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

这项研究建议对一组鲜为人知的半寄生青蛙进行修改，这些青蛙分布在安第斯山脉以东从巴拿马到巴西南部的新热带低地。这一群从未被彻底研究过，以确定其物种组成、物种边界和该群中隐秘的物种形成。这项修订将是了解新热带生物群多样性和物种形成的重要补充。目前，大多数新热带生物群对物种多样性和个体物种分布知之甚少。初步数据表明，形态变异是亚马逊蛙遗传多样性的一个很差的估计。研究人员打算使用分子和形态特征相结合的方法来研究这组青蛙的组成。这项提议将导致在科学期刊上发表文章，并对这一组青蛙进行专题修订。该项目涉及与拉丁美洲各地的科学家合作。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来加强国际科学合作。该项目的一个具体目标是培训研究合作者和有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