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Detailed explanation-1: -A new species of old world monkey recorded from Arunachal Pradesh has been named after a strategic mountain pass at 13,700 ft above sea level.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently identified a new species of Arunachal Macaque and named it after the Sela Pass as it remains geographically separated from other Arunachal macaque of the Tawang district by the snow-clad mountain pass.

Detailed explanation-3: -A new species of monkey has been discovered by the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Arunachal Pradesh. The new species has been named as “Sela Macaque” – after the famous Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The researchers have named it ‘Sela macaque’ (Macaque selai) after the Sela mountain pass, which geographically separates this species from its close cousin – the Arunachal macaque – found in Tawang district.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sela macaque (M. selai) is a new macaque species that exhibited high intra-specific genetic variation. The species was found in western and central Arunachal Pradesh while exploring the Arunachal macaque’s wild population for genetic insights.