Propithecus verreauxi

A. Grandidier, 1867

Verreaux'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

Grandidier, A. 1867-03. Mammifres et Oiseaux nouveaux découverts à Madagascar et décrits par M. Alfred Grandidier. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)19:84-88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704264

Original name as described

Propithecus Verreauxi

Other common names

White Sifaka

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-580

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-580

Type locality

Madagascar, Tsifanihy (N. of Cap Sainte-Marie).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000990

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 majori

W. Rothschild, 1894

Family

Indriidae

Root name

majori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.1212

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bcffc985-2eb1-4ec5-bd35-2f5aa656593e

Authority page

666

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3857941

Authority publication

Novitates Zoologicae

Name usages

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

Propithecus Verreauxi

A. Grandidier, 1867

Family

Indriidae

Root name

verreauxi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-580

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-580

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704264

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Tattersall (1973:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5036)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #18354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #18354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18354/115572044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Propithecus verreauxii

J. E. Gray, 1873

Family

Indriidae

Root name

verreauxii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

847

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612331

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Propithecus verreauxioïdes

Lamberton, 1936

Family

Indriidae

Root name

verreauxioides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52365413

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Propithecus verreauxoides

Godfrey, Jungers, Simons, Chatrath, & Rakotosamimanana, 1999

Family

Indriidae

Root name

verreauxoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.