Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus <i>Paramesotriton</i> (Caudata: Salamandridae)

Tao Luo; Sha-Sha Yan; Ning Xiao; Jia-Jun Zhou; Xing-Liang Wang; Wei-Cai Chen; Huai-Qing Deng; Bao-Wei Zhang; Jiang Zhou

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Tao Luo, Sha-Sha Yan, Ning Xiao, Jia-Jun Zhou, Xing-Liang Wang, Wei-Cai Chen, Huai-Qing Deng, Bao-Wei Zhang, Jiang Zhou. Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae). Zoological Research, 2022, 43(5): 787-804. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.081

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Tao Luo, Sha-Sha Yan, Ning Xiao, Jia-Jun Zhou, Xing-Liang Wang, Wei-Cai Chen, Huai-Qing Deng, Bao-Wei Zhang, Jiang Zhou. Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae). Zoological Research, 2022, 43(5): 787-804. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.081

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Tao Luo, Sha-Sha Yan, Ning Xiao, Jia-Jun Zhou, Xing-Liang Wang, Wei-Cai Chen, Huai-Qing Deng, Bao-Wei Zhang, Jiang Zhou. Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae). Zoological Research, 2022, 43(5): 787-804. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.081

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Phylogenetic analysis of combined mitochondrial genome and 32 nuclear genes provides key insights into molecular systematics and historical biogeography of Asian warty newts of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae)

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.081

Tao Luo^{1, 2, #},
Sha-Sha Yan^{2, #},
Ning Xiao³,
Jia-Jun Zhou⁴,
Xing-Liang Wang²,
Wei-Cai Chen⁵,
Huai-Qing Deng^{1
,
,},
Bao-Wei Zhang^{6
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,},
Jiang Zhou^{2
,
,}

1.
School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
2.
School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550001, China
3.
Guiyang Healthcare Vocational University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, China
4.
Zhejiang Forest Resource Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310020, China
5.
Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf Ministry of Education, Nanning Normal University, Nanning, Guangxi 530001, China
6.
School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China

#Authors contributed equally to this work

Funds: This study was supported by the Guizhou Province Top Discipline Construction Program Project (Qianjiao Keyan Fa[2019]125), Postgraduate Education Innovation Programme of Guizhou Province (Qianjiaohe YJSKYJJ (2021) 091), Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (XDB31000000), National Animal Collection Resource Center, China, and Application of Amphibian Natural Antioxidant Peptides as Cosmetic Raw Material Antioxidants (QKZYD [2020]4002)

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Corresponding author: E-mail: huaiqingdeng@gznu.edu.cn; zhangbw@ahu.edu.cn; zhoujiang@ioz.ac.cn
Received Date: 2022-05-11
Accepted Date: 2022-08-19

Published Online: 2022-08-19

Publish Date: 2022-09-18

Abstract

Abstract

The Paramesotriton Chang, 1935 genus of Asian warty newts is the second most diverse genus in the family Salamandridae, currently containing 14 recognized species from northern Vietnam to southwest-central and southern China. Although species of this genus have been included in previous phylogenetic studies, the origin and interspecific relationships of the genus are still not fully resolved, especially at key nodes in the phylogeny. In this study, we sequenced mitochondrial genomes and 32 nuclear genes from 27 samples belonging to 14 species to reconstruct the interspecific phylogenetic relationships within Paramesotriton and explore its historical biogeography in southern China. Both Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood analyses highly supported the monophyly of Paramesotriton and its two recognized species groups (P. caudopunctatus and P. chinensis groups) and further identified five hypothetical phylogenetic cryptic species. Biogeographic analyses indicated that Paramesotriton originated in southwestern China (Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau/South China) during the late Oligocene. The time of origin of Paramesotriton corresponded to the second uplift of the Himalayan/Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau (QTP), rapid lateral extrusion of Indochina, and formation of karst landscapes in southwestern China. Principal component analysis (PCA), independent sample t-tests, and niche differentiation using bioclimatic variables based on locations of occurrence suggested that Paramesotriton habitat conditions in the three current regions (West, South, and East) differ significantly, with different levels of climatic niche differentiation. Species distribution model (SDM) predictions indicated that the most suitable distribution areas for the P. caudopunctatus and P. chinensis species groups are western and southern/eastern areas of southern China. This study increases our knowledge of the taxonomy, biodiversity, origin, and suitable distribution areas of the genus Paramesotriton based on phylogenetic, biogeographic, and species distribution models.
- Paramesotriton,
- Systematics,
- Biogeography,
- Southern China

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