White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys): A new macaque species from Medog, southeastern Tibet
White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys): A new macaque species from Medog, southeastern Tibet
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DOI：
10.1002/ajp.22394
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发表时间：
2015-07-01
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2.4
通讯作者：
Fan, Peng-Fei
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作者：
Li, Cheng;Zhao, Chao;Fan, Peng-Fei
本文记述了西藏墨脱地区新发现的一种猕猴--白颊猕猴（Macacaleucogenyssp. nov）。根据738张直接观察和相机捕捉到的照片，该新种似乎与中华猕猴不同。此外，该物种与所有潜在的同域猕猴物种（M。mulatta、M. thibetana，M. assamensis和M.其被毛特征包括：背毛形态相对一致，腹毛多毛，尾短而无毛，侧须和颏须突出，面颊呈白色，面部呈圆形，鼻口皮肤呈黑色，颈部毛长而厚，雄性生殖器呈圆形而非箭形。该新种猕猴的栖息地类型多样，从海拔1395米的热带森林，到海拔2000米的原生和次生万年青阔叶林，以及海拔2700米的阔叶-针叶混交林。其范围可能延伸到西藏的邻近县和印度控制的西藏东南部的一部分。白颊猕猴受到非法捕猎和水电站建设的威胁。这一灵长类新物种的发现，进一步凸显了藏东南地区生物多样性保护的重要价值，需要加强对该地区的调查、研究和环境保护。Am. J.普利马托。77：753-766，2015年。(c)2015年威利期刊公司
We describe a newly discovered Macaca species from the Medog, in southeastern Tibet, China, Macaca leucogenys sp. nov or the white-cheeked macaque. Based on 738 photos taken during direct observations and captured by camera traps this new species appears to be distinct from the Macaca sinica species group. Moreover, the species is distinguished from all potential sympatric macaque species (M. mulatta, M. thibetana, M. assamensis, and M. munzala) in exhibiting a suite of pelage characteristics including relatively uniform dorsal hair pattern, hairy ventral pelage, relative hairless short tail, prominent pale to white side- and chin-whiskers creating a white cheek and round facial appearance, dark facial skin on the muzzle, long and thick hairs on its neck, and a round rather than arrow-shaped male genitalia. This new macaque species was found to exploit a diverse set of habitat types from tropical forest at 1395m, to primary and secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest at 2000m, as well as mixed broadleaf-conifer forest at 2700m. Its range may extend to neighboring counties in Tibet and the part of southeastern Tibet controlled by India. The white-cheeked macaque is threatened by illegal hunting and the construction of hydropower stations. Discovery of this new primate species further highlights the high value for biodiversity conservation of southeastern Tibet and calls for more intensive surveys, studies, and environmental protection in this area. Am. J. Primatol. 77:753-766, 2015. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.