The Somali #sengi (a 'lost' species, not recorded since 1970) is still extant, has been discovered in Djibouti (thereby expanding its range) AND is worthy of a new genus: Galegeeska. Study includes niche modelling & phylogeny! https://t.co/PqlaIikGfm #NewSpecies #mammals #sengis https://t.co/KE53U5AzDn
Musaraña elefante de Somalia: se consideraba una "especie perdida" ya que no se la observaba desde 1973. Basados en datos de pobladores se analizaron localidades en Yubutí (África) y se encontraron 12 ejemplares ampliando su distribución geográfica.
Link: https://t.co/V7bgc2DDmv https://t.co/Cwscc7eMPf
New records of a lost species and a geographic range expansion for sengis in the Horn of Africa https://t.co/367y0XT0w3 @thePeerJ https://t.co/LXK318C5jx
The Somali sengi [#Galegeeska #revoilii (gen. nov., nov. comb)] is currently extant!
https://t.co/WqQdWMJfjS Heritage et al. 2020, photograph by Houssein Rayaleh https://t.co/vU5eTaB8xD
And if you want to read more about the rediscovered Somali sengi check out the research article @thePeerJ https://t.co/tz2c45Mo9y https://t.co/YGfT7tHYcG https://t.co/ArEsiNDpPE
@thePeerJ spoke to Steven Heritage @DukeLemurCenter
who’s research shows the Somali Elephant-shrew is extant. “New records of a lost species and a geographic range expansion for sengis in the Horn of Africa” #lostspecies https://t.co/TS7JWnEjwB https://t.co/hqMHT0hSvm
Nice to meet you, again! The collaborative "rediscovery" of the Somali Sengi is an amazing story of biogeographic survival. New genus "Galegeeska" named in honor of the late (and much missed) Galen Rathbun.
https://t.co/y1WOcS34i4 via @thePeerJ
https://t.co/37aKxeEVAo