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Taxonomic relationships within the pan-oriental narrow-mouth toad Microhyla ornata as revealed by mtDNA analysis (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae).
Zoological science - 1 Apr 2005
Matsui Masafumi, Ito Hiroharu, Shimada Tomohiko, Ota Hidetoshi, Saidapur Srinivas K, Khonsue Wichase, Tanaka-Ueno Tomoko, Wu Guan-Fu
Abstract excerpt
A molecular phylogenetic survey was conducted using mtDNA sequences of 12S and 16S rRNA, and cyt-b genes to examine taxonomic relationships among populations of the Pan-Oriental microhylid, Microhyla ornata, from India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan. Two discrete clades are recognized within this species, one consisting of populations from India and Bangladesh, and...
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