Authority citation: Lei, R.-h., McLain, A.T., Frasier, C.L., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Engberg, S.E., Ginter, A.L., Nash, S.D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. and Louis, E.E., Jr. 2015-12. A new species in the genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation 29:43-54.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.1896/052.029.0103
Original name as described: Cheirogaleus andysabini
Nominal names: andysabini Lei Runhua, McLain, Frasier, J. M. Taylor, C. A. Bailey, Engberg, Ginter, S. D. Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier, & E. E. Louis, 2015
Other common names: Andy Sabin's Dwarf Lemur
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Primates -- Family: Cheirogaleidae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: HDZ AMB5.27
Type locality: Montagne d'Ambre National Park (12.52720° S, 49.17950° E), 1073 m, Antsiranana II District, Diana, Madagascar.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Madagascar (MDG)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Endangered
Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Lei, R., McLain, A. T., Frasier, C. L., Taylor, J. M., Bailey, C. A., Engberg, S. E., ... & Mittermeier, R. A. (2015). A new species in the genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation, 29, 43-54.
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