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SPECIES Varecia variegata

Author:Kerr, 1792.
Citation:In Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom: 85.
Common Name:Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Type Locality:Madagascar.
Distribution:East coast of Madagascar, to 19°S latitude.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.
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SUBSPECIES variegata

SUBSPECIES editorum

SUBSPECIES subcincta

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