Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis

Kaffenberger, Nathalie; Wollenberg, Katharina C.; Köhler, Jörn; Glaw, Frank; Vieites, David R.; Vences, Miguel

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.023

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis

Kaffenberger, Nathalie; Wollenberg, Katharina C.; Köhler, Jörn; Glaw, Frank; Vieites, David R.; Vences, Miguel

Authors

Nathalie Kaffenberger

Katharina C. Wollenberg

Jörn Köhler

Frank Glaw

David R. Vieites

Miguel Vences

Abstract

The genus Gephyromantis is a clade within the Malagasy-Comoroan family Mantellidae composed of rainforest frogs that live and breed to varying degrees independently from water. Based on DNA sequences of five mitochondrial and five nuclear genes we inferred the phylogeny of these frogs with full taxon coverage at the species level. Our preferred consensus tree from a partitioned Bayesian analysis of 5843 base pairs of 51 nominal and candidate species supports various major clades within the genus although the basal relationships among these remain unresolved. The data provide strong evidence for the monophyly of the subgenera Gephyromantis (after exclusion of Gephyromantis klemmeri), Laurentomantis, Vatomantis, and Phylacomantis. Species assigned to the subgenus Duboimantis belong to two strongly supported clades of uncertain relationships. G. klemmeri, previously in the subgenus Gephyromantis, was placed with high support sister to the Laurentomantis clade, and the Laurentomantis+. G. klemmeri clade was sister to Vatomantis. A reconstruction of ancestral distribution areas indicates a diversification of several subgenera in the northern biogeographic regions of Madagascar and the dispersal out of northern Madagascar for several clades. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.

Citation

Kaffenberger, N., Wollenberg, K. C., Köhler, J., Glaw, F., Vieites, D. R., & Vences, M. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Malagasy frogs of the genus Gephyromantis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), 555-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.023

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 28, 2011
Online Publication Date	Oct 10, 2011
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2012
Deposit Date	Jun 7, 2021
Journal	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Print ISSN	1055-7903
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	62
Issue	1
Pages	555-560
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.023
Keywords	Amphibia; Anura; Mantellidae; Gephyromantis; Origin; Dispersal; Madagascar
Public URL	https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3633817