Abstract
The validity of the monotypic leptodactylid frog genus Vanzolinius Heyer, 1974 has been questioned recently. We explore the relationship of Vanzolinius discodactylus within the cluster of closely related genera Adenomera, Leptodacylus, and Lithodytes with both morphological and molecular data sets. Morphological and combined morphological and molecular data were analyzed using maximum parsimony; molecular data sets were analyzed with maximum likelihood methods. The resultant relationships are unambiguous in Vanzolinius being imbedded within Leptodactylus. In order to maintain Leptodactylus as a monophyletic genus, Vanzolinius is placed in the synonymy of Leptodactylus Fitzinger, 1826. The implications of relationships analyzed in this study are discussed in terms of both nomenclature and life-history evolution.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2005
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2005 Arquivos do Museu Nacional. This article first appeared in Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 63, no. 4 (October 2005): 707-26.
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Recommended Citation
de Sá, Rafael O., W. Ronald Heyer, and Arley Camargo. "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Vanzolinius Heyer, 1974 (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae): Taxonomic and Life History Implications." Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 63, no. 4 (October 2005): 707-26.
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