Cheirogaleus thomasi

Cheirogaleus thomasi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lemuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamilia: Lemuroidea

Familia: Cheirogaleidae
Genus: Cheirogaleus
Species: Cheirogaleus thomasi

Name

• Cheirogaleus thomasi (Forsyth Major, 1894)

Holotype: BMNH 91.11.30.3, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Fort Dauphin”.

Combinations

• Opolemur thomasi Forsyth Major, 1894: 20 [original combination]
• Altililemur thomasi: Elliot, 1913: 113 [name combination]
• Cheirogaleus thomasi Lei et al. 2014: 28 [name combination and resurrect to species status, previously synonymised within Cheirogaleus medius by Schwarz (1931: 405)]

References

Primary references

• Forsyth Major, C.I. 1894. Über die Malagassischen Lemuriden-Gattungen Microcebus, Opolemur, und Cheirogale. Novitates Zoologicae 1: 2–39.
• Elliot, D.G. 1913. A Review of the Primates. Volume 1. American Museum of Natural History, New York. BHL
• Lei, R., Frasier, C.L., McLain, A.T., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Engberg, S.E., Ginter, A.L., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. & Louis Jr., E.E. 2014. Revision of Madagascar's Dwarf Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus): Designation of Species, Candidate Species Status and Geographic Boundaries Based on Molecular and Morphological Data. Primate Conservation 2014 (28): 9–35. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Thomas’ Dwarf Lemur