The last of their kind: Is the genus Scutiger (Anura: Megophryidae) a relict element of the paleo-Transhimalaya biota?

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 201; p. 108166
• Main Authors: Hofmann, Sylvia, Podsiadlowski, Lars, Andermann, Tobias, Matschiner, Michael, Baniya, Chitra B., Litvinchuk, Spartak N., Martin, Sebastian, Masroor, Rafaqat, Yang, Jianhuan, Zheng, Yuchi, Jablonski, Daniel, Schmidt, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Anura - classification; Anura - genetics; Bayes Theorem; Biological Evolution; Biota; Fossils; Gangdese Shan; Lazy toads; Miocene; Phylogenomic; Phylogeny; Phylogeography; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; Uplift; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; Miocene; Phylogenomic; Gangdese Shan; Uplift; Lazy toads

[Display omitted] •Phylogeny of Scutiger suggests an origin of the genus in paleo-Tibet.•Himalayan taxa evolved probably on southern edges of paleo-Tibet (Transhimalaya).•Divergence times indicate a Late Neogene age of the alpine in the Himalayan-Tibetan region.•Results contrast with isotope-based p...