Lemur ruber É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

(Figs 134-136)

Lemur ruber É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812: 159 .

COMMON NAME. — Red Ruffed Lemur .

CURRENT NAME. — Varecia rubra (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) .

See Groves (2005b: 117) and Schwitzer et al. (2013: 141).

COLLECTOR/S. — Initially collected by Pieter Heinrich Polemann [1779-1839] and donated to the Baudin expedition at Cape Town (Péron 1804a), contra Desmarest (1821: 98) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors. COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Madagascar. COLLECTION DATE. — Before 24 January 1804. SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — MNHN-ZM-AC-A8126, holotype, intracranial moulding. Specimen missing.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80175 (Fig. 134; two living animals), Inv. no. 80185 and 80197r (Figs 135; 136; living animal).

COMMENTS. — Observations of its habits via notes of Péron were recorded by É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier (1824-1842: text to plate 42, Le Maki Roux Femelle).