Table 2. Geographical splits and divergence times for vicariant events in Neobatrachia.
Neobatrachian split | Age (95% HPD) | Geographical split (time range) |
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Indianura/Atlanticanura | 114.1 (98.3–130.9) | Africa+India+Madacascar/South America (~40 Ma AF/SA [45,53]) |
Indianura clade | ||
Nasikabatrachidae/Sooglossidae | 77.6 (55.9–98.9) | India/Madagascar (~90 Ma [8]) |
Hyperolius/Tachynemis | 21.9 (11.5–31.7) | Southeast Asia/Africa |
Hoplophryninae | 45.4 (33.1–58.4) | Southeast Asia+Australia/Africa |
Asterophryinae/Cophylinae | 39.4 (27.5–57) | Southeast Asia/Australia |
Amietia-Petropedetidae/Rhacophoridae-Nyctibatrachus | 63.2 (52–74.3) | Africa/India+Madagascar (~170 Ma [8]) |
Rhacophoridae/Mantellidae | 48.8 (38.3–60) | India/Madagascar (~90 Ma [8]) |
Rana/Lithobates | 23.4 (13.2–34.6) | Holartic+Southeast Asia/South America |
Atlanticanura clade | ||
Calyptocephalellidae/Myobatrachoidea | 91.2 (76.7–106.1) | South America/Australia (~40 Ma [69,71]) |
Pelodryadinae-Phyllomedusinae | 51.4 (36.4–65.7) | South America/Australia (~40 Ma [69,71]) |
Epidalea/Amietophrynus+Mertensophryne | 23.9 (18.7–29.2) | Eurasia/Africa |
Bufo | 25.8 (20.7–40) | India+Africa/South America (~40 Ma AF/SA [45,53]) |
Pelopryne/Ansonia | 19.8 (14.2–25.8) | Southeast Asia+Africa/South America (~40 Ma AF/SA [45,53]) |
Time estimates and the confidence interval for vicariant events in Neobatrachia. The time range is provided only when this information is available for a geological split. AF stands for Africa and SA for South America.