Molecular and morphological evidence for Rana kunyuensis as a junior synonym of Rana coreana (Anura: Ranidae)

Yu ZHOU; Bao Tian YANG; Pi Peng LI; Mi Sook MIN; Jonathan J. FONG; Bing Jun DONG; Zheng Yan ZHOU; Yu Yan LU

doi:10.1670/13-111

Molecular and morphological evidence for Rana kunyuensis as a junior synonym of Rana coreana (Anura: Ranidae)

Yu ZHOU, Bao Tian YANG, Pi Peng LI, Mi Sook MIN, Jonathan J. FONG, Bing Jun DONG, Zheng Yan ZHOU, Yu Yan LU

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Abstract

We investigate the relationship between Rana coreana and Rana kunyuensis using morphological and molecular data. Morphological comparisons showed these two species to be identical in terms of body measurements and qualitative characteristics. Phylogenetic analyses found that R. kunyuensis and R. coreana are nested within a single clade and exhibited low divergence across several mitochondrial and nuclear genes. All evidence indicates that R. kunyuensis and R. coreana are the same species, making R. kunyuensis a junior synonym of R. coreana . This study stresses the importance of comprehensive taxon sampling, especially in neighboring countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-307
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Herpetology
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1670/13-111
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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We are grateful to J. W. Streicher and two anonymous reviewers who greatly improved the manuscript.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Research Foundation of Korea (NSFC-NRF) Cooperative Projects (31211140342), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31071886), and the Director Foundation of Experimental Centre, Shenyang Normal University (SY200902).

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