Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin 1788)

[Sciurus] madagascariensis Gmelin 1788, Syst. Nat., 13th ed., Vol. 1: 152.

Type Locality: NW Madagascar.

Vernacular Names: Aye-aye.

Synonyms: Daubentonia daubentonii (Shaw 1800); Daubentonia laniger (G. Grandidier 1930); Daubentonia psilodactylus (Schreber 1800) .

Distribution: NE and NW Madagascar (discontinuous).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: Type locality of laniger is "forest of the east"; this seems to be a potentially available name for an eastern subspecies, if recognized. The name D. robusta Lamberton, 1934 was given to subfossil remains; it is not known whether these represent the living aye-aye or a separate, extinct species.