00662nas a2200181   4500008004100000245009000041210006900131260007000200100001900270700001500289700001700304700003000321700002100351700002100372700001900393700001400412856005400426       2001                        eng d00aConservation Assessment and Management Plan for Southern African Frogs: Final Report.0 aConservation Assessment and Management Plan for Southern African  aApple Valley, MNbIUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group1 aHarrison, J.A.1 aBurger, M.1 aMinter, L.R.1 ade Villiers, Atherton, L.1 aBaard, E., H. W.1 aScott, Elizabeth1 aBishop, P., J.1 aEllis, S.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/38000442nas a2200109   4500008004100000245013200041210006900173300000800242490000700250100002100257856005400278       2004                        eng d00aAn exemplar phylogeny of the Ranidae (Anura: Neobatrachia: Ranoidea), based on the analysis of morphological and molecular data0 aexemplar phylogeny of the Ranidae Anura Neobatrachia Ranoidea ba  a6040 v201 aScott, Elizabeth  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/31401270nas a2200157   4500008004100000245010400041210006900145260002000214300001200234490000700246520074800253100002501001700003001026700002101056856003501077       2002                        eng d00aA new species of Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 (Anura: Ranidae) from the Karoo region of South Africa0 anew species of Cacosternum Boulenger 1887 Anura Ranidae from the  cSeptember, 2002  a333-3410 v363 a<p>A new ranid frog of the genus Cacosternum Boulenger, 1887 is described from the semiarid Karoo region of South Africa. This species is the putative sister species of Cacosternum namaquense Werner, 1910, but differs in that the two characteristic longitudinal dorsal glands of the latter species are absent and the musculus cutaneous pectoris is present. The two species differ further in their advertisement calls and substratum preferences. A discussion of the ecology and breeding biology of the two species is presented and their distributions mapped. Observational data suggest that growth to metamorphosis is rapid in these arid-adapted frogs, which are cued to breed primarily by rainfall events, not temperature or seasonality.</p>
1 aBoycott, Richard, C.1 ade Villiers, Atherton, L.1 aScott, Elizabeth  u<Go to ISI>://PREV20020057301003152nas a2200121   4500008004100000245013000041210006900171300001200240490000700252520269600259100002102955856005402976       2005                        eng d00aA phylogeny of ranid frogs (Anura : Ranoidea : Ranidae), based on a simultaneous analysis of morphological and molecular data0 aphylogeny of ranid frogs Anura Ranoidea Ranidae based on a simul  a507-5740 v213 aDuring the last two decades, major taxonomic rearrangements were instituted in the anuran family Ranidae. Most of these changes were not based on phylogenetic analysis, and many are controversial. Addressing the phylogeny of Ranidae requires broader taxon sampling within the superfamily Ranoidea, the phylogenetic relationships and higher classification of which are also in a state of flux. No comprehensive attempt has yet been made to reconstruct ranid phylogeny using both morphological and molecular data. In the present contribution, data from 178 organismal characters were collated for 74 exemplar species representing the families Arthroleptidae, Hemisotidae, Hyperoliidae, Mantellidae Microhylidae, Petropedetidae, Rhacophoridae, Sooglossidae, and most subfamilies of Ranidae. These were combined with similar to 1 kb of DNA sequence from the mitochondrial 12S rDNA and 16S rDNA gene regions in a simultaneous parsimony analysis with direct optimization. Results support the classification of Hemisus with the brevicipitine microhylids, confirm that Arthroleptidae (and its two component subfamilies Astylosterninae and Arthroleptinae) are monophyletic, and advocate the recognition of Leptopelidae. Monophyly of Ranidae is compromised by recognition of Petropedetidae, Rhacophoridae and Mantellidae, which should be recognized as subfamilies of Ranidae at present. Furthermore, Petropedetidae was found to be grossly paraphyletic, comprising three clades which are all considered separate subfamilies of Ranidae, i.e., Petropedetinae, Phrynobatrachinae and Cacosterninae. Three well defined subfamilies of Ranidae were consistently retrieved as monophyletic in a sensitivity analysis, i.e., Tomopterninae, Ptychadeninae and Pyxicephalinae. However, Ptychadeninae and Pyxicephalinae were embedded in Raninae and Dicroglossinae, respectively. Ceratobatrachinae is removed from Dicroglossinae. Dicroglossinae is synonymized with Pyxicephalinae. A new subfamily Strongylopinae is proposed. Raninae should be conservatively treated as a "metataxon" (sensu Ford and Cannatella, 1993) until such time as it is fully revised. Tomopterninae is removed from synonymy with Cacosterninae. Morphological synapomorphies are reported for major monophyletic clades retrieved in the simultaneous analysis with equal weights. The present study found that many Old World clades appear to contain both African and Asian taxa, contrary to the findings of some recent biogeographical analyses. This study demonstrates the value of broad taxonomic sampling in ranid phylogeny, and highlights the immense contribution that can be made from detailed morphological data. (C) The Willi Hennig Society 2005.1 aScott, Elizabeth  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/179