Table 3 The major phylogenetic clades associated with body size ancestral states, body size evolution rates, age of nodes and ecoregions for males, females, and SSD of rain frogs, genus Pristimantis.

From: Ecological and evolutionary trends of body size in Pristimantis frogs, the world's most diverse vertebrate genus

Clade

Body size ancestral states

Body size evolution rates

Age of the Major clade (Ma)

Ecoregion

Male

Female

SSD

Male

Female

G1

28.53, 95% CI 22.74–34.33

38.46, 95% CI 30.24–46.69

0.35, 95% CI 0.16–0.54

5.6506

9.8752

19.872

Northwestern Andes, Chocó, Central America, Amazonia, Colombian Eastern Andes

G2a

26.14, 95% CI 21.06–31.23

35.38, 95% CI 28.17–42.59

0.35, 95% CI 0.19–0.52

5.2750

9.0240

18.532

Central Andes, Northwestern Andes, Venezuelan Andes, Chocó, Amazonia

G2b

26.75, 95% CI 22.08–31.43

36.73, 95% CI 30.10–43.37

0.37, 95% CI 0.22–0.53

5.4816

11.1643

18.014

Chocó, Amazonia, Colombian Eastern Andes, Guiana Shield, Central Andes, Atlantic Forest, Northern Sudamerican montane coastal

G3a

23.70, 95% CI 18.67–28.72

31.57, 95% CI 24.44–38.70

0.33, 95% CI 0.17–0.49

3.2704

6.9802

16.684

Northwestern Andes, Colombian Eastern Andes

G3b

24.74, 95% CI 20.55–28.92

32.71, 95% CI 26.76–38.65

0.32, 95% CI 0.19–0.46

3.0947

6.4955

17.355

Northwestern Andes, Amazonia, Central Andes, Central America, Guiana Shield, Colombian Eastern Andes, Chocó, Venezuelan Andes

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