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dc.contributor.authorKamei, Rachunliu Gen
dc.contributor.authorSan Mauro, Diegoen
dc.contributor.authorGower, David Jen
dc.contributor.authorVan Bocxlaer, Inesen
dc.contributor.authorSherratt, Emmaen
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Ashishen
dc.contributor.authorBabu, Sureshen
dc.contributor.authorBossuyt, Frankyen
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Marken
dc.contributor.authorBiju, S Den
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-30T11:42:00Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1737), p. 2396-2401en
dc.identifier.issn1471-2954en
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17761-
dc.description.abstractThe limbless, primarily soil-dwelling and tropical caecilian amphibians (Gymnophiona) comprise the least known order of tetrapods. On the basis of unprecedented extensive fieldwork, we report the discovery of a previously overlooked, ancient lineage and radiation of caecilians from threatened habitats in the underexplored states of northeast India. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of mitogenomic and nuclear DNA sequences, and comparative cranial anatomy indicate an unexpected sister-group relationship with the exclusively African family Herpelidae. Relaxed molecular clock analyses indicate that these lineages diverged in the Early Cretaceous, about 140 Ma. The discovery adds a major branch to the amphibian tree of life and sheds light on both the evolution and biogeography of caecilians and the biotic history of northeast India - an area generally interpreted as a gateway between biodiversity hotspots rather than a distinct biogeographic unit with its own ancient endemics. Because of its distinctive morphology, inferred age and phylogenetic relationships, we recognize the newly discovered caecilian radiation as a new family of modern amphibians.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherThe Royal Society Publishingen
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciencesen
dc.titleDiscovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rspb.2012.0150en
dcterms.accessRightsGolden
dc.subject.keywordsAnimal Systematics and Taxonomyen
dc.subject.keywordsVertebrate Biologyen
local.contributor.firstnameRachunliu Gen
local.contributor.firstnameDiegoen
local.contributor.firstnameDavid Jen
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local.contributor.firstnameFrankyen
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local.contributor.firstnameS Den
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local.profile.emailesherrat@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage2396en
local.format.endpage2401en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume279en
local.identifier.issue1737en
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local.contributor.lastnameKameien
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local.title.maintitleDiscovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorKamei, Rachunliu Gen
local.search.authorSan Mauro, Diegoen
local.search.authorGower, David Jen
local.search.authorVan Bocxlaer, Inesen
local.search.authorSherratt, Emmaen
local.search.authorThomas, Ashishen
local.search.authorBabu, Sureshen
local.search.authorBossuyt, Frankyen
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local.year.published2012en
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