Paragalago cocos

(E. Heller, 1912)

Kenya Coast Dwarf Galago

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Heller, E. 1912-11-04. New races of insectivores, bats, and lemurs from British East Africa. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 60(12):1-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910531

Original name as described

Galago moholi cocos

Other common names

Diani Galago · Kenya Coast Galago

Type material

USNM:MAMM:181810

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391da3cef-0c16-494e-a83e-f21c83110966

Type locality

Kenya, Mazeras.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania · Somalia?

Taxonomy notes

split from P. zanzibaricus; moved from Galago, to Galagoides, and now to the recently described Paragalago

Taxonomy notes citation

Butynski, T. M., de Jong, Y. A., Perkin, A. W., Bearder, S. K. and Honess, P. E. 2006. Taxonomy, Distribution, and Conservation Status of Three Species of Dwarf Galagos (Galagoides) in Eastern Africa. Primate Conservation 21: 63 –79. · Masters, J. C., Génin, F., Couette, S., Groves, C. P., Nash, S. D., Delpero, M., & Pozzi, L. (2017). A new genus for the eastern dwarf galagos (Primates: Galagidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001051

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.

Galago moholi cocos

(E. Heller, 1912)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cocos

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:181810

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/391da3cef-0c16-494e-a83e-f21c83110966

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910531

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

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

Galago gallarum cocos

(G. M. Allen & Loveridge, 1927)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cocos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

425

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Allen & Loveridge (1927:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67782)

Galagoides cocos

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

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cocos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1317

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)

Paragalago cocos

Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, S. D. Nash, Delpero, & Pozzi, 2017

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cocos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, Nash, Delpero & Pozzi (2017:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35095)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136212/17963050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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