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Lemurs of Madagascar is a 2010 reference work and field guide for the lemurs of Madagascar. The primary contributor is Russell Mittermeier, president of Conservation International, and the cover art and illustrations were by Stephen D. Nash. Currently in its third edition, the book details all known lemur species, general information about lemurs and their history, and tips for identifying species. Four related pocket field guides have also been released, containing color illustrations of each species, miniature range maps, and species checklists.

The first edition identified 50 lemur species and subspecies, compared to 71 in the second and 101 in the third. The taxonomy promoted by these books has been questioned by researchers, such as Ian Tattersall, who view these growing numbers of lemur species as insufficiently justified inflation of species numbers (taxonomic inflation).