How many species and under what names? Using DNA barcoding and GenBank data for west Central African amphibian conservation.

ABSTRACT: Development projects in west Central Africa are proceeding at an unprecedented rate, often with little concern for their effects on biodiversity. In an attempt to better understand potential impacts of a road development project on the anuran amphibian community, we conducted a biodiversity assessment employing multiple methodologies (visual encounter transects, auditory surveys, leaf litter plots and pitfall traps) to inventory species prior to construction of a new road within the buffer zone of Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, Gabon. Because of difficulties in morphological identification and taxonomic uncertainty of amphibian species observed in the area, we integrated a DNA barcoding analysis into the project to improve the overall quality and accuracy of the species inventory. Based o

SUBMITTER: Deichmann JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5683629 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature