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Benin Tree Hyrax
Dendrohyrax interfluvialis Oates, Woodman, Gaubert, Sargis, Wiafe, Lecompte, Dowsett-Lemaire, Dowsett, Bi, Ikemeh, Djagoun, Tomsett & Bearder, 2021
Also calledBenin-Baumschliefer (deu) · Benintreklippegrevling (nob) · وبر الشجر البنيني (ara)
First described in: Oates, John F., Neal Woodman, Philippe Gaubert, Eric J. Sargis, Edward D. Wiafe, Emilie Lecompte, Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire, Robert J. Dowsett, Sery G. Bi, Rachel A. Ikemeh, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Louise Tomsett & Simon K. Bearder. 2021. A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae: Dendrohyrax J.E. Gray, 1868) from West Africa, and the significance of the Niger-Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194(2): 527-552.
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BENIN TREE HYRAX (FIG. 6) ZooBank registration LSID: D 45 FC 680 - 1 A 5 F- 4 D 9 D- 8 A 24 - 19 E 58 ABAE 24 C. Holotype: Skin and skull of an adult of unknown sex, NHMUK 46.360. Type locality: Ilaro Forest Reserve (6 ° 47 ′ N, 3 ° 04 ′ E), Ogun State, Nigeria. Distribution: Known only from the region between the Niger and Volta Rivers in West Africa, in moist and dry forest zones; this area encompasses portions of south-eastern Ghana, southern Togo, southern Benin and south-western Nigeria (Fig. 1). Paratypes: NHMUK 50.337: Nikrowa, Okomu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria; NHMUK 50.338: Ohosu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria; NHMUK 61.461: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; NHMUK 1998.300: Western Niger River Delta, Delta State, Nigeria; USNM 377548: Sapoba Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria; University of Ghana, Legon, Zoology Museum ZD / L / S 3 / 001: Tafi-Atome, Volta Region, Ghana. Representative DNA sequences: Sequences of mitochondrial DNA from D. interfluvialis were deposited in GenBank with the following accession numbers: MW 147258 and MW 147260 – MW 147263 (Cytb, five representatives); MW 147240, MW 147242 – MW 147244 and MW 147258 (COX 1, six representatives); MW 592436 –
A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae: Dendrohyrax) from West Africa and the significance of the Niger-Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography
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Ghana. Kalakpa Resource Reserve: 6 ° 23 ′ N, 0 ° 19 ′ E to 6 ° 28 ′ N, 0 ° 25 ′ E (F. D. - L., R. D., 2008; S. B., J. O., 2016) (N = 23). Nyagbo Anyigbe: 6 ° 47 ′ N, 0 ° 22 ′ E (S. B., J. O., 2016) (N = 13). Biakpa: 6 ° 50 ′ N, 0 ° 24 ′ E (S. B., J. O., 2016) (N = 45). Benin. Lama Forest Reserve: 6 ° 59 ′ N, 2 ° 05 ′ E (F. D. - L. & R. D., 2009) (N = 1). Lokoli: swamp forest 07 ° 03 ′ N, 2 ° 15 ′ E (F. D. - L. & R. D., 2009) (N = 1). Niaouli: 6 ° 44 ′ N, 2 ° 08 ′ E (F. D. - L. & R. D., 2009) (N = 1). Pahou Forest Reserve: 6 ° 23 ′ N, 2 ° 09 ′ E (F. D. - L., 2015) (N = 1). Nigeria. Omo Forest Reserve: 6 ° 55 ′ N, 4 ° 19 ′ E (J. O., 1992) (N = 1). Okomu National Park: 6 ° 19 ′ N, 5 ° 21 ′ E (S. B., J. O., 2009) (N = 41). APPENDIX 2
A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae: Dendrohyrax) from West Africa and the significance of the Niger-Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography
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Nigeria. Ogun State: Ilaro Forest Reserve: 6 ° 47 ′ N, 3 ° 04 ′ E (NHMUK 46.360, holotype). Oyo State: Ibadan: 7 ° 30 ′ N, 3 ° 53 ′ E (NHMUK 61.461). Bayelsa State: Uzere: 5 ° 20 ′ N, 6 ° 13 ′ E (NHMUK 1998.300). Edo State: Sapoba Forest Reserve: 6 ° 05 ′ N, 5 ° 49 ′ E (USNM 377548).
A new species of tree hyrax (Procaviidae: Dendrohyrax) from West Africa and the significance of the Niger-Volta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography
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