The evidentiary basis of the currently accepted classification of living amphibians is
discussed and shown not to warrant the degree of authority conferred on it by use and …

Pheromonal communication is widespread in salamanders and newts and may also be
important in some frogs and toads. Several amphibian pheromones have been behaviorally …

The use of the term ''type''in nomenclature may be misleading (Dubois, 2005b), and this term
is appropriately replaced by the term onomatophore (Simpson, 1940). There are different …

Adaptive radiations have served as model systems for quantifying the build-up of species
richness. Few studies have quantified the tempo of diversification in species-rich clades that …

Phylogenetic relationships of members of the salamander family Salamandridae were
examined using complete mitochondrial genomes collected from 42 species representing all …

The mitochondrial genome is one of the most frequently used loci in phylogenetic and
phylogeographic analyses, and it is becoming increasingly possible to sequence and …

Although a mitochondrial DNA barcode has been shown to be of great utility for species
identification and discovery in an increasing number of diverse taxa, caution has been urged …

The transition from aquatic to terrestrial eggs is a key evolutionary change that has allowed
vertebrates to successfully colonize and exploit the land. Although most amphibians retain …

Phylogenetic relationships among the salamander families have been difficult to resolve,
largely because the window of time in which major lineages diverged was very short relative …

We sequenced 15 complete mitochondrial genomes and performed comprehensive
molecular phylogenetic analyses to study the origin and phylogeny of the Hynobiidae, an …