Table 3 in Phylogeny and species delimitation in an iconic snake genus: the African mambas (Serpentes: Elapidae: Dendroaspis)

Table 3. Mean posterior probabilities and ranges for candidate species of Dendroaspis estimated using the multispecies coalescent method. The range of values for parameters (theta and tau) are given for each different priors model. The probability values show the means and the range of probability values over multiple runs in support of different combinations as separate. Probability values are provided for the best estimate of the number of species in the genus. High probabilities indicate greater confidence in support of species status. Multispecies coalescent– priors modelsLarge ancestral population, deep divergencesSmall ancestral population, shallow divergencesSmall ancestral population, deep divergencesLarge ancestral population, shallow divergencesTheta1, 102, 20002, 20001, 10Tau1, 102, 20001, 102, 2000ProbabilityProbabilityProbabilityProbabilityDendroaspisMeanRangeMeanRangeMeanRangeMeanRangeangusticeps north11111111angusticeps south0.4710.111–0.7900.9690.964–0.9750.9750.971–0.9800.1830.109–0.220angusticeps central0.4710.111–0.7900.9690.964–0.9750.9750.971–0.9800.1830.109–0.220angusticeps south + central0.5290.210–0.8890.0310.025–0.0360.0250.020–0.0290.8170.780–0.891angusticeps north + south00000000angusticeps north + central00000000angusticeps all00000000MeanRangeMeanRangeMeanRangeMeanRangejamesoni11111111polylepis (A)0.6060.545–0.6850.8820.796–0.9570.8240.771–0.9130.6170.556–0.648polylepis (B)0.6060.545–0.6850.8820.796–0.9570.8240.771–0.9130.6170.556–0.648polylepis all0.3940.315–0.4550.1180.043–0.2040.1760.087–0.2290.3830.352–0.444viridis11111111number of speciesProbabilityProbabilityProbabilityProbability4 species000000005 species0.2330.072–0.3850.0030–0.0060.0040.003–0.0070.3320.295–0.3736 species0.4580.382–0.5320.1440.068–0.2270.1920.106–0.2360.5370.478–0.5897 species0.3090.083–0.5460.8530.768–0.9320.8040.757–0.8910.1310.084-0.161