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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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, Volume 7, No. 9, Article e44271, Year 2012
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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 between the middle Lomami and the upper Tshuapa Rivers. Morphological and molecular data confirm that C. lomamiensis is distinct from its nearest congener, C. hamlyni, from which it is separated geographically by both the Congo (Lualaba) and the Lomami Rivers. C. lomamiensis, like C. hamlyni, is semi-terrestrial with a diet containing terrestrial herbaceous vegetation. The discovery of C. lomamiensis highlights the biogeographic significance and importance for conservation of central Congo's interfluvial TL2 region, defined from the upper Tshuapa River through the Lomami Basin to the Congo (Lualaba) River. The TL2 region has been found to contain a high diversity of anthropoid primates including three forms, in addition to C. lomamiensis, that are endemic to the area. We recommend the common name, lesula, for this new species, as it is the vernacular name used over most of its known range. © 2012 Hart et al.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Hart, John A.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Detwiler, Kate M.
United States, Boca Raton
Florida Atlantic University
Gilbert, Christopher C.
United States, New York
The City University of new York
United States, New York
New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology
Burrell, Andrew S.
United States, New York
New York University
Fuller, James Lewis
United States, New York
New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology
United States, New York
Columbia University
Emetshu, Maurice
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
Hart, Terese B.
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Vosper, Ashley
Congo, Brazzaville
Wildlife Conservation Society Congo
Sargis, Eric J.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Tosi, Anthony J.
United States, New York
New York University
Statistics
Citations: 58
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0044271
e-ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Congo