Indri indri

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Indri

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lemuriformes
Superfamily : Lemuroidea
Family : Indriidae
Genus : Indri

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gmelin, J.F. 1788-07-25. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig, 500 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751262

Original name as described

Lemur indri

Other common names

Babakoto

Type locality

Madagascar.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000981

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Indris variegatus

J. E. Gray, 1872

Family

Indriidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1872.11.8.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9cf22891-3d07-4d8e-95b4-2e7b9c58eb66 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aced5f41-bca3-4988-b208-1b40659eaa49

Authority page

474

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172717

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lichanotus mitratus

(W. C. H. Peters, 1871)

Family

Indriidae

Root name

mitratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 4671

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36627610

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Indris brevicaudatus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Indriidae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207533

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207533) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Lichanotus brevicaudatus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Indriidae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Pithelemur indri

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Indriidae

Root name

indri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Indri indri

Tattersall, 1973

Family

Indriidae

Root name

indri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tattersall (1973:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10826/115565566) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Indri indri indri

Groves, 2005

Family

Indriidae

Root name

indri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Indri indri variegatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Indriidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Lemur indri

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Indriidae

Root name

indri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751262

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Indri brevicaudatus

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796

Family

Indriidae

Root name

brevicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Indri niger

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Indriidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Indris ater

I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1825

Family

Indriidae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32225478

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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