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Monotypic taxon: Genus Lemur Linnaeus, 1758 - ring-tailed lemur (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 29.

Types

Type of: Lemuridae (Family) Gray, 1821 Ref: E. Delson et al. (eds.), 2000: xxiv. [inferred]
Type of: Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915 Ref: E. Delson et al. (eds.), 2000: xxiv. [inferred]
Type of: Lemurinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821 Ref: E. Delson et al. (eds.), 2000: xxiv. [inferred]
Type of: Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821 Ref: E. Delson et al. (eds.), 2000: xxiv. [inferred]
Type: Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Accepted name: Petterus (Genus) Groves & Eaglen, 1988 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Accepted name: Varecia (Genus) Gray, 1863 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name: Catta (Genus) Link, 1806 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Eulemur (Genus) Simons & Rumpler, 1988 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Maki (Genus) Muirhead, 1819 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Mococo (Genus) Trouessart, 1878 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Procebus (Genus) Storr, 1780 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Prosimia (Genus) Brisson, 1762 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: echte maki's

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: ring-tailed lemur
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