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GENUS Lemur

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 24.
Type Species:Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758.
Comments:Revised by Petter et al. (1977:128-213). Restricted to L. catta by Groves and Eaglen (1988:533) and Simons and Rumpler (1988:547).
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SPECIES catta

Synonyms:

    Catta Link, 1806
    Maki Muirhead, 1819
    Mococo Lesson, 1878
    Odorlemur Bolwig, 1961
    Procebus Storr, 1780
    Prosimia Boddaert, 1785

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