Peer-Reviewed Article December 31, 1994
The relationship betweenBreviceps(Anura: Microhylidae) andHemisus(Hemisotidae) remains equivocal
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Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Zimbabwe • 0441-6651
Abstract
CHANNING, A. 1995. The relationship between Breviceps and Hemisus remains equivocal. J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr. 44(2): 55–57. The close relationship between Breviceps and Hemisus presented by Blonuners-Schlösser (Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 5: 199–218), led to her suggesting that Breviceps should be placed in the Hemisotidae. I re-analyse her data and find that this arrangement is supported only by one synapomorphy. There are many characters available in the literature that do not support her action. The status quo should be maintained until a detailed analysis of all the genera involved is undertaken.