@article{fdi:010084523,
  title = {{A} new species of tree hyrax ({P}rocaviidae: {D}endrohyrax) from {W}est {A}frica and the significance of the {N}iger-{V}olta interfluvium in mammalian biogeography},
  author = {{O}ates, {J}. {F}. and {W}oodman, {N}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {S}argis, {E}. {J}. and {W}iafe, {E}. {D}. and {L}ecompte, {E}. and {D}owsett-{L}emaire, {F}. and {D}owsett, {R}. {J}. and {B}i, {S}. {G}. and {I}kemeh, {R}. {A}. and {D}jagoun, {C}ams and {T}omsett, {L}. and {B}earder, {S}. {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ree hyraxes ({D}endrohyrax) are one of only three genera currently recognized in {P}rocaviidae, the only extant family in the mammalian order {H}yracoidea. {T}heir taxonomy and natural history have received little attention in recent decades. {A}ll tree hyrax populations of {G}uineo-{C}ongolian forests of {A}frica are currently treated as a single species, {D}endrohyrax dorsalis, the western tree hyrax, but many other groups of mammals distributed across this large biome have been shown to consist of several different species, each restricted to a distinct biogeographical region. {W}e analysed variation in loud-call structure, pelage colour, skull morphometrics and mitochondrial genomes in populations across much of the range of {D}. dorsalis. {T}his integrative approach uncovered considerable cryptic variation. {T}he population found between the {N}iger and {V}olta {R}ivers in {W}est {A}frica is particularly distinctive, and we describe it herein as a new species. {O}ur study highlights the need to revise the taxonomy of the genus {D}endrohyrax in light of modern systematics and current understanding of its distribution. {I}t also adds to a growing body of evidence that the {N}iger-{V}olta interfluvium has a distinct meso-mammal fauna. {U}nfortunately, the fauna of this region is under major threat and warrants much greater conservation attention.},
  keywords = {biogeography ; cryptic species ; {D}ahomey {G}ap ; endemism ; {M}ammalia ; molecular systematics ; morphometrics ; skull ; speciation ; vocalizations ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {DAHOMEY} {GAP}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Z}oological {J}ournal of the {L}innean {S}ociety},
  volume = {194},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {527--552},
  ISSN = {0024-4082},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab029},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084523},
}