Discovery of Gongshan Muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis) in Tengchong, Yunnan Province

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  • (1 Tengchong Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Tengchong 679100, China )
    (2 Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong SAR, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, China )

Online published: 2019-11-27

Abstract

The Gongshan Muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis) is an enigmatic deer species, and little is known about its taxonomy, distribution and status. We conducted a camera-trapping survey in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, and obtained images of the species in May 2018. This is a new mammal record for Tengchong County and represents the southernmost global distribution of this species. We illustrated wild-living M. gongshanensis from Tengchong for the first time and provided diagnostic features of the species.

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HUANG Xiangyuan, ZHANG Xingchao, Chan Pui Lok Bosco, Li Fei . Discovery of Gongshan Muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis) in Tengchong, Yunnan Province[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2019 , 39(5) : 595 -598 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150252

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