Lesula: a new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo's central basin.

In June 2007, a previously undescribed monkey known locally as "lesula" was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We describe this new species as Cercopithecus lomamiensis sp. nov., and provide data on its distribution, morphology, g...

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Main Authors:	John A Hart, Kate M Detwiler, Christopher C Gilbert, Andrew S Burrell, James L Fuller, Maurice Emetshu, Terese B Hart, Ashley Vosper, Eric J Sargis, Anthony J Tosi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22984482/pdf/?tool=EBI