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A new species of snub-nosed monkey, genus Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards, 1872 (Primates, Colobinae), from northern Kachin state, northeastern Myanmar

  1. Thomas Geissmann1,3,*,
  2. Ngwe Lwin2,
  3. Saw Soe Aung2,
  4. Thet Naing Aung2,
  5. Zin Myo Aung2,
  6. Tony Htin Hla2,
  7. Mark Grindley4,
  8. Frank Momberg3

Article first published online: 27 OCT 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20894

Issue

American Journal of Primatology

American Journal of Primatology

Special Issue: Special Section on Primates in 21st Century Ecosystems: Does Primate Conservation Promote Ecosystem Conservation?

Volume 73, Issue 1, pages 96–107, January 2011

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Geissmann, T., Lwin, N., Aung, S. S., Aung, T. N., Aung, Z. M., Hla, T. H., Grindley, M. and Momberg, F. (2011), A new species of snub-nosed monkey, genus Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards, 1872 (Primates, Colobinae), from northern Kachin state, northeastern Myanmar. Am. J. Primatol., 73: 96–107. doi: 10.1002/ajp.20894

Author Information

  1. 1

    Anthropological Institute, University Zürich-Irchel, Zürich, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA), Yangon, Myanmar

  3. 3

    Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Asia Pacific Programme, Jakarta, Indonesia

  4. 4

    People Resources and Conservation Foundation (PRCF), Chiang Mai, Thailand

*Anthropological Institute, University Zürich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH – 8057 Zürich, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 NOV 2010
  2. Article first published online: 27 OCT 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 SEP 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 1 SEP 2010

Funded by

  • Halycon Fund
  • Arcus Foundation. Grant Number: 0803-35
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service Great Apes Conservation Fund. Grant Number: 98210-8-G662

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