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Lemurs!

18 species depicted on page (5 out of 5 extant families, 10 out of 15 extant genera)

Family: Lemuridae
+ Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)

+ Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

brown (Eulemur)
+ Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
+ Red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
+ Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi)

Ruffed (Varecia)
+ Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
+ Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Family: Indriidae
sifaka (Propithecus) - 6 out of 9 species depicted
+ Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
+ Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
+ Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
+ Von der Decken's sifaka (Propithecus deckenii)
+ Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)
+ Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus)

+ Indri (Indri indri)

Family: Cheirogaleidae
+ mouse (Microcebus)
+ Western fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens)

Family: Lepilemuridae
+ White-footed sportive lemur (Lepilemur leucopus)

Family: Daubentoniidae
+ Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

+ need ID
+ misc

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Bamboo or gentle

Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)

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Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
Lemurs' Park (Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Summer, 2007
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Lemur profiling

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Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
Lemurs' Park (Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Summer, 2007
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Bamboo lemur

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Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
Lemurs' Park (Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Summer, 2007
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East goes west

Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 27, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Ring-tail

The lemur and Mr. Darwin

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Ring-tailed Lemur, (Lemur catta)
Berenty, Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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The zen of evolution

ring-tailed lemur

Ring-tailed Lemur, (Lemur catta)
Berenty, Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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Maki

Maki-vellian

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) Berenty
Family: Lemuridae
July 13, 2013

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Maki on the rocks

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Anja, Madagascar
July, 2013

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When lemurs try to be zebras

maki tail
Anja
July, 2013

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Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)

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Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Family Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Madagascar

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Brown lemur
Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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Red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)

Red-fronted

mouse lemur
Red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus)
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Brown

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Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus)
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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"I've got your back."

brown lemurs
Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus)
Isalo, Madagascar
July 13, 2013

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Chuckie, lemmie, and me

brown lemurs
Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus)
Madagascar
July, 2013

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Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi)

Sanford

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Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi)
Ankarana, Madagascar
July 4, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Hybrid

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hybrid Eulemur: E. rufifrons x E. collaris (introduced)
Berenty, Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)

Ruffed and reddy

red ruffed lemur
Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Family: Lemuridae
Masoala, Madagascar
July, 2013

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Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Neck-ruff-philia

happy hollow
Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
Happy Hollow
October 10, 2016
Canon EOS 7Dmark II

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Sifakas

Close-up

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Sifaka snacking

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The real Sifakas

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Leapin' lemur baby

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Sifaka portrait

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Bob and his distorted sense of lemur

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Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Zoboomafoo species

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

Dancing sifaka

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Berenty Private Reserve
Madagascar
2007

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Lemur pirouette

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Berenty Private Reserve
Madagascar
2007

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Ninja lemur

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Berenty Private Reserve
Madagascar
2007

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Check out these moves

sifaka
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013

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sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013

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sifaka
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013

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Contemplating his next move

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 6, 2013

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Sifaka facade

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013

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sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi)
Family: Indriidae
Berenty
July 13, 2013

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Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)

Diademed

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Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
Andasibe, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
June 22, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Diademed

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Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)
Andasibe, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
June 23, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Von der Decken's sifaka (Propithecus deckenii)

Decken's

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Von der Decken's sifaka (Propithecus deckenii)
Bemaraha, Madagascar
July 14, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)

Silky

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Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 28, 2016
Canon rebel T5i

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Silky

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Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 28, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Silky

silky sifaka
Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 28, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Silky

silky sifaka
Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus)
Marojejy, Madagascar
June 28, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus)

Day dreaming

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Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus coronatus)
Family: Indriidae

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Hand

sifaka hand

Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus coronatus)
Family: Indriidae

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Indri (Indri indri)

Babakoto

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Indri (Indri indri)
Andasibe, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
June 23, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Indri

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Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July, 2013

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Indri

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Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July, 2013

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Indri

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Indri (Indri indri)
Family: Indriidae
Andasibe, Madagascar
July, 2013

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Nocturnal

Mouse lemur - nocturnal

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Mouse lemur
Berenty, Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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Mouse

mouse lemur
Mouse lemur (Microcebus)
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Mouse lemur

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Mouse lemur
Berenty
July 5, 2013

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Mouse lemur

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Mouse lemur
Berenty
July 5, 2013

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Western fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens)

Western fork-marked

phaner lemur
Western fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens)
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Phaner

phaner lemur
Western fork-marked lemur (Phaner pallescens)
Family: Cheirogaleidae
Kirindy, Madagascar
July 12, 2016
Canon 7DMark2

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Sportif

Sportif lemur - nocturnal - in a thorny situation

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White-footed sportive lemur (Lepilemur leucopus)
Berenty, Madagascar
Summer, 2007

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Aye-aye

The ayes have it

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina, Madagascar
July 26, 2013

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The ayes have it

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina, Madagascar
July 26, 2013

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The ayes have it

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
Daraina, Madagascar
July 26, 2013

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Preserved aye aye - Natural History Museum, Tring, England

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
Tring, England
September, 2007

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Aye aye skeleon

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
England
September, 2007

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Aye aye skeletal hand showing remarkable adaptation of the middle finger

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Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
England
2007

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aye aye

Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
Family: Daubentoniidae
Darwin Safari
September 6, 2007
Canon 30D

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Need ID

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Madagascar
July 2013

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+ Add ‘Pseudo Thumb’ to the Aye-Aye Lemur’s Bizarre Anatomy

Misc

Unidentified lemur head - Grant Museum, Gower Street, London

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Darwin Safari

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Myakka Lemur Reserve

Lemur

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Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Family Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Myakka Lemur Reserve
August 23, 2011
Florida

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Lemur on mom

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Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)
Family Lemuridae (typical lemurs)
Myakka Lemur Reserve
Florida
August 23, 2011

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Monica and mememtos

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Lemur mementos
Myakka Lemur Reserve
August 23, 2011
Florida

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Monica, Charles, and Bob

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Myakka Lemur Reserve
August 23, 2011
Florida

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Add ‘Pseudo Thumb’ to the Aye-Aye Lemur’s Bizarre Anatomy

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Last modified: December 6, 2024
Created: July 27, 2007
Renamed: July 29, 2016 (from lemurs.html)
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