RUI: ARTS. Revision of the poorly known frog genus Chiasmocleis (Anura, Microhylidae)

这项研究提出了对一种鲜为人知的半穴居蛙类的修订，这种蛙类分布在安第斯山脉以东的新热带低地，从巴拿马到巴西南部。这一类群从未被彻底研究过，以确定其物种组成、物种边界和类群中的隐种形成。这一修订将对了解新热带生物群的多样性和物种形成起到重要的补充作用。目前，大多数新热带生物群在物种多样性和个体物种分布方面知之甚少。初步数据表明，形态变异是对亚马逊青蛙遗传多样性的一个较差的估计。研究人员打算用分子和形态特征相结合的方法来研究这组青蛙的组成。该提案将在科学期刊上发表，并对该小组进行专题修订。该项目涉及与整个拉丁美洲的科学家合作。它还将直接支持里士满大学每年培训两名本科生。此外，该项目将通过培训两名巴西研究人员加强国际科学合作。该项目的一个具体目标是培训研究合作者和感兴趣的本科生进行综合和修订专题工作

The study proposes a revision of a poorly known group of semifossorial frogs that occurs throughout the Neotropical lowlands east of the Andes from Panama to southern Brazil. This group has never been thoroughly studied to determine its species composition, species boundaries, and cryptic speciation in the group. The revision will be an important addition to understanding diversity and speciation of the Neotropical biota. Currently, most of the Neotropical biota is poorly understood with regard to species diversity and individual species distributions. Preliminary data suggest that morphological variation is a poor estimate of genetic diversity among Amazonian frogs. The researchers intend to study the composition of this group of frogs using a combined approach of molecular and morphological characters.The proposal will result in publications in scientific journals and a monographic revision of the group. The project involved collaborations with scientists throughout Latin America. It will also directly support the training of two undergraduates per year at the University of Richmond. Furthermore, the project will strengthen international scientific collaboration by training of two Brazilian researchers. A specific aim of the project is to train research collaborators and interested undergraduates on synthetic and revisionary monographic work