Grewcock's sportive lemur

Grewcock's sportive lemur (Lepilemur grewcockorum), or the Anjiamangirana sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is a medium-sized sportive lemurs with a total length of about 55 to 63 cm (22 to 25 in), of which 26–30 cm (10–12 in) are tail.^[4] Grewcock's sportive lemur is found in northwestern Madagascar, living in dry deciduous forests.^[4]

Grewcock's sportive lemur
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Lepilemuridae
Genus:	Lepilemur
Species:	L. grewcockorum
Binomial name
Lepilemur grewcockorum Louis et al.., 2006[3]
Distribution of L. grewcockorum[1]
Synonyms
L. manasamody Craul et al., 2007

Originally named L. grewcocki, the name was found to be incorrectly formed and was corrected to L. grewcockorum in 2009.^[5]

It was also found to be synonymous with the Manasamody sportive lemur (Lepilemur manasamody),^[5][6] known for its primarily grey-brown coloration and known only from Ambongabe and Anjiamangirana I (between the Sofia River in the south and the Maevarano River in the north).^[7] The decision was made because the sampling sites were within 2 km (1.2 mi) of each other, and no geographic barrier could be identified.^[5]

References

1. Louis, E.E.; Bailey, C.A.; Sefczek, T.M.; Raharivololona, B.; Schwitzer, C.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Wilmet, L.; Radespiel, U. (2020). "Lepilemur grewcockorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136771A115585939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136771A115585939.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. Louis Jr., E.E.; Engberg, S.E.; Lei, R.; Geng, H.; Sommer, J.A.; Ramaromilanto, R.; Randriamanana, J.C.; Zaonarivelo, J.R.; Andriantompohavana, R.; Randria, G.; Prosper; Ramaromilanto, B.; Rakotoarisoa, G.; Rooney, A.; Brenneman, R.A. (2006). "Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species" (PDF). Texas Tech University Special Publications (49): 1–49.
4. Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide. Yale University Press. p. 128. ISBN 9780300125504.
5. Hoffman, M.; Grubb, P.; Groves, C.P.; Hutterer, R.; Van der Straeten, E.; Simmons, N.; Bergmans, W. (2009). "A synthesis of African and western Indian Ocean Island mammal taxa (Class: Mammalia) described between 1988 and 2008: an update to Allen (1939) and Ansell (1989)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2205: 1–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2205.1.1.
6. Mittermeier, R.A.; Louis, E.E.; Richardson, M.; Schwitzer, C.; et al. (2010). Lemurs of Madagascar. Illustrated by S.D. Nash (3rd ed.). Conservation International. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-934151-23-5. OCLC 670545286.
7. Mathias Craul; Elke Zimmermann; Solofo Rasoloharijaona; Blanchard Randrianambinina; Ute Radespiel (2007-05-31). "Unexpected species diversity of Malagasy primates (Lepilemur spp.) in the same biogeographical zone: a morphological and molecular approach with the description of two new species". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 83. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7...83C. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-83. PMC 1913500. PMID 17540016.