Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin 1788)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 121

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scientific name	Daubentonia madagascariensis (Gmelin 1788)
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[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.