Phylogeny, taxonomic revision, and character evolution of the genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) in Amazonia, with descriptions of three new species

Title Variants

Alternative: Systematics of Chiasmocleis and Syncope

Related Titles

Series: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 386

By

Peloso, Pedro L. V.

Sturaro, Marcelo José.
Forlani, Maurício C.
Gaucher, Philippe, 1956-
Motta, Ana Paula
Wheeler, Ward

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2014]

Notes

"Issued March 20, 2014."

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A taxonomic assessment of the microhylid genera Chiasmocleis and Syncope occurring in the Amazon basin and Guiana Shield is presented. Syncope Walker, 1973, is considered a junior synonym of Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ, 1904, based on the monophyly of the group as a unit. To avoid secondary homonymy with Syncope carvalhoi Nelson, 1975 (senior homonym), a replacement name, Chiasmocleis lacrimae, nom. nov., is given to Chiasmocleis carvalhoi Cruz, Caramaschi, and Izecksohn, 1997 (junior homonym). From integrative analyses of morphological, acoustic, and a phylogenetic analysis of three genes (two mitochondrial, 16S: up to 557 bp, COI: up to 658 bp; and one nuclear, tyrosinase: up to 532 bp), we recognize 16 species in the area of study, 13 of which were previously known and three are described as new: Chiasmocleis albopunctata; C. anatipes; C. antenori; C. avilapiresae; C. bassleri; C. carvalhoi; C. devriesi; C. haddadi, sp. nov.; C. hudsoni; C. magnova; C. papachibe, sp. nov.; C. royi, sp. nov.; C. shudikarensis; C. supercilialba; C. tridactyla; C. ventrimaculata. Chiasmocleis jimi Caramaschi and Cruz, 2001, is considered a junior synonym of Chiasmocleis hudsoni Parker, 1940. Species accounts are provided for all 16 species, as is a compilation of available data, including type specimens, type localities, morphological diagnoses, variation, tadpoles (only from literature), advertisement calls (calls of several populations described for the first time), and natural history. Photographs and updated data on geographical distributions, with maps, are also provided. The evolution of some phenotypic traits is studied in light of a phylogeny of the group.

Subjects

Amazon River Region , Amphibians , chiasmocleis , Chiasmocleis haddadi , Chiasmocleis papachibe , Chiasmocleis royi , Classification , Frogs , Guiana Highlands , Microhylidae , Phylogeny , Syncope (Frog)

Call Number

QH1 .A4 no.386 2014

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/834.1
OCLC: 874758245