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Cheirogaleus (dwarf lemur)
Taxonomy
Cheirogaleus was named by Geoffroy (1812) [also attributed to Gray 1825]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Galagonina by Gray (1825); to Cheirogaleinae by Schwarz (1931); and to Cheirogaleidae by Karanth et al. (2005), Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Galagonina by Gray (1825); to Cheirogaleinae by Schwarz (1931); and to Cheirogaleidae by Karanth et al. (2005), Wilson and Reeder (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1812 | Cheirogaleus Geoffroy p. 338 |
1825 | Cheirogallus Gray p. 338 |
1840 | Cebugale Lesson p. 207 |
1840 | Mioxicebus Lesson p. 207 |
1842 | Myspithecus Cuvier p. 2 |
1872 | Opolemur Gray p. 853 |
1913 | Altililemur Elliot p. 111 |
1931 | Cheirogaleus Schwarz p. 400 |
2005 | Cheirogaleus Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
2005 | Cheirogaleus Wilson and Reeder |
2008 | Cheirogaleus Burney et al. p. 19 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Cheirogaleus Geoffroy 1812 [dwarf lemur]
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Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei et al. 2015
Cheirogaleus crossleyi Grandidier 1870
Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele et al. 2013
Cheirogaleus major Geoffroy 1812
Cheirogaleus medius Geoffroy 1812 [fat-tailed dwarf lemur]
Cheirogaleus minusculus Groves 2000
Cheirogaleus shethi Frasier et al. 2016
Cheirogaleus sibreei Forsyth Major 1896
Cheirogaleus thomasi Forsyth Major 1894
Invalid names: Altililemur Elliot 1913 [synonym], Cebugale Lesson 1840 [synonym], Mioxicebus Lesson 1840 [synonym], Myspithecus Cuvier 1842 [synonym], Opolemur Gray 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available