Phylogenetic relationships of leopard frogs ( Rana pipiens complex) from an isolated coastal mountain range in southern Sonora, Mexico

Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from the control region and 12S rRNA in leopard frogs from the Sierra El Aguaje of southern Sonora, Mexico, together with GenBank sequences, were used to infer taxonomic identity and provide phylogenetic hypotheses for relationships with other members of the Rana pipi...

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Published in:Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2008-10, Vol.49 (1), p.343-348
Main Authors: Pfeiler, E., Markow, T.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
12S rRNA
Animals
Bayes Theorem
Control region
Cryptic species
DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Genes, Mitochondrial
Genes, rRNA
Genetic Speciation
Likelihood Functions
Mexican leopard frogs
Mexico
Mitochondria - genetics
Mitochondrial DNA
Molecular systematics
Phylogeny
Rana
Rana berlandieri
Rana pipiens
Rana pipiens - classification
Rana pipiens - genetics
RNA, Ribosomal
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Summary:Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from the control region and 12S rRNA in leopard frogs from the Sierra El Aguaje of southern Sonora, Mexico, together with GenBank sequences, were used to infer taxonomic identity and provide phylogenetic hypotheses for relationships with other members of the Rana pipiens complex. We show that frogs from the Sierra El Aguaje belong to the Rana berlandieri subgroup, or Scurrilirana clade, of the R. pipiens group, and are most closely related to Rana magnaocularis from Nayarit, Mexico. We also provide further evidence that Rana magnaocularis and R. yavapaiensis are close relatives.
ISSN:1055-7903
1095-9513
DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.06.011