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Cladus: Opisthokonta Name Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi & Szalay, 1995 Type locality: Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Tembagapura area, 3250-3500 m on the south slopes of Gunung Ki (04°05'S, 137°10'E) Vernacular names References * Dendrolagus mbaiso in Mammal Species of the World. The Dingiso (pronounced /dɪŋˈɡiːzoʊ/), also known as Bondegezou (Dendrolagus mbaiso), is a species of tree-kangaroo native and endemic to Western New Guinea of Indonesia, where it lives in alpine forests in the Sudirman Range at elevations of 3250 to 4200 m, just below the tree line. It was first filmed for the BBC documentary South Pacific in 2009 after 11 days searching with local tribesmen. Description The Dingiso has a distinctive pattern of black and white fur; it has a white belly, and a black head, back and limbs. Unlike other tree kangaroos, it spends little time in the trees. The species epithet, mbaiso, means "the forbidden animal" in Moni. It remains common in the west because of the protection conferred on it by the Moni people. For many Moni, it is an ancestor which must never be harmed. The Dingiso was formally described to science in 1995 by Australian Museum zoologist Tim Flannery, Indonesian zoologist Boeadi and Australian anthropologist Alexandra Szalay.[3] References 1. ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 60. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=11000214. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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