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Taxonomy
Lemur potto was named by Statius Muller (1776) [type specimen is a designated neotype]. It is extant. Its type specimen is RMNH 39375, a skeleton (mounted skin and skeleton).
It was recombined as Nycticebus potto by Jentink (1887); it was recombined as Perodicticus potto by Smeenk et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Nycticebus potto by Jentink (1887); it was recombined as Perodicticus potto by Smeenk et al. (2006).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1766 | Lemur potto Statius Muller |
| 1776 | Lemur potto Statius Muller |
| 1820 | Galago guineensis Desmarest p. 104 |
| 1831 | Perodicticus geoffroyi Bennett |
| 1840 | Potto bosmanii Lesson p. 238 |
| 1887 | Nycticebus potto Jentink p. 52 |
| 2006 | Perodicticus potto Smeenk et al. p. 139 |
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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.
Perodicticus potto Statius Muller 1776
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Invalid names: Galago guineensis Desmarest 1820 [synonym], Perodicticus geoffroyi Bennett 1831 [synonym], Potto bosmanii Lesson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available