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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Grandordo: Euarchonta Mirordo: Primatomorpha Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamilia: Lemuroidea

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

Type locality: “Fort Dauphin”.

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)]

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.

English: Thomas’ Dwarf Lemur