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SPECIES Cheirogaleus major

Author:É. Geoffroy, 1812.
Citation:Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 19: 172.
Common Name:Greater Dwarf Lemur
Type Locality:Madagascar, Fort Dauphin.
Distribution:E Madagascar: Antongil Bay south to nearly 23°S.
Status:CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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Synonyms:

    commersonii Wolf, 1822
    griseus Lesson, 1840
    milii É. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1828
    typicus A. Smith, 1833
    typus F. Cuvier, 1842
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