Cheirogaleus major É. Geoffroy, 1812 . Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 19:172.

TYPE LOCALITY: Madagascar, Fort Dauphin .

DISTRIBUTION: E Madagascar.

STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: adipicaudatus, commersonii, crossleyi, griseus, melanotis, milii, sibreei, typicus, typus .

COMMENTS: Cheirogaleus crossleyi Grandidier, 1870, may be a full species.