First camera-trap evidence of banded civet Hemigalus derbyanus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) in Myanmar
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Aye Myat Thu
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Aye Min Phyo
Abstract
Banded civet Hemigalus derbyanus is a Near Threatened small carnivore species distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, peninsular Thailand, and Myanmar. However, the status of banded civet in Myanmar is uncertain, as it has not been recorded there since 1914. Here, we report the first photographic evidence of banded civet in Htaung Pru Reserved Forest of Tanintharyi Region, which is located in the far northwest from the known historical location in Myanmar, and contributes to our knowledge of the current distribution of banded civet in Southeast Asia. Protection and conservation of lowland rainforest by using community-based conservation approaches is critically important for the persistence of this species in this particular area.
Funding source: Transboundary Cooperation on Biodiversity Research and Conservation in Gaoligong Mountains
Award Identifier / Grant number: E1ZK251
Funding source: Major Science and Technique Programs in Yunnan Provinance
Award Identifier / Grant number: 202102AA310055
Funding source: CAS-SEABRI and Langcang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund
Award Identifier / Grant number: Y4ZK111B01
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to all local field guides and staff from Forest Department of Tanintharyi Region for their help with fieldwork. We thank Ruchuan He, Ye Htet Lwin and Supprat Tongkok for their help in species identification and Dr. Phyo Kay Khine for proofreading the manuscript. Also, we would like to thank Prof. Geraldine Veron (ISYEB, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Associate Editor of Mammalia) and the reviewer for contributing the knowledge regarding the historical museum records of banded civet in Myanmar.
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Author contributions: AMP conducted the fieldwork; AMT and R-CQ conceptualized the study; AMT led the writing; all authors edited and approved the manuscript.
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Research funding: The study was supported by the Transboundary Cooperation on Biodiversity Research and Conservation in Gaoligong Mountains (grant no. E1ZK251), Major Science and Technique Programs in Yunnan Provinance (grant no. 202102AA310055), Yunnan Province Science and Technology Department (grant no. 202203AP140007), CAS-SEABRI (Y4ZK111B01) and Langcang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund (Biodiversity Monitoring and Network Construction along Langcang-Mekong River Basin project). AMT was awarded by the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme.
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Research ethics: The fieldwork was conducted under the laws of Myanmar with permission from Myanmar’s Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation and followed all ethical standards.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Conservation
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- Ecology
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