Lepilemur tymerlachsoni

E. E. Louis, Engberg, Lei Runhua, Geng Huimin, Sommer, Randriamampionona, J. C. Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo, Andriantompohavana, Randria, Prosper, Ramaromilanto, Rakotoarisoa, Rooney, & Brenneman, 2006

Nosy Be 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

Louis, E.E., Jr., Engberg, S.E., Lei, R.-h., Geng, H.-m., Sommer, J.A., Randriamampionona, R., Randriamanana, J.C., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Andriantompohavana, R., Randria, G., Prosper, Ramaromilanto, B., Rakotoarisoa, G., Rooney, A. and Brenneman, R.A. 2006. Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (family Megaladapidae: genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 49:1-47.

Original name as described

Lepilemur tymerlachsoni

Other common names

Hawks' Sportive Lemur · Nosy Be Weasel Lemur

Type material

TTU-M104468, TTU-M104469, TTU-M104470

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Madagascar, province of Antsiranana, Nosy Be, Lokobe National Park (c.13° 23' S, 48° 18' E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy notes

recently described; the name 'tymerlachsonorum' is often used for this species, but this is considered an unjustified emendation of the original spelling, 'tymerlachsoni', which is used here

Taxonomy notes citation

Louis, E., Engberg, S., Lei, R., Geng, H., Sommer, J., Randriamampionona, R., Randriamanana, J., Zaonarivelo, J., Andriantompohavana, R., Randria, G., Prosper, Ramaromilanto, B., Rakotoarisoa, G., Rooney, A. and Brenneman, R. 2006. Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (family Megaladapidae: genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 49: 1 – 49.

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

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