Lepilemur edwardsi Forbes, 1894 . Handbook of Primates, 1:87.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, N. coast of Bombetoka Bay .

DISTRIBUTION: E. Madagascar, between Ankarafantsika and Antsalova.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Lepilemur spp. and U.S. ESA - Endangered as Lemuridae and Lepilemur spp.