R. Naveen, Shuo Liu, S. Chandramouli, S. Babu, P. Karunakaran, H. N. Kumara
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摘要
Rhacophorus tuberculatus 和 Rhacophorus verrucopus 是分别于 1871 年和 1983 年描述的两个形态相似的物种。它们在分类学上的独特性过去一直受到质疑。在目前的研究中,我们遇到了一些蛙类,根据它们与 R. tuberculatus 的同种异形的形态相似性,我们将它们归入 R. tuberculatus。我们根据对一个合模式标本(在此被指定为讲座模式)的重新研究,以及来自梅加拉亚邦加罗山的其他标本,对该物种进行了重新描述。我们还提供了分子数据、自然史笔记,并报告了该物种的分布范围。基于 16S rRNA 片段的分子系统发育分析表明,不同地点的 R. tuberculatus 或 R. verrucopus 标本之间的遗传差异极小(0.20-1.74% 未校正 p-distance)。根据分子数据和形态特征,我们认为 R. verrucopus 是 R. tuberculatus 的初级异名。
Redescription of Rhacophorus tuberculatus (Anderson, 1871) and the validity of Rhacophorus verrucopus Huang, 1983
Rhacophorus tuberculatus and Rhacophorus verrucopus are two morphologically similar species described in 1871 and 1983 respectively. Their taxonomic distinctiveness has been questioned in the past. In the current study, we encountered frogs that we confer to R. tuberculatus based on morphological similarity to a syntype of this species. We redescribe the species based on a re-examination of a syntype, which is designated as a lectotype here, and additional specimens from Garo hills of Meghalaya. We also present molecular data, natural history notes, and report a range extension of this species. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA fragment revealed minimal genetic divergences (0.20–1.74% uncorrected p-distance) between specimens identified as either R. tuberculatus or R. verrucopus from different locations. On the basis of molecular data and morphological characteristics, we conclude that R. verrucopus is a junior synonym of R. tuberculatus.