Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lemuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamilia: Lemuroidea

Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Name

• Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele, Razafimahatratra & Hapke, 2013

Holotype: H-X-00-181, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Madagascar, Région Anosy, Lavasoa Mountains, a forest fragment locally named Bemanasy, on the southern flank of Petit Lavasoa, S 25.080894°, E 46.762151°, at 300 m above sea level.”

References

Primary references

• Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E. & Hapke, A. 2013. Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – biological reality or taxonomic bias? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69(3): 593–609. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.019 Reference page. 
• IUCN: 163022131 Cheirogaleus lavasoensis  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur