An annotated catalogue of Malagasy primates (families Lemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae, Megaladapidae, Cheirogaleidae) in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History

Title Variants

Alternative: Malagasy primates

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2834

By

American Museum of Natural History

Buettner-Janusch, John, 1924-1992
Tattersall, Ian
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1985

Notes

Title from caption.

"November 12, 1985."

The Department of Mammalogy of the American Museum of Natural History has one of the largest and best documented collections of preserved specimens representing the living primate species of Madagascar (families Lemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae, Megaladapidae, and Cheirogaleidae). For each specimen, the following information is given: taxon, catalogue number, date collected or catalogued (accessioned), sex (where known), age, nature of specimen, locality, and collector or source. Field numbers of specimens are given where collections have been divided between institutions, to allow the correlation of specimens between museums. Synonyms, range, and pelage characters are given for each species or subspecies, with discussion of taxonomy and/or external characters where appropriate. Approximately 800 specimens are catalogued. The collection of Lemuriformes is now available for study in the Department of Mammalogy at the museum. It is no longer available for loan"--P. [1].

Subjects

American Museum of Natural History , Catalogs , Catalogs and collections , Classification , Madagascar , Mammals , New York , New York (State) , Primates

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2834, 1985

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 12862333