Title
The highland mangabey Lophocebus kipunji: A new species of African monkey
Author(s)
Jones T., Ehardt C.L., Butynski T.M., Davenport T.R.B., Mpunga N.E., Machaga S.J., De Luca D.W.
Published
2005
Publisher
Science
Abstract
A distinct species of mangabey was independently found at two sites 370 kilometers apart in southern Tanzania (Mount Rungwe and Livingstone in the Southern Highlands and Ndundulu in the Udzungwa Mountains). This new species is described here and given the name "highland mangabey" Lophocebus kipunji sp. nov. We place this monkey in Lophocebus, because it possesses noncontrasting black eyelids and is arboreal. L. kipunji is distinguished from other mangabeys by the color of its pelage; long, upright crest; off-white tail and ventrum; and loud call. This find has implications for primate evolution, African biogeography, and forest conservation.
Keywords
Color; Forestry; Natural sciences; Eyelids; Mangabeys; Southern Tanzania; Ventrum; Biodiversity; biogeography; evolution; new species; primate; article; biogeography; Cercocebus; ecosystem regeneration; evolution; eyelid; lophocebus kipunji; monkey; nonhuman; primate; priority journal; species; Tanzania; Altitude; Animals; Biodiversity; Body Size; Cercocebus; Conservation of Natural Resources; Environment; Geography; Male; Population Density; Tanzania; Temperature; Terminology; Trees; Vocalization, Animal; Biodiversity; Color; Forestry; Africa; East Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; Sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania; World; Lophocebus; Lophocebus kipunji; Primates
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