西藏错那县发现藏南猕猴

Discovery of Macaca munzala in Cona, Tibet

2016年9月28日在西藏自治区错那县勒门巴民族乡斯木扎景区(27°49′34.89″N,91°43′44.77″E,海拔2 830 m)发现一群约20~30只猕猴。通过比较几种猕猴属物种的照片和相对尾长值,并查阅相关文献,确认其为藏南猕猴(Macaca munzala),这是该物种在中国印控藏南地区之外的首次记录。

During a field expedition on September 28 of 2016, we photographed one troop of about 20﹣30 Macaques in Simuzha Scenic Spot, Cona, Tibet Autonomous Region, China （27°49′34.89″N, 91°43′44.77″E, alt. 2 830 m）. Their photographs and relative tail lengths are compared with that of the potiential sympatric Macaca species and from the literatures, and be sure that these macaques are Macaca munzala, which was newly discovered Macaca species in Tawang in 2005. This is the first record of this species in China except the disputed area occupied by India.