A faunal survey in Kingu Pira (south Tanzania), with new karyotypes of several small mammals and the description of a new Murid species (Mammalia, Rodentia)

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dc.contributor.authorDenys, Christiane
dc.contributor.authorLalis, Aude
dc.contributor.authorLecompte, Emilie
dc.contributor.authorCornette, Raphaƫl
dc.contributor.authorMoulin, Sibyle
dc.contributor.authorMakundi, Rhodes H.
dc.contributor.authorVolobouev, Vitaly
dc.contributor.authorMachang'u, Robert S.
dc.contributor.authorAniskine, Vladimir M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-22T06:31:27Z
dc.date.available2016-11-22T06:31:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractA multidisciplinary approach combining morphology, classical morphometry and cytogenetics allowed to establish an updated taxonomic inventory of small mammals from Kingu Pira in the Selous region (south Tanzania). Among the 229 rodents and 21 shrews that were captured during the fi eldwork in Ngarembe village in July 2003, 45 specimens were karyotyped. Concerning rodents, this allowed the description of a new karyotype of Acomys and Grammomys, while the cytotypes of Paraxerus fl avovittis and Pelomys fallax are here fi gured for the fi rst time. Taxonomic revisions of the literature allowed to clarify the status of Lemniscomys rosalia and Aethomys chrysophilus in Tanzania. Using a combination of morphological and cytogenetical characters, a new species of Grammomys is described. For shrews, we provide here the fi rst description of C. hirta karyotype. Comparisons with voucher of genetically typed specimens of diff erent east African collections confi rmed the important biodiversity of this region for conservation and the necessity to preserve the coastal forest of south Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/955
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherZOOSYSTEMAen_US
dc.subjectMammaliaen_US
dc.subjectRodentsen_US
dc.subjectMuridaeen_US
dc.subjectSoricomorphaen_US
dc.subjectCytogeneticsen_US
dc.subjectTaxonomyen_US
dc.subjectNew speciesen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleA faunal survey in Kingu Pira (south Tanzania), with new karyotypes of several small mammals and the description of a new Murid species (Mammalia, Rodentia)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.5252/z2011n1a1en_US

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