In May 2022 the Zoological Survey of India ZSI and the University of Calcutta recorded a new species...........

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In May 2022, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the University of Calcutta recorded a new species of old world monkey, 'Sela macaque' that was named after Sela Pass. In which state 'Sela macaque' was recorded?

Manipur

Arunachal Pradesh

Mizoram

Assam

Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh Explanation: A new species of old world monkey was recorded in the Arunachal Pradesh region by a team of experts from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the University of Calcutta. i. The species was named as Sela macaque ( Macaca selai), after Arunachal's Sela Pass. Study has revealed that this pass has geographically separated Sela macaque from Arunachal macaque ( Macaca munzala) of Tawang district for approximately two million years. ii. Sela macaque belongs to the sinica species-group of Macaca.