Propithecus deckenii

W. C. H. Peters, 1870

Decken's Sifaka

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W.C.H. 1870. über _Propithecus Deckenii_, eine neue Art von Halbaffen aus Madagascar. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1870:421-424.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381372

Original name as described

Propithecus Deckenii

Other common names

Von der Decken's Sifaka

Type material

ZMB 3466

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Madagascar, Kanatsy.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. coronatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. and Helgen, K. M. 2007. Craniodental Characters in the Taxonomy of Propithecus. International Journal of Primatology 28: 1363-1383.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000985

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.

Propithecus Deckenii

W. C. H. Peters, 1870

Family

Indriidae

Root name

deckenii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3466

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42381372

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Gray (1873:847, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65281)
  2. Schlegel (1876:294, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14895359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67480)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000985) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18357/115572684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Propithecus Dekenii

A. Milne-Edwards, 1871

Family

Indriidae

Root name

dekenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Revue scientifique

Name usages

Milne-Edwards (1871:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69142)

Propithecus verreauxi deckeni

D. G. Elliot, 1913

Family

Indriidae

Root name

deckeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602698

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Propithecus verreauxi deckenii

E. Schwarz, 1931

Family

Indriidae

Root name

deckenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

424

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Schwarz (1931:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14220)

Propithecus deckenii deckenii

Groves, 2005

Family

Indriidae

Root name

deckenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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