Phylogenetic relationships among species of the <i>Brookesia minima</i> group based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.

<p>Phylogram (50% majority rule consensus tree) from a Bayesian inference analysis of the 568 bp DNA sequence alignment of the mitochondrial <i>ND2</i> gene showing deep divergences among and low differences within species of the <i>B. minima</i> group. Species of the northern clade (<i>B. tuberculata</i> plus the four new species described herein) are marked in colour. The tree was rooted with <i>Brookesia nasus</i>, and including <i>B. brygooi</i> and <i>B. superciliaris</i> as hierarchical outgroups (not shown). A, B and C refer to major clades as discussed in the text. Inset maps show known distribution ranges (typically single localities) of all species. Asterisks denote posterior probabilities of 1.0.