Euoticus pallidus

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Northern Needle-clawed Galago

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lorisiformes
Family : Galagidae
Genus : Euoticus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1863-10. Revision of the species of lemuroid animals, with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863(2):129-152.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460

Original name as described

Otogale pallida

Other common names

Northern Needle-clawed Bushbaby · Pallid Needle-clawed Galago · Bioko Needle-clawed Galago · Nigeria Needle-clawed Galago

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.11, BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.12

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/774b5563-911d-421e-9e50-f3fa3a172fe3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3f2e7e9-e8b6-4a4c-bbd3-307bedcdff4c

Type locality

Equatorial Guinea, Bioko.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001041

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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.

Otogale pallida

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.11, BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.12

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/774b5563-911d-421e-9e50-f3fa3a172fe3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3f2e7e9-e8b6-4a4c-bbd3-307bedcdff4c

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1863:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
  2. Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gray (1871:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Euoticus pallidus

A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187539

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

  1. Rochebrune (1883:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
  2. Groves (1993:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
  3. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8266/190233329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Galago pallidus

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835388

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Galago talboti

(Dollman, 1910)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/167168b0-4307-4f2e-a88a-4f83eaf99d9b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b859086-d32f-4d2b-b396-890db74759e6

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094512

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Elliot (1913:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Galago elegantulus pallidus

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602573

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Euoticus elegantulus pallidus

Eisentraut, 1963

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

101

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Eisentraut (1963:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)

Euoticus pallidus pallidus

Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1319

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Euoticus pallidus talboti

Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003

Family

Galagidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1319

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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