Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Vol 6, No 2 (2021): August

The Oriental Tiny Frog of the Genus Microhyla Tschudi, 1839 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) Revealed across Geographical Barriers of the Wallace Line

Rury Eprilurahman (Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)
Vestidhia Yunisya Atmaja (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia)
Misbahul Munir (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan)
Amir Hamidy (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Science, Indonesia)
Tuty Arisuryanti (Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)
Rosichon Ubaidillah (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Science, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jun 2021

Abstract

The frog genus Microhyla was considered as the South, East, and Southeast Asian frog species. Microhyla orientalis was described in 2013, distributed in Java and Bali, Indonesia. Thenceforth, it was known as the easternmost distribution of this genus within the oriental region, but recently this species was recorded from the Timor Island and Sulawesi on the Wallace regions. We applied molecular analysis to evaluate the taxonomic status  and the origin of the Wallacean population. Phylogenetic analysis using the partial 16S mitochondrial gene demonstrated that the Java, Timor and Sulawesi populations were not significantly different from the Bali population. This Wallacean population of M. orientalis was originated from Java and possibly it is accidentally distributed by humans through the expansion of agricultural activity.

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Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
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Universitas Gadjah Mada

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Immunology & microbiology

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Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology (JTBB) is an authoritative source of information concerned with the advancement of tropical biology studies in the Southeast Asia Region. It publishes original scientific work related to a diverse range of fields in tropical biodiversity, functional ...