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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Lepilemuridae |
Genus: | Lepilemur |
Species: | L. randrianasoloi
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Binomial name | |
Lepilemur randrianasoloi Andriaholinirina et al., 2017
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Distribution of L. randrianasoloi [1] |
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur (Lepilemur randrianasoloi), or the Bemaraha sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to a small area of western Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur was originally described in 2006 as L. randriansoli, in honor of the Malagasy researcher Georges Randrianasolo. [4] However, the name was misspelled and was corrected to L. randrianasoloi in 2009. [5] The original 2006 description was entirely online, and therefore did not meet the pre-2012 ICZN standards to be a valid name. [6] It was therefore given a follow-up description in 2017. [3]
Genetic analyses show Randrianasolo's sportive lemur to be sister to the Antafia sportive lemur. [7]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur differs from all other members of genus Lepilemur, except the antafia sportive lemur and the red-tailed sportive lemur, by its number of chromosomes (2N=40). It differs from the other two species by its slightly smaller size, narrower but longer head, and cytochrome b sequence. Additionally, the hind feet are longer than in the red-tailed sportive lemur. [4] [3]
It has a total length of about 49 to 56 cm (19 to 22 in), of which 21–26 cm (8.3–10.2 in) is the tail. [8]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur inhabits dry deciduous forests in a small region of western Madagascar. Known localities include Andramasay forest, Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park and a few other nearby forest fragments. It is estimated to occupy less than 2,200 km2 and is found between 47 and 139 metres above sea level. [1]
It has been proposed that the natural northern and southern limits of the species's range are the Manambolo river and Tsiribihina river, respectively. [4] [3] However, this has not been tested empirically. [1]
The most pressing threat to Randrianasolo's sportive lemur is the clearing of forests within its range for agriculture and timber extraction. [1] Additionally, an 87% reduction in this species's range is expected by 2080 due to climate change alone. [9]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Lepilemuridae |
Genus: | Lepilemur |
Species: | L. randrianasoloi
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Binomial name | |
Lepilemur randrianasoloi Andriaholinirina et al., 2017
[3]
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Distribution of L. randrianasoloi [1] |
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur (Lepilemur randrianasoloi), or the Bemaraha sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to a small area of western Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur was originally described in 2006 as L. randriansoli, in honor of the Malagasy researcher Georges Randrianasolo. [4] However, the name was misspelled and was corrected to L. randrianasoloi in 2009. [5] The original 2006 description was entirely online, and therefore did not meet the pre-2012 ICZN standards to be a valid name. [6] It was therefore given a follow-up description in 2017. [3]
Genetic analyses show Randrianasolo's sportive lemur to be sister to the Antafia sportive lemur. [7]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur differs from all other members of genus Lepilemur, except the antafia sportive lemur and the red-tailed sportive lemur, by its number of chromosomes (2N=40). It differs from the other two species by its slightly smaller size, narrower but longer head, and cytochrome b sequence. Additionally, the hind feet are longer than in the red-tailed sportive lemur. [4] [3]
It has a total length of about 49 to 56 cm (19 to 22 in), of which 21–26 cm (8.3–10.2 in) is the tail. [8]
Randrianasolo's sportive lemur inhabits dry deciduous forests in a small region of western Madagascar. Known localities include Andramasay forest, Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park and a few other nearby forest fragments. It is estimated to occupy less than 2,200 km2 and is found between 47 and 139 metres above sea level. [1]
It has been proposed that the natural northern and southern limits of the species's range are the Manambolo river and Tsiribihina river, respectively. [4] [3] However, this has not been tested empirically. [1]
The most pressing threat to Randrianasolo's sportive lemur is the clearing of forests within its range for agriculture and timber extraction. [1] Additionally, an 87% reduction in this species's range is expected by 2080 due to climate change alone. [9]