Lepilemur wrighti
E. E. Louis, Engberg, Lei Runhua, Geng Huimin, Sommer, Randriamampionona, J. C. Randriamanana, Zaonarivelo, Andriantompohavana, Randria, Prosper, Ramaromilanto, Rakotoarisoa, Rooney, & Brenneman, 2006
Wright's 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
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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55017334Original name as described
Lepilemur wrighti
Other common names
Kalambatritra Sportive Lemur
Type material
TTU-M104459, TTU-M104460, TTU-M104498
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Madagascar, province of Toliary, Kalambatritra Special Reserve, Befarara (c.23° 25' S, 46° 27' E).
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic
Country distribution
Madagascar
Taxonomy notes
recently described; the name 'wrightae' is often used for this species, but this is considered an unjustified emendation of the original spelling, 'wrighti', 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. · Hoffman, M., Grubb, P., Groves, C.P., Hutterer, R., Van der Straeten, E., Simmons, N., and Bergmans, W. (2009). A synthesis of African and western Indian Ocean Island mammal taxa (Class: Mammalia) described between 1988 and 2008: an update to Allen (1939) and Ansell (1989). Zootaxa, 2205, 1–36.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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