DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4n2c4
title: Data from: Pan-African phylogeography of a model organism, the African clawed frog “Xenopus laevis”

description: The African clawed frog Xenopus laevis has a large native distribution
 over much of sub-Saharan Africa and is a model organism for research, a
 proposed disease vector, and an invasive species. Despite its prominent
 role in research and abundance in nature, surprisingly little is known
 about the phylogeography and evolutionary history of this group. Here we
 report an analysis of molecular variation of this clade based on 17 loci
 (one mitochondrial, 16 nuclear) in up to 159 individuals sampled
 throughout its native distribution. Phylogenetic relationships among
 mitochondrial DNA haplotypes were incongruent with those among alleles of
 the putatively female-specific sex-determining gene DM-W, in contrast to
 the expectation of strict matrilineal inheritance of both loci. Population
 structure and evolutionarily diverged lineages were evidenced by analyses
 of molecular variation in these data. These results further contextualize
 the chronology, and evolutionary relationships within this group, support
 the recognition of X. laevis sensu stricto, X. petersii, X. victorianus,
 and herein re-validated X. poweri as separate species. We also propose
 that portions of the currently recognized distributions of X. laevis
 (north of the Congo Basin) and X. petersii (south of the Congo Basin) be
 reassigned to X. poweri.
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