Manasamody Sportive Lemur

Taxobox
name = Manasamody Sportive Lemur
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Lepilemuridae
genus = "Lepilemur"
species = "L. manasamody"
binomial = "Lepilemur manasamody"
binomial_authority =
synonyms =

The Manasamody Sportive Lemur ("Lepilemur manasamody") is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Its coloration is primarily grey-brown. It is known only from Ambongabe and Anjiamangirana I, between the Sofia River in the south and the Maevarano River in the north. [cite journal | author = Mathias Craul, Elke Zimmermann, Solofo Rasoloharijaona, Blanchard Randrianambinina and Ute Radespiel | date = 2007-05-31 | title = Unexpected species diversity of Malagasy primates (Lepilemur spp.) in the same biogeographical zone: a morphological and molecular approach with the description of two new species | journal = BMC Evolutionary Biology | volume = 7 | pages = 83 | doi = 10.1186/1471-2148-7-83]

There is some question as to whether the Manasamody Sportive Lemur is truly a separate species from Grewcock's Sportive Lemur. If not, Manasamody Sportive Lemur would be considered a junior synonym. [cite journal | author = Runhua Lei, Shannon Engberg, Rambinintsoa Andriantompohavana, Susie McGuire, Russell Mittermeier, John Zaonarivelo, Rick Brennerman, and Edward Louis, Jr.| date = 2008-02-15| title = Nocturnal Lemur Diversity at Masoala National Park| journal = Special Publications Museum of Texas Tech University| volume = 53 | pages = 24-25|url=http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/publications/opapers/specpubs/SP53.pdf]

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