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Originally published in Science Express on 11 May 2006
Science 2 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5778, pp. 1378 - 1381
DOI: 10.1126/science.1125631
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A New Genus of African Monkey, Rungwecebus: Morphology, Ecology, and Molecular Phylogenetics

Tim R. B. Davenport,1* William T. Stanley,2 Eric J. Sargis,3 Daniela W. De Luca,1 Noah E. Mpunga,1 Sophy J. Machaga,1 Link E. Olson4

A new species of African monkey, Lophocebus kipunji, was described in 2005 based on observations from two sites in Tanzania. We have since obtained a specimen killed by a farmer on Mount Rungwe, the type locality. Detailed molecular phylogenetic analyses of this specimen demonstrate that the genus Lophocebus is diphyletic. We provide a description of a new genus of African monkey and of the only preserved specimen of this primate. We also present information on the animal's ecology and conservation.

1 Wildlife Conservation Society, Southern Highlands Conservation Programme, Post Office Box 1475, Mbeya, Tanzania.
2 Department of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
3 Department of Anthropology, Yale University, Post Office Box 208277, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
4 University of Alaska Museum, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tdavenport{at}wcs.org

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