Hofmann Sylvia, Jablonski Daniel, Schmidt Joachim
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig, 53113 Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn Germany.
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Department Conservation Biology, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ, Department Conservation Biology Leipzig Germany.
Zookeys. 2024 Aug 26;1210:229-246. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106. eCollection 2024.
Recent phylogenetic studies in Himalayan lazy toads of the genus Theobald, 1868 revealed the presence of genetically deeply divergent lineages. The taxonomy of sensu lato was re-assessed based on museum material considering molecular and morphological data. The results strongly support the recognition of a new species, distributed along the Nepalese Kanjiroba massif. It is further shown that has an apparently much more restricted distribution range than previously thought. The frequent misidentification of across large areas of the Himalaya-Tibet area highlights the significance of careful taxonomic evaluation of collection material and the need for the direct morphological comparison of closely related species when describing new species.
最近对1868年西奥博尔德属喜马拉雅懒蟾蜍的系统发育研究表明,存在基因深度分化的谱系。基于博物馆标本,并考虑分子和形态学数据,对广义的该属分类进行了重新评估。结果有力地支持了一个新物种的认定,该物种分布于尼泊尔的坎吉罗巴山地块。进一步研究表明,该物种的分布范围明显比之前认为的更为狭窄。在喜马拉雅 - 藏区大片区域中该物种的频繁误认凸显了对采集标本进行细致分类评估的重要性,以及在描述新物种时对近缘物种进行直接形态比较的必要性。