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Title: | A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) | Contributor(s): | Wilkinson, Mark (author); San Mauro, Diego (author); Sherratt, Emma (author); Gower, David J (author) | Publication Date: | 2011 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17758 | Abstract: | We propose a new family-level classification of caecilians that is based on current understanding of phylogenetic relationships and diversity. The 34 currently recognised genera of caecilians are diagnosed and partitioned into nine family-level taxa. Each family is an hypothesised monophylum, that, subject to limitations of taxon sampling, is well-supported by phylogenetic analyses and is of ancient (Mesozoic) origin. Each family is diagnosed and also defined phylogenetically. The proposed classification provides an alternative to an exclusive reliance upon synonymy in solving the longstanding problem of paraphyly of the Caeciliidae. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Zootaxa (2874), p. 41-64 | Publisher: | Magnolia Press | Place of Publication: | New Zealand | ISSN: | 1175-5334 1175-5326 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060301 Animal Systematics and Taxonomy 060809 Vertebrate Biology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02874p064.pdf |
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