Systematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae: Osteocephalus): An Amazonian puzzle

dc.contributor.authorJungfer, Karl-Heinz
dc.contributor.authorFaivovich, Julián
dc.contributor.authorPadial, José M.
dc.contributor.authorCastroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorLyra, Mariana M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorV. M. Berneck, Bianca [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Patricia P.
dc.contributor.authorKok, Philippe J. R.
dc.contributor.authorMacculloch, Ross D.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Miguel T.
dc.contributor.authorVerdade, Vanessa K.
dc.contributor.authorTorres Gastello, Claudia P.
dc.contributor.authorChaparro, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorValdujo, Paula H.
dc.contributor.authorReichle, Steffen
dc.contributor.authorMoravec, Jiří
dc.contributor.authorGvoždík, Václav
dc.contributor.authorGagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe
dc.contributor.authorErnst, Raffael
dc.contributor.authorDe la Riva, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorMeans, Donald Bruce
dc.contributor.authorLima, Albertina P.
dc.contributor.authorSeñaris, J. Celsa
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Ward C.
dc.contributor.authorF. B. Haddad, Célio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionMuseo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia'-CONICET
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidad de Buenos Aires
dc.contributor.institutionCarnegie Museum of Natural History
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican Museum of Natural History
dc.contributor.institutionPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires, IEGEBA-CONICET
dc.contributor.institutionVrije Universiteit Brussel
dc.contributor.institutionRoyal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionRoyal Ontario Museum
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)
dc.contributor.institutionMuseo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
dc.contributor.institutionFundación para la Conservación del Bosque Chiquitano
dc.contributor.institutionNational Museum
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
dc.contributor.institutionSenckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden
dc.contributor.institutionMuseo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC
dc.contributor.institutionCoastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:50Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-01
dc.description.abstractSpiny-backed tree frogs of the genus Osteocephalus are conspicuous components of the tropical wet forests of the Amazon and the Guiana Shield. Here, we revise the phylogenetic relationships of Osteocephalus and its sister group Tepuihyla, using up to 6134 bp of DNA sequences of nine mitochondrial and one nuclear gene for 338 specimens from eight countries and 218 localities, representing 89% of the 28 currently recognized nominal species. Our phylogenetic analyses reveal (i) the paraphyly of Osteocephalus with respect to Tepuihyla, (ii) the placement of 'Hyla' warreni as sister to Tepuihyla, (iii) the non-monophyly of several currently recognized species within Osteocephalus and (iv) the presence of low (<1%) and overlapping genetic distances among phenotypically well-characterized nominal species (e.g. O. taurinus and O. oophagus) for the 16S gene fragment used in amphibian DNA barcoding. We propose a new taxonomy, securing the monophyly of Osteocephalus and Tepuihyla by rearranging and redefining the content of both genera and also erect a new genus for the sister group of Osteocephalus. The colouration of newly metamorphosed individuals is proposed as a morphological synapomorphy for Osteocephalus. We recognize and define five monophyletic species groups within Osteocephalus, synonymize three species of Osteocephalus (O. germani, O. phasmatus and O. vilmae) and three species of Tepuihyla (T. celsae, T. galani and T. talbergae) and reallocate three species (Hyla helenae to Osteocephalus, O. exophthalmus to Tepuihyla and O. pearsoni to Dryaderces gen. n.). Furthermore, we flag nine putative new species (an increase to 138% of the current diversity). We conclude that species numbers are largely underestimated, with most hidden diversity centred on widespread and polymorphic nominal species. The evolutionary origin of breeding strategies within Osteocephalus is discussed in the light of this new phylogenetic hypothesis, and a novel type of amplexus (gular amplexus) is described. © 2013 The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.en
dc.description.affiliationDivisión Herpetología Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia'-CONICET, Angel Gallardo 470, Buenos Aires, C1405DJR
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
dc.description.affiliationSection of Amphibians and Reptiles Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-4080
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Herpetology American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY, 10024-5192
dc.description.affiliationLaboratorio de Sistemática de Vertebrados Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. 24A 1515, Rio Claro, São Paulo, CEP 13506-900
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires, IEGEBA-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria Pab. II, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA
dc.description.affiliationAmphibian Evolution Lab Department of Biology Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, B-1050
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Vertebrates Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Vautier 29, Brussels, B-1000
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Natural History Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 11461, São Paulo, CEP 05508-090
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas Universidade Federal do ABC, Av. dos Estados, Santo André, São Paulo, 5001 CEP 09210-971
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Herpetología Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima 14, Apto. 14-0434
dc.description.affiliationMuseo de Historia Natural Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ecologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, travessa 14, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900
dc.description.affiliationFundación para la Conservación del Bosque Chiquitano, Av. Ejército Nacional No 160, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Zoology National Museum, Prague 9
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Investigación en Biodiversidad Amazónica Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Av. Quiñonez Km 2.5, Iquitos
dc.description.affiliationMuseum für Tierkunde Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Königsbrücker Landstr. 159, Dresden, D-01109
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid, 28006
dc.description.affiliationCoastal Plains Institute and Land Conservancy, 1313 Milton Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32303
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Caixa Postal 478, Manaus, Amazonas, CEP 69011-970
dc.description.affiliationLaboratorio de Ecología y Genética de Poblaciones Centro de Ecología Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Apartado 21827, Caracas, 1020-A
dc.description.affiliationDivision of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY, 10024-5192
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. 24A 1515, Rio Claro, São Paulo, CEP 13506-900
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipIdNSF: DEB-0407632
dc.format.extent351-380
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12015
dc.identifier.citationZoologica Scripta, v. 42, n. 4, p. 351-380, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/zsc.12015
dc.identifier.issn0300-3256
dc.identifier.issn1463-6409
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879083763
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75821
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000320286100002
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofZoologica Scripta
dc.relation.ispartofjcr3.057
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,238
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,238
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAmphibia
dc.subjectAnura
dc.subjectHyla
dc.subjectHylidae
dc.subjectOsteocephalus
dc.subjectOsteocephalus oophagus
dc.subjectOsteocephalus taurinus
dc.subjectTepuihyla
dc.titleSystematics of spiny-backed treefrogs (Hylidae: Osteocephalus): An Amazonian puzzleen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html
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unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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