Lepilemur otto

Craul, E. Zimmermann, Rasoloharijaona, Randrianambinina, & Radespiel, 2017

Ambodimahabibo Sportive Lemur

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Craul, M., Zimmermann, E., Rasoloharijaona, S., Randrianambinina, B. and Radespiel, U. 2017. Corrective paper concerning two new species of the genus Lepilemur Geoffroy, 1851 (Mammalia). Dumerilia 7:72-77.

Original name as described

Lepilemur otto

Other common names

Otto's Sportive Lemur

Type material

TiHo 02y04bibo

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Madagascar, province of Mahajanga, Ambodimahabibo (15° 29' S, 47° 28' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described; the species original description in 2007 does not meet the ICZN standards, thus, the name was subsequently redescribed in 2017, validating the name

Taxonomy notes citation

Craul, M., Zimmermann, E., Rasoloharijaona, S., Randrianambinina, B. and Radespiel, U. 2007. Unexpected species diversity of Malagasy primates (Lepilemur spp.) in the same biogeographical zone: a morphological and molecular approach with the description of two new species. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 83. · Craul, M., Zimmermann, E., Rasoloharijaona, S., Randrianambinina, B., & Radespiel, U. (2017). Corrective paper concerning two new species of the genus Lepilemur Geoffroy, 1851 (Mammalia). Dumerilia, 7, 72-77.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001028

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.

Lepilemur otto

Craul, E. Zimmermann, Rasoloharijaona, Randrianambinina, & Radespiel, 2007

Family

Lepilemuridae

Root name

otto

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_electronic

Type

TiHo 02y04bibo

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority publication

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136796) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Lepilemur otto

Craul, E. Zimmermann, Rasoloharijaona, Randrianambinina, & Radespiel, 2017

Family

Lepilemuridae

Root name

otto

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TiHo 02y04bibo

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

73

Authority publication

Dumerilia

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136796/115586218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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