The phylogenetic relationship of geographically separated "Flectonotus" (Anura: Hemiphractidae), as revealed by molecular, behavioral, and morphological data

Authors

  • William E. Duellman University of Kansas; Biodiversity Institute
  • Karl-Heinz Jungfer University of Koblenz-Landau; Institute of Integrated Sciences; Department of Biology
  • David C. Blackburn University of Kansas; Biodiversity Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v10i1p15-29

Keywords:

Anura, Hemiphractidae, Flectonotus, Fritziana, molecular phylogenetics, reproductive behavior, morphology

Abstract

Phylogenetic analyses of data derived from one mitochondrial gene and one nuclear gene show that the five species of small marsupial frogs currently recognized as Flectonotus are in fact two distinct and not closely related lineages. This conclusion is strongly supported by reproductive behavior and morphological characters. Thus, we recognize the genus Fritziana Mello-Leitão for the three species in southeastern Brazil and Flectonotus Miranda-Ribeiro for the two species in northern South America.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Duellman, W. E., Jungfer, K.-H., & Blackburn, D. C. (2011). The phylogenetic relationship of geographically separated "Flectonotus" (Anura: Hemiphractidae), as revealed by molecular, behavioral, and morphological data. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 10(1), 15-29. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v10i1p15-29