Lemuroidea
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Lemuroidea is the superfamily of strepsirrhine primates that contains many of the lemur species, including true lemurs, sportive lemurs, bamboo lemurs, woolly lemurs, and sifakas. All lemuroids live exclusively on the island of Madagascar and the smaller nearby islands.
There are three families in the Lemuroidea family; Lemuridae, Lepilemuridae and Indriidae. Their distinctive characteristics are a dental tooth comb, a grooming claw on the second digit of their feet, a postorbital bar, no postorbital closure and a primitive nasal region with ethmoid recess.[2]
[edit] Classification
The three families of lemuroids contain 58 species in 9 genera.
- ORDER PRIMATES
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Superfamily Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
- Superfamily Lemuroidea
- Family Lemuridae
- Subfamily Lemurinae
- Genus Lemur
- Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta
- Genus Eulemur : true lemurs
- Black Lemur, Eulemur macaco
- Common Brown Lemur, Eulemur fulvus
- Sanford's Brown Lemur, Eulemur sanfordi
- White-headed Lemur, Eulemur albifrons
- Red-fronted Brown Lemur, Eulemur rufus
- Collared Brown Lemur, Eulemur collaris
- White-collared Brown Lemur, Eulemur albocollaris
- Mongoose Lemur, Eulemur mongoz
- Crowned Lemur, Eulemur coronatus
- Red-bellied Lemur, Eulemur rubriventer
- Genus Varecia : ruffed lemurs
- Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Varecia variegata
- Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia rubra
- Genus Lemur
- Subfamily Hapalemurinae
- Genus Hapalemur : lesser gentle or bamboo lemurs
- Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Hapalemur griseus
- Western Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Hapalemur occidentalis
- Southern Lesser Bamboo Lemur, Hapalemur meridionalis
- Lac Alaotra Gentle Lemur, Hapalemur alaotrensis
- Golden Bamboo Lemur, Hapalemur aureus
- Genus Prolemur
- Greater Bamboo Lemur, Prolemur simus
- Genus Hapalemur : lesser gentle or bamboo lemurs
- Subfamily Lemurinae
- Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs
- Genus Lepilemur
- Aeecl's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur aeeclis *
- Ahmanson's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur ahmansoni **
- Ankarana Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur ankaranensis
- Betsileo Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur betsileo **
- Gray-backed Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur dorsalis
- Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur edwardsi
- Fleurete's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur fleuretae **
- Grewcock's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur grewcocki **
- Hubbard's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur hubbardi **
- James' Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur jamesi **
- White-footed Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur leucopus
- Manasamody Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur manasamody ***
- Small-toothed Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur microdon
- Ring Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur milanoii **
- Weasel Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur mustelinus
- Otto's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur otto ***
- Petter's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur petteri **
- Randrianasoli's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur randrianasoli *
- Red-tailed Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur ruficaudatus
- Sahamalaza's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur sahamalazensis *
- Scott's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur scottorum****
- Seal's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur seali **
- Northern Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur septentrionalis
- Hawk's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur tymerlachsoni **
- Wright's Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur wrighti **
- Genus Lepilemur
- Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs, sifakas, and allies
- Subfamily Indriinae
- Genus Indri
- Indri, Indri indri
- Genus Avahi
- Bemaraha Woolly Lemur, Avahi cleesei
- Eastern Woolly Lemur, Avahi laniger
- Moore's Woolly Lemur, Avahi mooreorum ****
- Western Woolly Lemur, Avahi occidentalis
- Sambirano Woolly Lemur, Avahi unicolor
- Genus Propithecus
- P. diadema group
- Diademed Sifaka, Propithecus diadema
- Silky Sifaka, Propithecus candidus
- Milne-Edwards' Sifaka, Propithecus edwardsi
- Perrier's Sifaka, Propithecus perrieri
- Golden-crowned Sifaka, Propithecus tattersalli
- P. verreauxi group
- Verreaux's Sifaka, Propithecus verreauxi
- Coquerel's Sifaka, Propithecus coquereli
- Decken's Sifaka, Propithecus deckenii
- Crowned Sifaka, Propithecus coronatus
- P. diadema group
- Genus Indri
- Subfamily Indriinae
- Family Lemuridae
- Infraorder Chiromyiformes
- Infraorder Lorisiformes
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
- * New species according to molecular analysis[3]
- ** New species according to molecular analysis[4]
- *** New species according to molecular analysis[5]
- **** New species according to molecular analysis[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 114-121. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Superfamily Lemuroidea (2008-04-14).
- ^ Andriaholinirina, N., Fausser, J., Roos, C., Rumpler, Y., et al (2006 February 23). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the sportive lemurs (Lepilemur, Primates)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 6: 17. doi:.
- ^ Edward E. Louis, Jr., Shannon E. Engberg, Runhua Lei, Huimin Geng, Julie A. Sommer, Richard Randriamampionona, Jean C. Randriamanana, John R. Zaonarivelo, Rambinintsoa Andriantompohavana, Gisele Randria, Prosper, Boromé Ramaromilanto, Gilbert Rakotoarisoa, Alejandro Rooney, and Rick A. Brenneman (2006). "Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species" (PDF). Texas Tech University Special Publications (49): 1-49.
- ^ Mathias Craul, Elke Zimmermann, Solofo Rasoloharijaona, Blanchard Randrianambinina and Ute Radespiel (2007-05-31). "Unexpected species diversity of Malagasy primates (Lepilemur spp.) in the same biogeographical zone: a morphological and molecular approach with the description of two new species". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 83. doi:.
- ^ Palmer, Jane (2008-02-21). Henry Doorly Zoo scientists identify two new lemur species. Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
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