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Lesula: A New Species of Cercopithecus Monkey Endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Implications for Conservation of Congo’s Central Basin

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Year: 2012, 2012

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Contributors: Burrell, Andrew S., Detwiler, Kate M., Emetshu, Maurice, Fuller, James L., Gilbert, Christopher C., Hart, John A., Hart, Terese B., Sargis, Eric J., Tosi, Anthony J., Turvey, Samuel T., Vosper, Ashley

Description: In June 2007, a previously undescribed monkey known locally as ‘‘lesula’’ was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We describe this new species as Cercopithecus lomamiensis sp. nov., and provide data on its distribution, morphology, genetics, ecology and behavior. C. lomamiensis is restricted to the lowland rain forests of central DRC… more

Full Text: Lesula: A New Species of Cercopithecus Monkey Endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Implications for Conservation of Congo’s Central Basin John A. Hart1,2, Kate M. Detwiler3*, Christopher C. Gilbert4,5, Andrew S. Burrell6, James L. Fuller5,7, …