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Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Heterogametic Systems in Amphibia

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Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates

Abstract

The Amphibia in existence today are classified into three orders (Apoda, Urodela, and Anura), about 28 families, approximately 320 genera, and 3,000 species. The Apoda (caecilians, 160 species) occur exclusively in the tropical zones of America, Africa, and Asia; the Urodela (salamanders and newts, 350 species) are restricted to the temperate and subtropical regions of the northern hemisphere. In contrast to this, the Anura (frogs and toads, 2,500 species) are almost ubiquitous [48]. According to the current view of vertebrate evolution, the Amphibia originated from crossopterygian fishes in the late Devonian period 280 million years ago [36, 38].

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Schmid, M. (1983). Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Heterogametic Systems in Amphibia. In: Mechanisms of Gonadal Differentiation in Vertebrates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69150-8_3

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