From Antarctica or Asia? New colonization scenario for Australian-New Guinean narrow mouth toads suggested from the findings on a mysterious genus Gastrophrynoides

• Main Authors: Kurabayashi, A., Matsui, M., Belabut, D.M., Yong, Hoi Sen, Ahmad, N., Sudin, A., Kuramoto, M., Hamidy, A., Sumida, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2011
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13282/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/175; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-175
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of anurans. Although several extensive molecular analyses have attempted to elucidate their subfamilial relationships, and correlate these with Mesozoic and Cenozoic continental drifts, consensus has not been reached. Further, generic le...