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Cynocephalus

Mammalia - Dermoptera - Galeopithecidae

Taxonomy
Cynocephalus was named by Boddaert (1768) [also but incorrectly attributed to Brisson 1756; non Cynocephalus Cuvier and Geoffroy 1795 (synonym of Papio)]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Galeopithecus by Van Valen (1967).

It was assigned to Quadrumana by Illiger (1811); to Cynocephalina by Gray (1825); to Cynocephalidae by Marivaux et al. (2006); and to Sundatheria by Silcox et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Cynocephalus Boddaert p. 8
1783Galeopithecus Pallas p. 208
1811Cynocephalus Illiger p. 69
1815Galeopus Rafinesque
1825Cynocephalus Gray p. 338
1825Galeopithecus Gray p. 338
1829Dermopterus Burnett
1829Pleuropterus Burnett
1870Colugo Gray
1967Galeopithecus Van Valen
2006Cynocephalus Marivaux et al. p. 396
2010Cynocephalus Silcox et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
Primatomorpha
orderDermopteraIllinger 1811
suborderEudermoptera
infraorderColugodontiformes
familyGaleopithecidae
genusCynocephalusBoddaert 1768

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. Cynocephalus Boddaert 1768
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Cynocephalus babouin Desmarest 1820
Cynocephalus volans Linnaeus 1758 [Philippine flying lemur]
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Invalid names: Galeopithecus marmoratus Temminck 1836 [synonym], Galeopithecus philippinensis Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Galeopithecus rufus Geoffroy 1829 [synonym], Galeopithecus temmincki Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Galeopithecus ternatensis Geoffroy 1829 [synonym], Galeopithecus undatus Wagner 1839 [synonym]
Invalid names: Galeopithecus Pallas 1783 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:44:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available