Masafumi, Matsui and Paul Yambun and Ahmad Sudin (2007) Taxonomic relationships of Ansonia anotis Inger, Tan, and Yambun, 2001 and Pedostibes maculatus (Mocquard, 1890), with a description of a New Genus (amphibia, bufonidae). Zoological Science, 24 (11). pp. 1159-1166. ISSN 0289-0003
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Abstract
Examination of types and recently collected specimens revealed that Ansonia anotis Inger, Tan, and Yambun, 2001 and Pedostibes maculatus (Mocquard, 1890), both described from Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, are hardly differentiated morphologically. Analyses of a total of 2,427 bp of the 12S rRNA, tRNA val, and 16S mitochondria! rRNA genes revealed that the two species are very close genetically. Thus A. anotis is regarded as conspecific and is synonymized with P. maculatus. Genetically, this species proved to form a lineage distinct from other bufonids from Southeast Asia, including species of Ansonia and Pedostibes. Because the species has also some unique morphological traits different from known bufonid genera, we propose to establish a new genus for Nectophryne maculata Mocquard, 1890.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Malaysia, Molecular phylogeny, New genus, Sabah, Synonymy |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates > QL640-669.3 Reptiles and amphibians |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2011 17:18 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2017 12:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/2850 |
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