- Title
- Two new Poyntonophrynus species (Anura: Bufonidae) highlight the importance of Angolan centers of endemism
- Creator
- Baptista, Ninda L, Pinto, Pedro V, Keates, Chad, Lobón-Rovira, Javier, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/461572
- Identifier
- vital:76214
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://zoobank.org/7B5494CC-F8F2-46EA-BB73-D28B13D31CB6"
- Description
- The pygmy toad genus Poyntonophrynus is endemic to southern Africa. The morphology of these small toads is conserved. They are usually dully colored, and are predominately adapted to arid conditions. During recent surveys in Angola we found Poyntonophrynus specimens that were not assignable to known species. Using an integrative approach, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, morphology, osteology, biogeography and ecology, we identified three new lineages, and describe two of them as new species. All three lineages are closely related to P. pachnodes, an Angolan endemic species, but they are geographically isolated from it. The new species are morphologically distinguishable, and are associated with two of the most important Angolan centers of endemism: the western escarpment and the central highlands. In order to get a more comprehensive understanding of the osteology of the genus, we also provide an osteological characterization of P. dombensis, which was not available to date. Our findings i) increase the number of earless species in the genus Poyntonophrynus, ii) emphasize southwestern Africa as the cradle of diversification in this genus, iii) report the occurrence of Poyntonophrynus in humid environments, thus showing that these toads are ecologically more variable than previously thought, and iv) underline the importance of further biodiversity studies in Angolan centers of endemism.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (42 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Vertebrate Zoology, Baptista, N.L., Pinto, P.V., Keates, C., Lobón-Rovira, J., Edwards, S. and Rödel, M.O., 2023. Two new Poyntonophrynus species (Anura: Bufonidae) highlight the importance of Angolan centers of endemism. Vertebrate Zoology, 73, pp.991-1031, Vertebrate Zoology volume 73 p. 991 2023 2625-8498
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Vertebrate Zoology Statement (https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/about)
- Rights
- Open Access
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Edwards, Shelley (Ms)
RU South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
SDG 15. Life On Land
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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