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Description of Muntiacus truongsonensis, a new species of muntjac (Artiodactyla: Muntiacidae) from Central Vietnam, and implications for conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

P. M. Giao ,
D. Tuoc ,
V. V. Dung ,
E. D. Wikramanayake ,
G. Amato ,
P. Arctander  and
J. R. MacKinnon
P. M. Giao
Affiliation:
Forest Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
D. Tuoc
Affiliation:
Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
V. V. Dung
Affiliation:
Forest Inventory and Planning Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam
E. D. Wikramanayake
Affiliation:
Science Fellow WWF-US and Conservation Scientist WWF-Indochina Programme, 116 Yet Kieu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
G. Amato
Affiliation:
Science Fellow WWF-US and Conservation Scientist WWF-Indochina Programme, 116 Yet Kieu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
P. Arctander
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Department of Population Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
J. R. MacKinnon
Affiliation:
J. MacKinnon, Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK
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Abstract

A small blackish muntjac has been discovered in the west Quang Nam province of Vietnam. DNA sequencing of six individuals showed that this is a distinct species. A description is given. The new find is the third new ungulate species to be discovered in Vietnam in five years. The paper predicts that more species remain to be found in the Annamite mountain range and includes DNA analysis from two more undescribed species. The DNA analysis indicates that there has been a radiation of several related muntjac species in the Annamite mountains, also that the new truongson muntjac shows high intraspecific genetic diversity indicative of a large effective population size. The paper discusses the significance of these finds from an evolutionary and conservation viewpoint. The authors urge conservation authorities in the IndoChinese countries to devote special measures to protect this site of dynamic evolution which retains a combination of relict endemics (e.g. Pseudoryx) as well as on-going speciation.

Type
Research Article
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Animal Conservation forum , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 61 - 68
Copyright
© 1998 The Zoological Society of London

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