NATIVE KNOWLEDGE
of Madagascar's
Animal and Plant Species

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LEMUR SPECIES

LOCAL NAMES    Scientific names
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AHIAHY         Daubentonia madagascariensis   
AKOMBA         Eulemur macaco macaco          
AKOMBADREDRIKA Eulemur coronatus              
AKOMBAMALANDY  Propithecus verreauxi coquereli
AKOMBAVALIHA   Hapalemur griseus occidentalis 
AKOMBAVARIKA   Eulemur fulvus sanfordi        
APONGY         Lepilemur dorsalis             
AVAHY          Avahi laniger                  
BABAKOTO       Indri indri                    
BANDRO         Hapalemur griseus alaotransis  
BARIMASO       Eulemur rubriventer            
BESOMOTRA      Eulemur fulvus albocollaris    
BOENGY         Lepilemur ruficaudatus         
BOKOMBOLO      Hapalemur griseus griseus      
DREDRIKA       Eulemur mongoz                 
FOTSIANDRY     Eulemur fulvus albifrons       
FOTSIFE        Avahi occidentalis             
HATAKA         Lepilemur microdon             
KELIBEHOHY     Cheirogaleus medius            
KOITSIKY       Microcebus myoxinus            
KOTRIKA        Lepilemur mustilenus           
MAHIABEALA     Lepilemur septentrionalis      
MAKY           Lemur catta                    
MANGAMASO      Eulemur macaco flavifrons      
MATAVIRAMBO    Cheirogaleus major             
MENASOMOTRA    Eulemur fulvus collaris        
RAIPAKA        Lepilemur edwardsi             
SIFAFOTSY      Propithecus verreauxi deckeni  
SIFAKA         Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi
SIMPOJOBO      Propithecus diadema perrieri   
SIMPOMALANDY   Propithecus diadema candidus   
SIMPOMAVO      Propithecus tattersalli        
SIMPONA        Propithecus diadema diadema    
SIMPOVANDA     Propithecus diadema edwardsi   
SONGIKY        Lepilemur leucopus             
TAKARAKA       Phaner furcifer parienti       
TANTA          Phaner furcifer furcifer       
TILITILIVAHY   Mirza coquereli                
TSIBAHAKA      Propithecus verreauxi coronatus
TSIDIALA       Allocebus trichotis            
TSIDIMENA      Microcebus rufus
TSIDIAVO       Microcebus ravelobensis
TSIDY          Microcebus murinus             
VAKIVOHO       Phaner furcifer pallescens     
VALOVY         Phaner furcifer electromontis  
VARIBOLAMENA   Hapalemur aureus               
VARIBOLO       Hapalemur simus                
VARIKA         Eulemur fulvus rufus           
VARIKANDA      Variecia variegata variegata   
VARIKOSY       Eulemur fulvus fulvus          
VARIMENA       Varecia variegata rubra        
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