Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898

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 : 119

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scientific name	Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898
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Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898 , Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges., 21: 452.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Ambondrobe, NE of Bombetoka Bay, ca. 15°38’S, 46°24’E (according to lectotype selection by Thalmann and Geissmann, 2000). GoogleMaps

Vernacular Names: Western Woolly Lemur.

Distribution: Madagascar: Betsiboka River north as far as Mahajamba or Sofia Rivers, perhaps to Maevarano River.

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

Discussion: Rumpler et al. (1990) suggested that occidentalis may be a distinct species, and they were followed by Thalmann and Geissmann (2000), who drew attention to a population in the Bemaraha district at 18°59’S, 44°45’E, which they suggested is likely to represent a further, undescribed species.

References

Rumpler, Y., S. Warter, C. Rabarivola, J. - J. Petter, and B. Dutrillaux. 1990. Chromosomal evolution in Malagasy lemurs. XII. Chromosomal banding study of Avahi laniger occidentalis (syn.: Lichanotus laniger occidentalis) and cytogenetic data in favour of its classifcation in a species apart- - Avahi occidentatis. American Journal of Primatology, 21: 307 - 316.

Thalmann, U., and T. Geissmann. 2000. Distribution and geographic variation in the western woolly lemur (Avahi occidentalis) with description of a new species (A. unicolor). International Journal of Primatology, 21: 915 - 941.