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Varecia variegata
(Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792)
- ruffed lemur
(mammal)
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Entity:
Varecia (Genus) - variegated lemurs, ruffed lemurs
..Varecia rubra (Species)
..Varecia variegata (Species) - ruffed lemur
....Varecia variegata editorum (Subspecies)
....Varecia variegata subcincta (Subspecies)
....Varecia variegata variegata (Subspecies)
Authorship
Original name
:
Kerr, 1792. In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom, 1: 85.
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:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type, by synonymy, of
:
Varecia
(Genus)
Gray, 1863
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Varecia variegata variegata
(Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792)
Variants
Basionym
:
Lemur macaco variegatus
Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792
Different termination
:
Varecia variegatus
Combinations
Basionym
:
Lemur variegatus
Kerr, 1792
Ref:
Corbet & Hill, 1991
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Lemur varius
É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Synonymous name
:
Varecia varius
(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire)
Ref:
C.P. Groves, 1993
: 245.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
vari
:
bonte maki
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
ruffed lemur
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28 Aug 2026