Xanthonycticebus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Lorisiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lorisidae
Subfamilia: Lorisinae
Genus: Xanthonycticebus
Species: X. intermedius – X. pygmaeus
Name
[edit]Xanthonycticebus Nekaris & Nijman, 2022
Type species: Nycticebus pygmaeus Bonhote, 1907, by monotypy
Etymology: "Xanto, Gr. Yellowish-orange; nykt-, Gr., night; kêbos, Gr., monkey"
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Nekaris, K.A.-I. & Nijman, V. 2022. A new genus name for pygmy lorises, Xanthonycticebus gen. nov. (Mammalia, primates). Zoosystematics and Evolution 98(1): 87–92. DOI: 10.3897/zse.98.81942
Reference page.