The identity of Tarsius pumilus, a pygmy species endemic to the montane mossy forests of central Sulawesi. American Museum novitates ; no. 2867

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dc.contributor.authorMusser, Guy G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDagosto, Marian.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRaven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T18:09:17Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T18:09:17Z
dc.date.issued1987en_US
dc.description53 p. : ill., 2 maps ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 50-53).en_US
dc.description.abstract"In 1917, Henry C. Raven obtained a small-bodied tarsier from upper montane rain forest in the mountains of Central Sulawesi. Miller and Hollister (1921b) designated the specimen as holotype of Tarsius pumilus, included two others collected from lowland evergreen rain forest, and pointed to small body size as one of the diagnostic specific characters. Subsequent faunal checklists and taxonomic revisions treated pumilus as a subspecies of the widespread Sulawesian Tarsius spectrum until 1985 when Niemitz advocated recognition of specific status for pumilus based upon the original series and recorded vocalizations. But only one of the three specimens discussed by Miller and Hollister is an example of T. pumilus, and the calls said to be those of this species were probably made by T. spectrum. Tarsius pumilus is distinctive, but it is known by only the holotype and a second example from montane forest in Central Sulawesi. The morphological and biogeographical limits of the species based upon these two specimens are documented here. The definition of T. pumilus is set within a context of morphological and geographical comparisons among T. bancanus (Sunda Shelf), T. syrichta (southern Philippine islands), and T. spectrum (Sulawesi and nearby islands); and subsequent comparisons between these three and T. pumilus. Information is provided on habitat and faunal associations of T. pumilus. The species is also contrasted in greater detail with morphology, habitats, and regional as well as altitudinal distributions of T. spectrum. A hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships among the four species of tarsiers is briefly discussed"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/5204
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2867en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.2867, 1987en_US
dc.subject.lcshTarsius pumilusen_US
dc.subject.lcshTarsius spectrumen_US
dc.subject.lcshPrimates -- Indonesia -- Celebesen_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Indonesia -- Celebesen_US
dc.titleThe identity of Tarsius pumilus, a pygmy species endemic to the montane mossy forests of central Sulawesi. American Museum novitates ; no. 2867en_US
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