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THE ADAPTIVE ECOLOGY OF THE SPECIES GROUPS OF THE GENUS LEPTODACTYLUS (AMPHIBIA, LEPTODACTYLIDAE)
Author(s) -
Heyer W. Ronald
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1969.tb03525.x
Subject(s) - leptodactylidae , biology , genus , zoology , ecology
Frogs of the Neotropical genus Leptodactylus provide a clear example of one way in which a group of amphibians evolved from an almost aquatic to a terrestrial life history. The genus is comprised of approximately 30 species, but the taxonomy and relationships of many of these species are confused. My initial interest in the genus was to attempt to determine if clusters of related species (species groups) could be recognized, and if so, to determine the relationships among the species groups. The following discussion uses as a background the synthesis of the species groups and their interrelationships (Heyer, 1969).