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Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist

Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei is known from only one specimen, which was collected in the winter of 1926-27 in northern Vietnam. It has been considered to be a global priority for small carnivore conservation. Its taxonomic status – a species or a highly disjunct subspecies of Otter Civet C. ben...

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Main Authors:	Roberton, Scott I., Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Campos, Paula F., Mohd. Salleh, Faezah, Tridico, Silvana, Hills, Daphne
Format:	Article
Published:	IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG) 2017
Subjects:	QD Chemistry
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spelling	my.utm.846372020-02-29T12:33:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84637/ Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist Roberton, Scott I. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Campos, Paula F. Mohd. Salleh, Faezah Tridico, Silvana Hills, Daphne QD Chemistry Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei is known from only one specimen, which was collected in the winter of 1926-27 in northern Vietnam. It has been considered to be a global priority for small carnivore conservation. Its taxonomic status – a species or a highly disjunct subspecies of Otter Civet C. bennettii – has been debated. This study assessed the taxonomic validity of Lowe’s Otter Civet through three principal methods: (i) a gross morphological comparison of tropical Asian otters, Otter Civet and ‘Specimen 1927.12.1.93’ (the Lowe’s Otter Civet holotype), (ii) microscopic hair analysis from museum specimens of tropical Asian otters, Otter Civet and Specimen 1927.12.1.93 and (iii) DNA analysis of genetic material extracted from Specimen 1927.12.1.93, which was then compared with sequences from tropical Asian otters and Otter Civet. All methods indicated that the specimen is a juvenile Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra. The IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group, conservation donors and practitioners should all immediately disregard ’Lowe’s Otter Civet’ as a priority, to ensure that the limited resources for conservation are not wasted. IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG) 2017 Article PeerReviewed Roberton, Scott I. and Gilbert, M. Thomas P. and Campos, Paula F. and Mohd. Salleh, Faezah and Tridico, Silvana and Hills, Daphne (2017) Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist. Small Carnivore Conservation, 55 . pp. 42-58. ISSN 1019-5041 http://nebula.wsimg.com/ad21dc789d823d4afdbbc844f4f27237?AccessKeyId=35E369A09ED705622D78&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
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topic	QD Chemistry
spellingShingle	QD Chemistry Roberton, Scott I. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Campos, Paula F. Mohd. Salleh, Faezah Tridico, Silvana Hills, Daphne Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist
description	Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei is known from only one specimen, which was collected in the winter of 1926-27 in northern Vietnam. It has been considered to be a global priority for small carnivore conservation. Its taxonomic status – a species or a highly disjunct subspecies of Otter Civet C. bennettii – has been debated. This study assessed the taxonomic validity of Lowe’s Otter Civet through three principal methods: (i) a gross morphological comparison of tropical Asian otters, Otter Civet and ‘Specimen 1927.12.1.93’ (the Lowe’s Otter Civet holotype), (ii) microscopic hair analysis from museum specimens of tropical Asian otters, Otter Civet and Specimen 1927.12.1.93 and (iii) DNA analysis of genetic material extracted from Specimen 1927.12.1.93, which was then compared with sequences from tropical Asian otters and Otter Civet. All methods indicated that the specimen is a juvenile Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra. The IUCN SSC Small Carnivore Specialist Group, conservation donors and practitioners should all immediately disregard ’Lowe’s Otter Civet’ as a priority, to ensure that the limited resources for conservation are not wasted.
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author	Roberton, Scott I. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Campos, Paula F. Mohd. Salleh, Faezah Tridico, Silvana Hills, Daphne
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title	Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist
title_short	Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist
title_full	Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist
title_fullStr	Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist
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publisher	IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group (SCSG)
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Lowe’s Otter Civet Cynogale lowei does not exist

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