Integrated Sci, Dept Biol, Univ Str 1, D-56070 Koblenz - Germany

^[16] Univ Fed Rural Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Caixa Postal 74524, BR-23851970 Seropedica, RJ - Brazil

^[17] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencias Exactas & Nat, Dept Biodiversidad & Biol Expt, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

^[18] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Div Herpetol, Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CLADISTICS; v. 37, n. 1, p. 36-72, JAN 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 12

Abstract

The South American and West Indian Casque-headed Treefrogs (Hylidae: Hylinae: Lophyohylini) include 85 species. These are notably diverse in morphology (e.g. disparate levels of cranial hyperossification) and life history (e.g. different reproductive modes, chemical defences), have a wide distribution, and occupy habitats from the tropical rainforests to semiarid scrubland. In this paper, we present a phylogenetic analysis of this hylid tribe based on sequence fragments of up to five mitochondrial (12S, 16S, ND1, COI, Cytb) and six nuclear genes (POMC, RAG-1, RHOD, SIAH, TNS3, TYR). We included most of its species (> 96%), in addition to a number of new species. Our results indicate: (i) the paraphyly of Trachycephalus with respect to Aparasphenodon venezolanus; (ii) the nonmonophyly of Aparasphenodon, with Argenteohyla siemersi, Corythomantis galeata and Nyctimantis rugiceps nested within it, and Ap. venezolanus nested within Trachycephalus; (iii) the polyphyly of Corythomantis; (iv) the nonmonophyly of the recognized species groups of Phyllodytes; and (v) a pervasive low support for the deep relationships among the major clades of Lophyohylini, including C. greeningi and the monotypic genera Itapotihyla and Phytotriades. To remedy the nonmonophyly of Aparasphenodon, Corythomantis, and Trachycephalus, we redefined Nyctimantis to include Aparasphenodon (with the exception of Ap. venezolanus, which we transferred to Trachycephalus), Argenteohyla, and C. galeata. Additionally, our results indicate the need for taxonomic work in the following clades: (i) Trachycephalus dibernardoi and Tr. imitatrix; (ii) Tr. atlas, Tr. mambaiensis and Tr. nigromaculatus; and (iii) Phyllodytes. On the basis of our phylogenetic results, we analyzed the evolution of skull hyperossification and reproductive biology, with emphasis on the multiple independent origins of phytotelm breeding, in the context of Anura. We also analyzed the inter-related aspects of chemical defences, venom delivery, phragmotic behaviour, co-ossification, and prevention of evaporative water loss. (AU)

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