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| genus = Moschiola |
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The '''yellow-striped chevrotain''' (''Moschiola kathygre'') is a species of [[chevrotain]] described in 2005. It is found in the wet zones of [[Sri Lanka]]. It was recognized as a species distinct from ''[[Moschiola meminna]]'' based on the [[phylogenetic species concept]]. <!-- It is known as ශ්රී ලංකා කහ ඉරි මීමින්නා by local Sinhalese people.<ref name=description>Groves, C. and Meijaard, E. 2005. ''Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain.'' The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12: 413-421. [http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Meijaard%20Moschiola.pdf PDF available.]</ref>{{check|date=May 2012}}names (yellow-striped" vs. "white-spotted" suggest it is valid under most species concepts --> |
The '''yellow-striped chevrotain''' ('''''Moschiola kathygre''''') is a species of [[chevrotain]] described in 2005. It is found in the wet zones of [[Sri Lanka]]. It was recognized as a species distinct from ''[[Moschiola meminna]]'' based on the [[phylogenetic species concept]]. <!-- It is known as ශ්රී ලංකා කහ ඉරි මීමින්නා by local Sinhalese people.<ref name=description>Groves, C. and Meijaard, E. 2005. ''Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain.'' The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12: 413-421. [http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Meijaard%20Moschiola.pdf PDF available.]</ref>{{check|date=May 2012}}names (yellow-striped" vs. "white-spotted" suggest it is valid under most species concepts --> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 29 August 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tragulidae |
| Genus: | Moschiola |
| Species: | M. kathygre
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The yellow-striped chevrotain (Moschiola kathygre) is a species of chevrotain described in 2005. It is found in the wet zones of Sri Lanka. It was recognized as a species distinct from Moschiola meminna based on the phylogenetic species concept.
Description
[edit]Head and body length in the species is typically 43–51 cm. Dorsally, it is a warm yellowish brown in color with at least two light yellow stripes longitudinally along flanks separated by a row of light yellow spots. Two distinct stripes along back plus another below the tail, all are pale yellow in color. Fur is fine and coarse. Tusk-like upper canines are visible in males.
References
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R. (2015). "Moschiola kathygre". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136799A61979620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T136799A61979620.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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