Otolemur garnettii

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Garnett's Greater Galago

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1838-07. A selection of the Mammalia procured by Captain Alexander during his recent journey into the country of the Damaras, on the South West Coast of Africa, was exhibited, and Mr. Ogilby directed the attention of the Society to the new and rare species which it contained. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838(61):5-6.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571063

Original name as described

Otolicnus garnettii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.50, BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.241

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1637d55b-09c9-4460-8008-12ecde2df8a9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c9f99dbd-8d06-4a92-a1e6-0b5b85e4922a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7219668-ca72-4857-b5ab-83f436a2ae38 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dc08aae3-88c6-433a-bfe6-74f514d3bbcb

Type locality

Zanzibar Island, Tanzania; type locality fixed by O. Thomas in 1917.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia · Kenya · Tanzania · Mozambique? · Malawi?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001050

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.

Otolicnus garnettii

(W. Ogilby, 1838)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnettii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.50, BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.26.241

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1637d55b-09c9-4460-8008-12ecde2df8a9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c9f99dbd-8d06-4a92-a1e6-0b5b85e4922a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7219668-ca72-4857-b5ab-83f436a2ae38 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dc08aae3-88c6-433a-bfe6-74f514d3bbcb

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571063

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Galago Hindei

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

hindei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.5.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b39275b0-ede2-4238-bff8-65ffbfba4d35 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d4f2037c-44ec-43c3-905a-cd7f549bc232

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Otolemur agisymbanus

Coquerel, 1859

Family

Galagidae

Root name

agisymbanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1859-223

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1859-223

Authority page

459

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713247

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Otolemur panganiensis

Matschie, 1906

Family

Galagidae

Root name

panganiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 3402

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897369

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Galago lasiotis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1877)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

lasiotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

912

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35330317

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Galago agisymbanus

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

agisymbanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Otolemur crassicaudatus garnetti

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Otolemur garnetti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

84

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Otolemur garnettii

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15644/17963837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otolemur garnettii garnettii

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur garnettii kikuyuensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kikuyuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur garnettii lasiotis

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

lasiotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur garnettii panganiensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

panganiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Galago garnetti

(P. L. Sclater, 1872)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

garnetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

689

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612149

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Galago (Otolemur) kikuyuensis

(Lönnberg, 1912)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kikuyuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638821

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Galago hindsi

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

hindsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602548

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

agyisymbanus

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

agyisymbanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

126

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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