Phylogenetic Data for 149 Pristimantis Frog Species with Diversification Analysis

526 described species of Neotropical leaf litter frogs (Pristimantis) form the world's most species-rich vertebrate genus. This dataset, created by Emily H. Waddell, contains a phylogeny based on 260 individuals and a 3718 base pair alignment, used to identify 14 higher evolutionary units and analyze diversification rates. The study estimates the genus origin at 28.97 million years ago and links its radiation to Miocene geological events.

Use Cases

• Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the provided mitochondrial and nuclear gene alignment.
• Modeling diversification rates over time based on the described density-dependent patterns.
• Identifying higher evolutionary significant units (hESUs) based on the recovered phylogenetic clusters.
• Correlating lineage origins with Miocene geological events like Andes orogenesis mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Phylogeny is based on 260 individuals encompassing 149 presumed species, providing a substantial sample.
• Genetic alignment spans 3718 base pairs from mitochondrial and nuclear genes.
• Analysis identifies 14 most likely higher evolutionary significant units (hESUs) with confidence intervals.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Phylogeny developed by combining new and available sequence data from genetic databases.

Time Range

Evolutionary timeline with genus origin estimated at 28.97 million years ago.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Neotropical region, likely influenced by Andes orogenesis and Pebas system.