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Lemurs of Madagascar, currently in its 2nd edition with the 3rd edition due to be released in the summer of 2010, is a standard reference work and field guide, giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of lemurs. The primary contributor is Russell Mittermeier, president of Conservation International (CI), and the cover art and illustrations were drawn by Stephen Nash, also employed by CI.

The first edition of Lemurs of Madagascar was published in 1994 and recognized 50 lemur taxa (32 species and 25 subspecies). The second edition was published in 2006 and increased the number of recognized lemur taxa to 71 (68 species and 5 subspecies), mostly by following the recommendations of Colin Groves in the 2005 third edition of Mammal Species of the World by recognizing newly-identified nocturnal species and splitting many former subspecies into distinct species.

External links

• Book information from Conservation International

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• Mammalogy
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