Cheirogaleus shethi Frasier et al. 2016 (dwarf lemur)

Mammalia - Primates - Cheirogaleidae

Full reference: C.L. Frasier, R. Lei, A.T. McLain, J.M. Taylor, C.A. Bailey, A.L. Ginter, S.D. Nash, R. Randriamampionona, C.P. Groves, R.A. Mittermeier, and E.E. Louis, Jr. 2016. A New Species of Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation 30:59-72

Belongs to Cheirogaleus according to C.L. Frasier et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Cheirogaleus andysabini, Cheirogaleus crossleyi, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis, Cheirogaleus major, Cheirogaleus medius, Cheirogaleus minusculus, Cheirogaleus sibreei, Cheirogaleus thomasi

Type specimen: FIA5.19

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cheirogaleus shethi in the database

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