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Science 20 May 2005:
Vol. 308. no. 5725, pp. 1161 - 1164
DOI: 10.1126/science.1109191
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The Highland Mangabey Lophocebus kipunji: A New Species of African Monkey

Trevor Jones,1* Carolyn L. Ehardt,2 Thomas M. Butynski,3 Tim R. B. Davenport,4 Noah E. Mpunga,4 Sophy J. Machaga,4 Daniela W. De Luca4

A distinct species of mangabey was independently found at two sites 370 kilometers apart in southern Tanzania (Mount Rungwe and Livingstone in the Southern Highlands and Ndundulu in the Udzungwa Mountains). This new species is described here and given the name "highland mangabey" Lophocebus kipunji sp. nov. We place this monkey in Lophocebus, because it possesses noncontrasting black eyelids and is arboreal. L. kipunji is distinguished from other mangabeys by the color of its pelage; long, upright crest; off-white tail and ventrum; and loud call. This find has implications for primate evolution, African biogeography, and forest conservation.

1 Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Box 99, Mang'ula, Tanzania.
2 Department of Anthropology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602–1619, USA.
3 Conservation International, Post Office Box 68200, City Square 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
4 Wildlife Conservation Society, Southern Highlands Conservation Programme, Post Office Box 1475, Mbeya, Tanzania.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: tembomkubwa{at}gmail.com

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