Assessing the Taxonomic Status of the Gray Brocket Mazama simplicicornis argentina Lonnberg, 1919 (Artiodactyla: Cervidae).

ABSTRACT: Mazama simplicicornis argentina is the name that was given to describe a gray brocket collected by Lönberg in 1919 in the central Chaco region of Argentina. Subsequent authors, based on morphological similarities, considered this name to be a synonym for the species Subulo gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 from Paraguay. In the absence of genetic analyses to compare the Argentinian and Paraguayan gray brockets, we aimed to clarify the taxonomy of M. simplicicornis argentina through an integrative assessment using morphological, cytogenetical, and molecular data from its holotype and a current topotype. Qualitative skull features and cranio-morphometric results of M. simplicicornis argentina showed a great similarity with the S. gouazoubira neotype characters. The

SUBMITTER: Sandoval EDP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475465 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature