Taxonavigation

Male Cercopithecus lomamiensis

Familia: Cercopithecidae
Subfamilia: Cercopithecinae
Tribus: Cercopithecini
Genus: Cercopithecus
Species: Cercopithecus lomamiensis

Name

Cercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012

Holotype: YPM 14080, adult male, skin and skull.

Type locality: West Bank, Lomami River (S 1.02237° to S 1.4280°, E 24.42368° to E 25.03843°), Democratic Republic of Congo.

Paratypes: YPM 14189, subadult female, skin and skull, collected in the forest near Yawende, S 1.06571°, E 24.44838°, 450 m asl. YPM 14190, subadult female, skin and skull, collected near the Lomami River, S 1.42801°, E 25.01601°, 415 m asl. YPM 14191, adult male, skin and skull, collected near Obenge Village, S 1.38145°, E 25.03843°, 420 m asl. YPM 14192, subadult female, skin and skull, collected west of Obenge, S 1.40129°, E 24.97498°, 460 m asl.

Primary references

• Hart, J.A., Detwiler, K.M., Gilbert, C.C., Burrell, A.S., Fuller, J.L., Emetshu, M., Hart, T.B., Vosper, A., Sargis, E.J. & Tosi, A.J. 2012. Lesula: a new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo’s Central Basin. PLoS ONE 7(9): e44271. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044271 Reference page. 

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