THE RED GORAL OF THE NORTH‐EAST FRONTIER REGION
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- 1 May 1961
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 136 (3) , 317-323
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1961.tb05875.x
Abstract
Reports dating back to 1912 of a remarkable foxy‐red coloured goral or goat‐antelope (Nemorhaedus) from S.E. Tibet and N.E. Assam have been investigated. In 1931 Lord Cranbrook collected a specimen of this goral in the Adung Valley, Upper Burma, and recently Mr H. L. Cooper has presented to the British Museum (Natural History) a rug made of skins of three of these gorals taken in 1922 in the Mishmi Hills of Upper Assam. Study of these specimens has led to the proposal of a new species of Nemorhaedus based not only on colour but also on comparative size and proportions. A colour plate of skins of the new animal is given.Keywords
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