Molecular and Morphological Evidence Reveals a New Species in the Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis Group (Hylidae, Phyllomedusinae) from the Atlantic Forest of the Highlands of Southern Brazil

Autor(es)

Bruschi, Daniel P. ^[1] ; Lucas, Elaine M. ^[2] ; Garcia, Paulo C. A. ^[3] ; Recco-Pimentel, Shirlei M. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Estrutural & Func, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Comunitaria Regiao Chapeco UNOCHAPECO, Area Ciencias Exatas & Ambientais Mestrado Cienci, Chapeco, SC - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PLoS One; v. 9, n. 8 AUG 20 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 9

Resumo

The taxonomic status of a disjunctive population of Phyllomedusa from southern Brazil was diagnosed using molecular, chromosomal, and morphological approaches, which resulted in the recognition of a new species of the P. hypochondrialis group. Here, we describe P. rustica sp. n. from the Atlantic Forest biome, found in natural highland grassland formations on a plateau in the south of Brazil. Phylogenetic inferences placed P. rustica sp. n. in a subclade that includes P. rhodei + all the highland species of the clade. Chromosomal morphology is conservative, supporting the inference of homologies among the karyotypes of the species of this genus. Phyllomedusa rustica is apparently restricted to its type-locality, and we discuss the potential impact on the strategies applied to the conservation of the natural grassland formations found within the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome in southern Brazil. We suggest that conservation strategies should be modified to guarantee the preservation of this species. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/17464-1 - Citogenética clássica e molecular e análise do DNA mitocondrial no gênero Phyllomedusa (Anura, Hylidae)
• Beneficiário: Daniel Pacheco Bruschi
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 10/11300-7 - Estudos cromossômicos e de sequências de DNA em anuros
• Beneficiário: Shirlei Maria Recco-Pimentel
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular