Keywords :
Polypedates,
nucleotide sequence,
Polypedates leucomystax complex,
taxonomy
บทคัดย่อ :
The taxonomy of the Asian tree frogs of the Polypedates leucomystax complex, a group of widespread and
morphologically similar species, is very controversial. To ascertain the taxonomic status of these species, we investi-
gated the historical relationships among representative samples based on ~ 2 kb of nucleotide sequences from the mito-
chondrial 12S rRNA, tRNAvaline, and 16S rRNA genes. Our phylogeny resolved five well supported lineages (A, B, C, D
and E) in the P. leucomystax complex. Polypedates impresus from Yunnan, China, Polypedates cf. mutus and Polypedates
cf. megacephalus from Guangxi and Yunnan, China, and Laos constructed Clade C, which is monophyletic. In order to
recognize the unique position of this clade, we considered P. impresus in Clade C as a valid species. Following our phy-
logeny, Chinese Polypedates, corresponding to the other four clades, should include four species: P. mutus (Clade A); P.
braueri (Clade B); P. impresus (Clade C) and P. megacephalus (Clade D). P. leucomystax (Clade E) is mainly distributed
in the Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Pan, S. L., Dang, N. X., Wang, J. S., Zheng, Y. T., Rao, D. Q., & Li, J. T. (2013). Molecular phylogeny supports the validity of Polypedates impresus Yang 2008. Asian Herpetological Research, 4(2), 124-133.
