Abstract
The abundant clouded salamander from western Japan, Hynobius nebulosus, has long been considered a single widespread species, although some authors have suggested the inclusion of several cryptic species. This led to a molecular and morphological analysis of populations from all parts of the known range. Phylogenetic relationships were inferred from complete sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, and nuclear genome differentiations were estimated by multiplexed inter simple sequence repeat genotyping by sequencing (MIG-seq). The results suggest that H. nebulosus hitherto recognized consists of at least nine species. We applied existing names to two of them, H. nebulosus (Temminck et Schlegel) and H. vandenburghi Dunn, and described seven others as new species.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 32-90 |
| Number of pages | 59 |
| Journal | Current Herpetology |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 Feb 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Cryptic species
- Japan
- New species
- Phylogeny
- Taxonomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
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Systematics of the widely distributed Japanese clouded salamander, hynobius nebulosus (Amphibia : Caudata: Hynobiidae), and its closest relatives. / Matsui, Masafumi; Okawa, Hiroshi; Nishikawa, Kanto; Aoki, Gen; Eto, Koshiro; Yoshikawa, Natsuhiko; Tanabe, Shingo; Misawa, Yasuchika; Tominaga, Atsushi.
In: Current Herpetology, Vol. 38, No. 1, 01.02.2019, p. 32-90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T2 - Caudata: Hynobiidae), and its closest relatives
AU - Matsui, Masafumi
AU - Okawa, Hiroshi
AU - Nishikawa, Kanto
AU - Aoki, Gen
AU - Eto, Koshiro
AU - Yoshikawa, Natsuhiko
AU - Tanabe, Shingo
AU - Misawa, Yasuchika
AU - Tominaga, Atsushi
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
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AB - The abundant clouded salamander from western Japan, Hynobius nebulosus, has long been considered a single widespread species, although some authors have suggested the inclusion of several cryptic species. This led to a molecular and morphological analysis of populations from all parts of the known range. Phylogenetic relationships were inferred from complete sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, and nuclear genome differentiations were estimated by multiplexed inter simple sequence repeat genotyping by sequencing (MIG-seq). The results suggest that H. nebulosus hitherto recognized consists of at least nine species. We applied existing names to two of them, H. nebulosus (Temminck et Schlegel) and H. vandenburghi Dunn, and described seven others as new species.
KW - Cryptic species
KW - Japan
KW - New species
KW - Phylogeny
KW - Taxonomy
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