TY - JOUR
T1 - DNA barcoding indicates the range extension in an endemic frog Nyctibatrachus jog, from the Western Ghats, India
AU - Hebbar, Priti
AU - Anand, Anisha
AU - K.V, Gururaja
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Department of Science and Technology (DST), India to Priti Hebbar under the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship [DST/INSPIRE/04/2017/003152]. We would like to thank the Karnataka Forest Department for permission (No.PCCF (WL)/E2/CR-49/2018-19). Priti H and Gururaja KV are thankful to Ashok Hegde, Mavingundi; Suhas Hegde, Drongo Homestay Sirsi and Vivek Divekar, Satwik Homestay Sirsi for the logistical support. Priti H and Anisha A are thankful to Kartik Sunagar and Evolutionary Venomics Lab for providing the laboratory space.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The frogs of genus Nyctibatrachus from the Western Ghats are endemic, with some taxa showing a narrow distribution range. Nyctibatrachus jog was known only from the type locality, Jog falls from Sharavathi river basin suggesting a restricted distribution. In this study, using DNA barcoding, we studied the distribution patterns of N. jog by sampling multiple river basins. 16S rRNA and Cytochrome b genes were used to distinguish N. jog from its congeners as well as to infer intra-species relationships. The results from the 16S rRNA gene showed 99% similarity of the collected individuals with the type specimen from Jog Falls confirming the identity of N. jog. The results indicate that N. jog has wide distribution extending its range in multiple river basins in the Western Ghats, India. This study also provides the Area of Occurrence and Extent of Occurrence of N. jog which could help in developing strategies for its conservation.
AB - The frogs of genus Nyctibatrachus from the Western Ghats are endemic, with some taxa showing a narrow distribution range. Nyctibatrachus jog was known only from the type locality, Jog falls from Sharavathi river basin suggesting a restricted distribution. In this study, using DNA barcoding, we studied the distribution patterns of N. jog by sampling multiple river basins. 16S rRNA and Cytochrome b genes were used to distinguish N. jog from its congeners as well as to infer intra-species relationships. The results from the 16S rRNA gene showed 99% similarity of the collected individuals with the type specimen from Jog Falls confirming the identity of N. jog. The results indicate that N. jog has wide distribution extending its range in multiple river basins in the Western Ghats, India. This study also provides the Area of Occurrence and Extent of Occurrence of N. jog which could help in developing strategies for its conservation.
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U2 - 10.1080/23802359.2021.1955765
DO - 10.1080/23802359.2021.1955765
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111312902
SN - 2380-2359
VL - 6
SP - 2468
EP - 2474
JO - Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
JF - Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
IS - 9
ER -