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Moschiola kathygre Groves & Meijaard, 2005

Yellow-striped Chevrotain

Authority citation: Groves, C.P. and Meijaard, E. 2005. Interspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian chevrotain. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 12:413-421.

Authority publication link: https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/06/s12rbz413-421.pdf

Original name as described: Moschiola kathygre

Nominal names: kathygre Groves & Meijaard, 2005


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Artiodactyla -- Family: Tragulidae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1946.209

Type locality: "Kumbalgamuwa, 7°06'N, 80°51'E, 747m (=2454 feet), Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka."

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Sri Lanka (LKA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Groves, C. P., & Meijaard, E. (2005). Interspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian chevrotain. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 12, 413-421.


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