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Phylogenetic reassessment of gorals with new evidence from northern Myanmar reveals five distinct species
Author(s) -
Li Guogang,
Sun Nan,
Swa Kyaw,
Zhang Mingxia,
Lwin Ye Htet,
Quan RuiChang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/mam.12200
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , zoology , bovidae , range (aeronautics) , plateau (mathematics) , evolutionary biology , ecology , genetics , gene , mathematical analysis , materials science , mathematics , composite material
Researchers have recognised one to seven species of goral ( Naemorhedus spp., Caprinae, Bovidae). We compared all available whole mitogenomic sequences, including eight new ones from northern Myanmar, and now recognise five distinct species. Naemorhedus caudatus remains a valid species. Naemorhedus griseus is a synonym of Naemorhedus goral . Naemorhedus evansi is a valid species, with a geographic range that extends northwards into southwestern China. Naemorhedus cranbrooki and Naemorhedus baileyi are distinct species, not synonyms. Molecular divergence analyses suggest that goral speciation was closely related to the rapid uplift of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau and Hengduan Mountains from the early Pliocene to the Pleistocene.