A missing geographic link in the distribution of the genus Echinotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with description of a new species from southern China
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| 作者 | Hou M1,6; Wu YK2; Yang KL3; Zheng S4; Yuan ZY5; Li PP[*]6 |
| 刊名 | ZOOTAXA
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| 出版日期 | 2014 |
| 卷号 | 3895期号:1页码:089–102 |
| 关键词 | Amphibians salamanders endangered species East Asia molecular phylogenetics statistical species delim- itation |
| 通讯作者 | lipipeng@yahoo.com |
| 英文摘要 | Disjunct geographic distribution of a species or a group of species is the product of long-term interaction between organisms and the environment. Filling the distributional gap by discovery of a new population or a species has significant bio-geographic implications, because it suggests a much wider past distribution and provides evidence for the route of range expansion/contraction. The salamandrid genus Echinotriton (commonly known as spiny salamanders, spiny newts, or crocodile newts) has two species that are restricted to two widely separated areas, one in eastern Zhejiang province, China and the other in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan. It has been hypothesized that Echinotriton was once continuously distributed between the two areas through a historical land bridge that connected mainland China, Taiwan, and the archipelago. Finding fossils or relic populations along the postulated distribution are strong evidence for the hypothesis. Hundred-twenty-two years after the description of E. andersoni and eight-one years after that of E. chinhaiensis, we discover a third species of Echinotriton in southern China, which fills the distributional gap of the former two species. Species status of the new species is confirmed through molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparison. Mitochondrial DNA indicates that the new species is sister to E. chinhaiensis, while nuclear DNA does not support this relationship. The new species has a very large quadrate projection, a single line of lateral warts pierced by distal rib extremities, normally developed 5th toes, and conical skin tubercles. Our discovery supports the hypothesis that there was a continuous distribution of Echinotriton from eastern coastal China to the Ryukyu Archipelago. We suggest that other species of this genus may also be found in Taiwan. Due to the rarity of this new species, we urge all hobbyists to refrain themselves from collecting this salamander or leaking locality information if encountered, and boycott any trading. |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 资助信息 | This work was supported by grants of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30870276, 30970315) Zootaxa 3895 (1) © 2014 Magnolia Press · 101 NEW SPECIES OF ECHINOTRITON and Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University (2008RC48) to Pipeng Li and by grants of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China MOST (2011FY120200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31090250), and the Bureau of Science and Technology of Yunnan, China (2010CI045) to Jing Che. |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000346898000005 |
| 公开日期 | 2015-02-06 |
| 源URL | [http://159.226.149.42:8088/handle/152453/8247]  |
| 专题 | 昆明动物研究所_两栖爬行类多样性与进化 昆明动物研究所_遗传资源与进化国家重点实验室 |
| 作者单位 | 1.College of Continuing Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China 2.Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Corson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA 3.College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, Chin 4.Moët Hennessy Diageo (China) Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 625014, China 5 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoo 5.State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China 6.Institute of Herpetology and Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaon- ing 110034, China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hou M,Wu YK,Yang KL,et al. A missing geographic link in the distribution of the genus Echinotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with description of a new species from southern China[J]. ZOOTAXA,2014,3895(1):089–102. |
| APA | Hou M,Wu YK,Yang KL,Zheng S,Yuan ZY,&Li PP[*].(2014).A missing geographic link in the distribution of the genus Echinotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with description of a new species from southern China.ZOOTAXA,3895(1),089–102. |
| MLA | Hou M,et al."A missing geographic link in the distribution of the genus Echinotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) with description of a new species from southern China".ZOOTAXA 3895.1(2014):089–102. |
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