Clinal Variation and Its Taxonomic Consequences in the Common Tanzanian Forest Frog, Arthroleptis affinis

Autor:	John C. Poynton, Simon P. Loader
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	biology Arthroleptis affinis Ecology Zoology Animal Science and Zoology Arthroleptis Morphology (biology) Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Copeia. 2008:517-526
ISSN:	1938-5110 0045-8511
DOI:	10.1643/ch-07-057
Popis:	North-to-south clinal variation in morphology is described in Arthroleptis affinis of the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania. While northern populations are readily separable from other Arthroleptis species, southern populations are not. This complicates differential diagnosis. Despite this, it is concluded that in the present state of knowledge, it is more useful to include the clinal variation under the name A. affinis, rather than attempt to divide the species into groups that defy clear morphological definition.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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