Intraspecific chromosome variability in a lemur from the north of Madagascar: <i>Lepilemur septentrionalis</i>, species nova

Rumpler, Y.; Albignac, R

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“…Petter and Petter-Rousseaux (1960) subsequently recognized a single species, mustelinus, with 5 subspecies (mustelinus, microdon, ruficaudatus, leucopus, and dorsalis). Petter et al (1977) later increased the number of species to 7-dorsalis, edwardsi, leucopus, microdon, mustelinus, ruficaudatus, septentrionalis-with the last having 4 subspecies (Rumpler and Albignac 1975). Groves (2001) noted that 2 of the subspecies of Lepilemur septentrionalis are not geographically separate, as is required for subspecies, and reduced the number to 2: L. s. septentrionalis (with sahafarensis Rumpler and Albignac, 1975, as a junior synonym) and L. s. ankaranensis (with andrafiamenensis Rumpler and Albignac, 1975, as a junior synonym).…”

Section: Family Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873mentioning

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“…Petter et al (1977) later increased the number of species to 7-dorsalis, edwardsi, leucopus, microdon, mustelinus, ruficaudatus, septentrionalis-with the last having 4 subspecies (Rumpler and Albignac 1975). Groves (2001) noted that 2 of the subspecies of Lepilemur septentrionalis are not geographically separate, as is required for subspecies, and reduced the number to 2: L. s. septentrionalis (with sahafarensis Rumpler and Albignac, 1975, as a junior synonym) and L. s. ankaranensis (with andrafiamenensis Rumpler and Albignac, 1975, as a junior synonym). Tattersall (1982) followed the classification of Petter and Petter-Rousseaux (1960), recognizing only 1 species, Lepilemur mustelinus, but with 6, not 5, subspecies (dorsalis, edwardsi, leucopus, mustelinus, ruficaudatus, septentrionalis), adding the forms edwardsi and septentrionalis, but not recognizing microdon.…”

Section: Family Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873mentioning

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Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

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A basic understanding of the taxonomy, diversity, and distributions of primates is essential for their conservation. This review of the status of the taxonomy of lemurs is based on a 5-d workshop entitled "Primate Taxonomy for the New Millennium," held at the Disney Institute, Orlando, Florida, in February 2000. The aim is not to present a taxonomic revision, but to review our current understanding of the diversity and current and past ranges of lemurs and indicate where there is controversy, discrepancy, or lack of knowledge. Our goal therefore is to provide a baseline for future taxonomic investigation, as well as a clearer focus for research Int J Primatol (2008) and conservation priorities. We here focus on the lemurs of Madagascar and recognize 5 families, 15 genera, and 99 species and subspecies. We list 39 species of lemurs described since 2000: 2 dwarf lemurs, Cheirogaleus; 11 mouse lemurs, Microcebus; a giant mouse lemur, Mirza; a bamboo lemur, Hapalemur; 17 sportive lemurs, Lepilemur; and 7 woolly lemurs, Avahi. Taxonomic revisions have resulted in the resurrection of a further 9 taxa. However, the figures do not represent the total diversity of Malagasy lemurs because more new species are being identified via new field studies and accompanying genetic research, and should be described in the near future.

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Section: Family Cheirogaleidae Gray 1873mentioning

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Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

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“…The solitary nocturnal folivore, Lepilemur septentrionalis ankaranensis [26] also exists in high densities in parts of the Canyon Grand and this further boosts the lemur bio mass in this especially important forest rem nant. Using hand torches, eye-reflections were noted.…”

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Ecology and Conservation of the Crowned Lemur, Lemur coronatus, at Ankarana, N. Madagascar

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Ramangason³

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Forests of Ankarana limestone massif in northern Madagascar support one of the largest and least disturbed populations of Crowned Lemurs, Lemur coronatus. This paper reports a preliminary study of the ecology of this species in the Ankarana Special Reserve conducted at the end of the dry season in 1986, with additional information collected a year later. Crowned Lemurs occur in very high densities in the semi-deciduous canopy forest and this probably represents a dry season refuge for the species. They also use more open habitats, including sparsely vegetated limestone and degraded forest. Sanford’s Lemur, Lemur fulvus sanfordi, also inhabits the Ankarana forests but is most abundant in degraded habitats. Crowned and Sanford’s Lemurs had similar patterns of activity, which included nocturnal travelling and feeding bouts. Crowned Lemurs proved to be unusual among Lemur species in displaying low spatial troop cohesion and a lack of obvious troop hierarchy. Strongyloides-like enteric helminths infested about one third of Crowned Lemurs but were apparently not causing disease. Crowned Lemurs fall prey to the Fosa, Cryptoprocta ferox, and the young possibly also to the largest raptors. A total of seven living lemur species (including the very rarePropithecus diadema perrieri and Daubentonia madagascariensis) were confirmed at Ankarana by the authors, and three further species have been reported by other observers. In addition to these ten extant lemurs, four subfossil species have been discovered: three of them (Hapalemur simus, Palaeopropithecus and Mesopropithecus) by theauthors. The possibility that all 14 lemurs were once sympatric is discussed. For the present, the lemurs of Ankarana are protected from hunting by local taboo. Nevertheless they are under severe threat from habitat destruction, despite Ankarana’s Special Reserve status. Given the very restricted distributions of Crowned and Sanford’s Lemurs, both must be considered as threatened with extinction.

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“…16 Since then chromosome studies have affected the taxonomy of several primate genera, making more species within each. The obvious examples are Avahi, Hapalemur, Otolemur, Aotus, and Alouatta.…”

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Groves

2001

Evolutionary Anthropology

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Intraspecific chromosome variability in a lemur from the north of Madagascar: Lepilemur septentrionalis, species nova

Cited by 30 publications

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Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

Ecology and Conservation of the Crowned Lemur, Lemur coronatus, at Ankarana, N. Madagascar

Why taxonomic stability is a bad idea, or why are there so few species of primates (or are there?)

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