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Species complexes and the importance of Data Deficient classification in Red List assessments: The case of Hylobatrachus frogs by Scherz, Mark D, Glaw, Frank, Hutter, Carl R, Bletz, Molly C, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Köhler, Jörn, Vences, Miguel

“…Taxonomy is the cornerstone of extinction risk assessments. Currently, the IUCN Red List treats species complexes either under a single overarching species…”
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Morphological and ecological convergence at the lower size limit for vertebrates highlighted by five new miniaturised microhylid frog species from three different Madagascan genera by Scherz, Mark D, Hutter, Carl R, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Riemann, Jana C, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Ndriantsoa, Serge H, Glos, Julian, Hyde Roberts, Sam, Crottini, Angelica, Vences, Miguel, Glaw, Frank

“…Miniaturised frogs form a fascinating but poorly understood amphibian ecomorph and have been exceptionally prone to taxonomic underestimation. The subfamily…”
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Diversification of the rainfrog Pristimantis ornatissimus in the lowlands and Andean foothills of Ecuador by Guayasamin, Juan M, Hutter, Carl R, Tapia, Elicio E, Culebras, Jaime, Peñafiel, Nicolás, Pyron, R Alexander, Morochz, Carlos, Funk, W Chris, Arteaga, Alejandro

“…Geographic barriers and elevational gradients have long been recognized as important in species diversification. Here, we illustrate an example where both…”
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Communicator whistles: A Trek through the taxonomy of the Boophis marojezensis complex reveals seven new, morphologically cryptic treefrogs from Madagascar (Amphibia: Anura: Mantellidae) by Vences, Miguel, Köhler, Jörn, Hutter, Carl R., Preick, Michaela, Petzold, Alice, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Glaw, Frank, Scherz, Mark D.

“…Abstract The Malagasy stream-breeding treefrog species Boophis marojezensis contains bioacoustically and genetically highly divergent populations. Some of…”
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An initial molecular resolution of the mantellid frogs of the Guibemantis liber complex reveals three new species from northern Madagascar by Koppetsch, Thore, Pabijan, Maciej, Hutter, Carl R., Köhler, Jörn, Gehring, Philip-Sebastian, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Ratsoavina, Fanomezana M., Scherz, Mark D., Vieites, David R., Glaw, Frank, Vences, Miguel

“…The small arboreal frog Guibemantis liber (Anura: Mantellidae) has served as an example for the existence of deep conspecific lineages that differ by a…”
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Improving sustainable use of genetic resources in biodiversity archives by Tuschhoff, E J, Hutter, Carl R, Glor, Richard E

“…Tissue sample databases housed in biodiversity archives represent a vast trove of genetic resources, and these tissues are often destructively subsampled and…”
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An integrative taxonomic revision and redefinition of Gephyromantis (Laurentomantis) malagasius based on archival DNA analysis reveals four new mantellid frog species from Madagascar by Vences, Miguel, Köhler, Jörn, Crottini, Angelica, Hofreiter, Michael, Hutter, Carl R., du Preez, Louis, Preick, Michaela, Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Rancilhac, Loïs, Raselimanana, Achille P., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, Frank

“…The subgenus Laurentomantis in the genus Gephyromantis contains some of the least known amphibian species of Madagascar. The six currently valid nominal…”
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Rapid Diversification and Time Explain Amphibian Richness at Different Scales in the Tropical Andes, Earth’s Most Biodiverse Hotspot by Hutter, Carl R., Lambert, Shea M., Wiens, John J.

“…The Tropical Andes make up Earth’s most species-rich biodiversity hotspot for both animals and plants. Nevertheless, the ecological and evolutionary processes…”
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Diamond in the rough: a new species of fossorial diamond frog (Rhombophryne) from Ranomafana National Park, southeastern Madagascar by Lambert, Shea M., Hutter, Carl R., Scherz, Mark D.

