AEECL's sportive lemur

AEECL's sportive lemur
CITES Appendix I 
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lepilemuridae
Genus: Lepilemur
Species:
L. aeeclis
Binomial name
Lepilemur aeeclis
Andriaholinirina et al., 2017
Map of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa, with one mark on the northwest side of the island
Distribution of L. aeeclis

The Antafia sportive lemur, or red-shouldered sportive lemur (Lepilemur aeeclis) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has a total length of about 52 to 59 cm (20 to 23 in), of which 24–26 cm (9.4–10.2 in) are tail. The AEECL's sportive lemur is found in western Madagascar, living in dry deciduous forests.

The species was named in honor of the Association Européenne pour l'Étude et la Conservation des Lémuriens [fr] (the A.E.E.C.L.) for its twelve years of support to the research team that discovered it. It is unusual in having a specific name based on an acronym.

See also

Other species with acronym-derived names:

References

  1. 1 2 Louis, E.E.; Bailey, C.A.; Sefczek, T.M.; Raharivololona, B.; Schwitzer, C.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Wilmet, L. (2020). "Lepilemur aeeclis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T136376A115582704. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136376A115582704.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Checklist of CITES Species". CITES. UNEP-WCMC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Andriaholinirina, N.; Fausser, J.; Roos, C.; Zinner, D; Thalmann, U.; Rabarivola, C.; Ravoarimanana, I.; Ganzhorn, J.; Meier, B.; Hilgartner, R.; Walter, L.; Zaramody, A.; Langer, C.; Hahn, T.; Zimmermann, E.; Radespiel, U.; Craul, M.; Tomiuk, J.; Tattersall, I.; Rumpler, Y.; et al. (July 2017). "Corrective paper concerning three new species of the genus Lepilemur Geoffroy, 1851 (Mammalia)". Dumerilia. 7: 62–71.
  4. 1 2 Garbutt, Nick (2007). Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide. Yale University Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-300-12550-4.
  5. ↑ Andriaholinirina, N.; Fausser, J.; Roos, C.; Rumpler, Y.; et al. (2006-02-23). "Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the sportive lemurs (Lepilemur, Primates)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 6 (17): 17. Bibcode:2006BMCEE...6...17A. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-17. PMC 1397877. PMID 16504080.
  6. ↑ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. This lemur is named not after a person but, possibly uniquely, after the acronym of an organization.