Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975

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Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975

Lepilemur ankaranensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975 , Am. J. Phys. Anthropol., 42: 425.

Type Locality: Madagascar, Ankarana Forest.

Vernacular Names: Ankarana Sportive Lemur.

Synonyms: Lepilemur andrafiamenensis Rumpler and Albignac 1975 .

Distribution: Montagne d’Ambre, Ankarana, Andrafiamena and Analamera regions, extreme N Madagascar.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable as included in L. septentrionalis .

Discussion: Shown by Rumpler et al. (2001) to be a distinct species, not a subspecies of L. septentrionalis ; they used the name L. andrafiamenensis for it, but Groves (1989:95), who synonymised andrafiamenensis and ankaranensis as a subspecies of L. septentrionalis , selected ankaranensis to have priority.