Lemur Linnaeus 1758

Lemur Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 24.

Type Species: Lemur catta Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Catta Link 1806; Maki Muirhead 1819; Mococo Lesson 1878; Odorlemur Bolwig 1961; Procebus Storr 1780; Prosimia Boddaert 1785 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species:

Species Lemur catta Linnaeus 1758

Discussion: Revised by Petter et al. (1977:128-213). Restricted to L. catta by Groves and Eaglen (1988:533) and Simons and Rumpler (1988:547).