Systematic revision of Microhyla (Microhylidae) frogs of South Asia: a molecular, morphological, and acoustic assessment
Systematic revision of Microhyla (Microhylidae) frogs of South Asia: a molecular, morphological, and acoustic assessment
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南亚Microhyla（Microhylidae）青蛙的系统修订：分子、形态和声学评估
DOI：
10.26049/vz69-1-2019-01
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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2.1
通讯作者：
Biju, S. D.
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作者：
Garg, Sonali;Suyesh, Robin;Biju, S. D.
本研究提出了一个系统的修订南亚成员的分类学挑战属Microhyla Tschudi，1838年。物种关系和诊断特征是通过整合分子，形态学和声学方法确定的，通过这些方法，我们还认识到六组密切相关的物种。此外，一个新的物种从印度西部高止山脉南部正式描述为Microhyladarreli sp. nov.物种帐户的所有16个公认的成员从南亚包括目前的分类地位，度量和meristic字符，分歧线粒体DNA，系统发育关系，声学字符，修订的地理分布，和自然历史说明。分子和形态学关系的三个鲜为人知的成员- M。chakrapanii，M. karunaratnei和M. zeylanica -澄清以来的第一次，他们的原始描述。Berdmorei M和另一个与M接近的潜在新种的存在。印度的heymonsi基因得到了证实，一些错误的鉴定得到了纠正。为了比较的目的，分子，形态学和声学的关系也讨论了8个密切相关的东亚和东南亚的物种。因此，从这项研究的见解将有助于泛亚洲青蛙属Microhyla急需的全面修订。
This study presents a systematic revision of South Asian members of the taxonomically challenging genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1838. Species relationships and diagnostic characters are determined by integrating molecular, morphological, and acoustic approaches, through which we also recognize six groups of closely related species. In addition, a new species from the southern Western Ghats of India is formally described as Microhyla darreli sp. nov. Species accounts of all the 16 recognized members from South Asia include current taxonomic status, metric and meristic characters, divergence in mitochondrial DNA, phylogenetic relationships, acoustic characters, revised geographical distributions, and natural history notes. Molecular and morphological relationships of three poorly known members - M. chakrapanii, M. karunaratnei, and M. zeylanica - are clarified for the first time since their original descriptions. The presence of M berdmorei and another potential new species close to M. heymonsi in India is genetically confirmed, and several misidentifications are corrected. For comparative purposes, molecular, morphological, and acoustic relationships are also discussed for eight closely related East and Southeast Asian species. Consequently, insights from this study will facilitate a much-needed comprehensive revision of the Pan-Asian frog genus Microhyla.