New records and a new mtDNA lineage of Cryptonanus agricolai (Moojen, 1943) (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil
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Published:2022-05-23
Issue:3
Volume:18
Page:515-523
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ISSN:1809-127X
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Author:
Chaves do Nascimento DaianeORCID,
Campos Bruno Augusto Torres ParahybaORCID,
Fraga Elmary CostaORCID,
Barros Maria ClaudeneORCID,
Fagundes Nelson Jurandi Rosa
Abstract
Cryptonanus agricolai (Moojen, 1943) is a small didelphid widely distributed across of central and northeastern Brazil and in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. A recent phylogeographic study of this species identified three major mtDNA clades with strong geographic structure. Here, we present new records of C. agricolai in northeastern Brazil, including the first report for Maranhão state. We also identify a novel mtDNA lineage, sister to one of the three major clades, in some specimens from Maranhão, indicating that C. agricolai is morphologically and genetically more variable than previously recognized.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics