Primate Conservation (journal)

Primate Conservation
DisciplineConservation
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRussell A. Mittermeier and Anthony B. Rylands
Publication details
Former name(s)
IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group Newsletter
History1981–present
Publisher
FrequencyAnnual (rolling)
yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Primate Conserv.
Indexing
ISSN0898-6207
Links

Primate Conservation is a journal published by the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Primate Specialist Group about the world's primates. First published as a mimeographed newsletter in 1981, the journal today publishes conservation research and papers on primate species, particularly status surveys and studies on distribution and ecology.[1] Besides these regular papers, the journal has also been a significant place for primatologists to publish descriptions of new primate species in Primate Conservation.

New primate species descriptions

From South America, this includes the Caquetá titi (Callicebus caquetensis) described in 2010[2][3] and the Madidi titi (Plecturocebus aureipalatii, Syn.: Callicebus aureipalatii).[4] From the island of Madagascar, new lemur species scientifically described in the pages of the journal include the Montagne d'Ambre dwarf lemur or Andy Sabin's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus andysabini),[5] the Ankarana dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus shethi),[6] and two new species of mouse lemurs (Microcebus).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Primates-SG - Primate Conservation". www.primate-sg.org. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ^ Defler, T. R., Bueno. M. L. and García, J. 2010. Callicebus caquetensis: a new and critically endangered titi monkey from southern Caquetá, Colombia. Primate Conservation (25): 1–9.
  3. ^ "A titillating surprise: new species of titi monkey is discovered in the Amazon - Conservation International". Conservation International. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ Wallace, R. B., Gómez, H., Felton A. and Felton A. M. 2006. On a new species of titi monkey, genus Callicebus Thomas (Primates, Pitheciidae) from western Bolivia with preliminary notes on distribution and abundance. Primate Conservation (20): 29–39.
  5. ^ Lei, R., McLain, A. T., Frasier, C. L., Taylor, J. M., Bailey, C. A., Engberg, S. E., Ginter, A. L., Nash, S.D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A. and Louis Jr., E. E. 2015. A new species in the genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation (29): 43−54.
  6. ^ Frasier, C. L., Lei, R., McLain, A. T., Taylor, J. M., Bailey, C. A., Ginter, A. L., Nash, S. D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A. and Louis Jr., E. E. 2016. A new species of the Cheirogaleus medius group (Cheirogaleidae) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar.[permanent dead link‍] Primate Conservation (30): 59-72.
  7. ^ Louis Jr., E. E., Engberg, S. E., McGuire, S. M., McCormick, M. J., Richard Randriamampionona, R., Ranaivoarisoa, J. F., Bailey, C. A., Mittermeier, R. A. and Lei, R. 2008. Revision of the mouse lemurs, Microcebus (Primates, Lemuriformes), of northern and northwestern Madagascar with descriptions of two new species at Montagne d’Ambre National Park and Antafondro Classified Forest. Primate Conservation (23): 19–38.