“…We describe a new species from the cophyline microhylid genus Rhombophryne , a group of fossorial and terrestrial frogs endemic to Madagascar. Found during…”
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Filtration of Gene Trees From 9,000 Exons, Introns, and UCEs Disentangles Conflicting Phylogenomic Relationships in Tree Frogs (Hylidae) by Hutter, Carl R, Duellman, William

“…Abstract An emerging challenge in interpreting phylogenomic data sets is that concatenation and multi-species coalescent summary species tree approaches may…”
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Gene Flow Increases Phylogenetic Structure and Inflates Cryptic Species Estimations: A Case Study on Widespread Philippine Puddle Frogs (Occidozyga laevis) by Chan, Kin Onn, Hutter, Carl R, Wood, Perry L, Su, Yong-Chao, Brown, Rafe M

“…Abstract In cryptic amphibian complexes, there is a growing trend to equate high levels of genetic structure with hidden cryptic species diversity. Typically,…”
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Explaining Andean megadiversity: the evolutionary and ecological causes of glassfrog elevational richness patterns by Hutter, Carl R., Guayasamin, Juan M., Wiens, John J.

“…The Tropical Andes are an important global biodiversity hotspot, harbouring extraordinarily high richness and endemism. Although elevational richness and…”
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The smallest ‘true chameleon’ from Madagascar: a new, distinctly colored species of the Calumma boettgeri complex (Squamata, Chamaeleonidae) by Prötzel, David, Lambert, Shea M., Andrianasolo, Ginah Tsiorisoa, Hutter, Carl R., Cobb, Kerry A., Scherz, Mark D., Glaw, Frank

“…On a recent expedition to eastern Madagascar, we discovered a distinct new species of the genus Calumma that we describe here using an integrative approach…”
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Gene flow creates a mirage of cryptic species in a Southeast Asian spotted stream frog complex by Chan, Kin O., Hutter, Carl R., Wood, Perry L., Grismer, L. L., Das, Indraneil, Brown, Rafe M.

“…Most new cryptic species are described using conventional tree‐ and distance‐based species delimitation methods (SDMs), which rely on phylogenetic arrangements…”
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Larger, unfiltered datasets are more effective at resolving phylogenetic conflict: Introns, exons, and UCEs resolve ambiguities in Golden-backed frogs (Anura: Ranidae; genus Hylarana) by Chan, Kin Onn, Hutter, Carl R., Wood, Perry L., Grismer, L. Lee, Brown, Rafe M.

“…[Display omitted] •Different classes of genetic markers can produce conflicting phylogenetic signals.•Incongruence was highest around the shortest…”
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Testing for adaptive radiation: A new approach applied to Madagascar frogs by Moen, Daniel S., Ravelojaona, Rojo N., Hutter, Carl R., Wiens, John J.

“…Adaptive radiation is a key topic at the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology. Yet the definition and identification of adaptive radiation both…”
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Redefining Possible: Combining Phylogenomic and Supersparse Data in Frogs by Portik, Daniel M, Streicher, Jeffrey W, Blackburn, David C, Moen, Daniel S, Hutter, Carl R, Wiens, John J

“…Abstract The data available for reconstructing molecular phylogenies have become wildly disparate. Phylogenomic studies can generate data for thousands of…”
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Target-capture phylogenomics provide insights on gene and species tree discordances in Old World treefrogs (Anura: Rhacophoridae) by Chan, Kin Onn, Hutter, Carl R, Wood, Jr, Perry L, Grismer, L Lee, Brown, Rafe M

“…Genome-scale data have greatly facilitated the resolution of recalcitrant nodes that Sanger-based datasets have been unable to resolve. However, phylogenomic…”
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Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species by Wiens, John J., Hutter, Carl R., Mulcahy, Daniel G., Noonan, Brice P., Townsend, Ted M., Sites, Jack W., Reeder, Tod W.

“…Squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are one of the most diverse groups of terrestrial vertebrates. Recent molecular analyses have suggested a very different…”
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FrogCap: A modular sequence capture probe‐set for phylogenomics and population genetics for all frogs, assessed across multiple phylogenetic scales by Hutter, Carl R., Cobb, Kerry A., Portik, Daniel M., Travers, Scott L., Wood, Perry L., Brown, Rafe M.

“…Despite the prevalence of high‐throughput sequencing in phylogenetics, many relationships remain difficult to resolve because of conflicting signal among…”
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