title: A molecular phylogeny of the frog genus Tomopterna in Southern Africa: examining species boundaries with mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence data.
abstract: Frogs of the genus Tomopterna occur throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Previous work has shown that there are seven cryptic species, which occupy diverse habitats from grasslands to deserts. The current paper proposes a phylogeny of Tomopterna based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. A gene tree for the genus, including all seven named species and three undescribed species which were discovered during the course of this study, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa.
authors.forename: Abeda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Channing
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bogart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D006239:Haplotypes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011898:Ranidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C075526:RNA, ribosomal, 12S; D004247:DNA