Needle-clawed bushbaby
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| E. pallidus | |
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| Genus: | Euoticus Gray, 1863
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| Otogale pallida Gray, 1863
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The needle-clawed bushbabies are the two species in the genus Euoticus, which is in the family Galagidae. Galagidae is sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae (or Loridae).
- Genus Euoticus
- Southern needle-clawed bushbaby, Euoticus elegantulus
- Northern needle-clawed bushbaby, Euoticus pallidus
- Euoticus pallidus pallidus
- Euoticus pallidus talboti
Unique to the needle-clawed bushbaby are the keeled nails, featuring prominent central ridges ending in needle-like points, present on all digits except the thumbs, the big toes, and the second foot phalanges which have claws.[2]
The first sample of Euoticus elegantulus to arrive in Europe from Africa was brought by Gerald Durrell. The uncovering of this bush baby is documented in his 1957 book A Zoo in My Luggage.[3]
References
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Ankel-Simons, Friderun (2000). "Hands and Feet". Primate anatomy: an introduction. Academic Press. p. 308. ISBN 0-12-058670-3.
- ^ Durrell, Gerald (1957). "The bald-headed birds". A Zoo in My Luggage. Penguin. p. 62. ISBN 0140020845.
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