2020
Four new species of the Hylomyscus anselli group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania
KERBIS PETERHANS, Julian C.; Rainer HUTTERER; Jeffrey B. DOTY; Jean M. MALEKANI; David C. MOYER et al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Four new species of the Hylomyscus anselli group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania
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KERBIS PETERHANS, Julian C.; Rainer HUTTERER; Jeffrey B. DOTY; Jean M. MALEKANI; David C. MOYER; Jarmila KRÁSOVÁ; Josef BRYJA; Rebecca A. BANASIAK a Terrence C. DEMOS
Vydání
Bonn Zoological Bulletin, 2020, 2190-7307
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Stát vydavatele
Německo
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ano
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14310/20:00118018
Organizační jednotka
Přírodovědecká fakulta
EID Scopus
Klíčová slova anglicky
Afrotropics; biodiversity; endemism; Murinae; molecular phylogeny; systematics; alpha-taxonomy; biogeography
Změněno: 26. 1. 2021 12:11, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.
Anotace
V originále
As in many other small mammal groups from the Afrotropics, the number of species recognized within the genus Hylomyscus has increased considerably over the past dozen years. The last comprehensive review (2005) of the genus recognized eight species. Since that time, nine additional species have been elevated from synonymy (n = 4) or described as new (n = 5). Here we describe four additional new species supported by morphological and molecular evidence, all collected by the late William Stanley. Two of the new taxa are sympatric and come from the poorly known left bank (direction source to mouth) of the Congo River. One of these (Hylomyscus pygmaeus sp. nov.) is easily recognized, as it is tiny and significantly smaller than any known species of the genus; the second new species (Hylomyscus thornesmithae sp. nov.) is also small, and syntopic with the first. The third new species (Hylomyscus stanleyi sp. nov.), from the SW corner of Tanzania, is quite large and had been previously included within the hypodigm of Hylomyscus anselli following its recognition from within the synonymy of Hylomyscus denniae. The fourth species (Hylomyscus mpungamachagorum sp. nov.) is from Mahale Mountains National Park, western Tanzania. Our study reveals a much higher species diversity of the genus than previously known, providing insights into additional Afrotropical and Afromontane centers of endemism that require further exploration.