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Taxonomy
Indri was named by Geoffroy and Cuvier (1796) [also attributed to Lacépède 1799]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Indriidae.
It was assigned to Lichanotina by Gray (1825); and to Indriidae by Schwarz (1931) and Karanth et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Lichanotina by Gray (1825); and to Indriidae by Schwarz (1931) and Karanth et al. (2005).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1796 | Indri Geoffroy and Cuvier |
| 1811 | Lichanotus Illiger p. 72 |
| 1815 | Indrium Rafinesque p. 54 |
| 1825 | Indris Gray p. 338 |
| 1825 | Lichanotus Gray p. 338 |
| 1840 | Pithelemur Lesson p. 208 |
| 1931 | Indri Schwarz p. 400 |
| 2005 | Indri Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
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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. Indri Geoffroy and Cuvier 1796 [indri]
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Indri indri Gmelin 1788 [indri]
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Invalid names: Indri brevicaudatus Geoffroy 1796 [synonym], Indri niger Lacépède 1799 [synonym], Indris variegatus Gray 1872 [synonym], Lichanotus mitratus Peters 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Indrium Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Lichanotus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Pithelemur Lesson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available