Sciurocheirus gabonensis

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Gabon Squirrel Galago

Taxonomy

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

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/30681466

Original name as described

Galago allenii Var. gabonensis

Other common names

Gabon Allen's Galago · Gabon Bushbaby · Gray's Squirrel Galago

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1862.1.14.1, BMNH:Mamm:1862.1.14.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/19817d82-dcd5-4e58-a1a0-7e3013db2133 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6dd42aa5-6b79-4ed7-9090-293cb6482b0b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/adf1335c-8017-4eda-87b4-f6b7006d32b7 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6f599f2-562c-43de-9b03-b3f7751157ed

Type locality

Gabon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo? · Angola?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Galago to Sciurocheirus

Taxonomy notes citation

Masters JC, Boniotto M, Crovella S, Roos C, Pozzi L, Delpero M: Phylogenetic relationships among the Lorisoidea as indicated by craniodental morphology and mitochondrial sequence data. Am J Primatol. 2007, 69: 6-15.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001057

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 allenii Var. gabonensis

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

gabonensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.1.14.1, BMNH:Mamm:1862.1.14.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/19817d82-dcd5-4e58-a1a0-7e3013db2133 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6dd42aa5-6b79-4ed7-9090-293cb6482b0b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/adf1335c-8017-4eda-87b4-f6b7006d32b7 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6f599f2-562c-43de-9b03-b3f7751157ed

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681466

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1863:146, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)

Galago gabonensis Batesi

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

batesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.9.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6948c588-935f-4d80-b63a-6365812ff136 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/81644d4a-2376-4d31-868b-ecffc07f7f43

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254055

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Galago alleni batesi

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

batesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602556

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602556) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Galago alleni gabonensis

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

gabonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602555

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Elliot (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Sciurocheirus gabonensis

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

Family

Galagidae

Root name

gabonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1320

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136214/17961659) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Galago gabonensis

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

gabonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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