Analysis of ultraconserved elements supports African origins of narrow-mouthed frogs
Streicher, Jeffrey W Varela-Jaramillo, Andrea Montoya, Paola de Sá, Rafael O
Streicher, Jeffrey W
Varela-Jaramillo, Andrea
Montoya, Paola
de Sá, Rafael O
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2020-02
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phylogenomics
anurans
Astral-III
global biodiversity
anurans
Astral-III
global biodiversity
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Narrow-mouthed frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) are globally distributed and molecular data suggest the rapid evolution of multiple subfamilies shortly after their origin. Despite recent progress, several subfamilial relationships remain unexplored using phylogenomic data. We analysed 1,796 nuclear ultraconserved elements, a total matrix of 400,664 nucleotides, from representatives of most microhylid subfamilies. Summary method species-tree and maximum likelihood analyses unambiguously supported Hoplophryninae as the earliest diverging microhylid and confirm Chaperininae as a junior synonym of Microhylinae. Given the emerging consensus that subfamilies from mainland Africa diverged early, microhylids have likely occupied the continent for more than 66 million years.
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Jeffrey W. Streicher, Simon P. Loader, Andrea Varela-Jaramillo, Paola Montoya, Rafael O. de Sá, Analysis of ultraconserved elements supports African origins of narrow-mouthed frogs, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 146, 2020, 106771, ISSN 1055-7903, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106771.
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