Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Hylodinae (Anura, Leptodactylidae) based on morphological characters

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The systematics and phylogenetic relationships of the family Leptodactylidae are controversial as is the intrafamilial phylogeny of the leptodactylids. Here we analyze the relationships of the leptodactylid subfamily Hylodinae. This subfamily has been considered to be monophyletic and composed of three genera, Hylodes, Crossodactylus and Megaelosia. In the present study 49 characters were used, based on different studies on Leptodactylidae phylogeny. Maximum parsimony methods with unweighted and successively weighted characters were used to estimate the phylogeny of the Hylodinae. Upon analysis, the data provided further evidence of the monophyletic status of the three genera, with Megaelosia being the basal genus and the other two genera being sister taxa. The analysis with successive weighting results in a more resolved topology of the species subgroups of the genus Hylodes and separates this genus from Crossodactylus and confirms that the hylodines are monophyletic. © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2005.

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Nuin, P. A. S., & do Val, F. C. (2005). Phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Hylodinae (Anura, Leptodactylidae) based on morphological characters. Amphibia Reptilia, 26(2), 139–147. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568538054253456

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