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SPECIES Lepilemur edwardsi

Author:Forbes, 1894.
Citation:Handbook of Primates, 1: 87.
Common Name:Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Type Locality:Madagascar, Betsaka Bay, Bombetoka.
Distribution:E Madagascar, from 15°15’S perhaps to the Tsiribihina River.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Includes rufescens, which Petter and Petter (1977:7) considered a distinct species.
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    rufescens (Lorenz, 1898)

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