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Mananara-Nord Sportive Lemur

Lepilemur hollandorum

French: Lépilémur des Holland / German: Mananara-Nord-Wieselmaki / Spanish: Lémur saltador de Mananara

Other common names: Holland's Sportive Lemur

Taxonomy. Lepilemur hollandorum Ramaromilanto et al, 2009,

Madagascar, province of Toamasina, Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve (c.16° 18° S, 49° 47 E).

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. NE Madagascar, known only from the Mananara-Nord region, with the only confirmed reports coming from the Ivontaka-Sud and Verezanantsoro (Ambinanibeorana) parcels of the Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve. The N and S limits of the range have not been defined, but they are tentatively assumed to be S of the Fahambahy or Mananara rivers and N of the Simianona, Sandratsio, or Maningory rivers, respectively. Additional surveys are required to determine the full extent of the distribution.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 29.3-33.7 cm, tail 26.8-29.4 cm; weight c.1 kg. A large species. The pelage on the head, extending along the shoulders and down to the midback, is mottled reddish-gray; it becomes a lighter grayish-brown down to the pygal region of the tail. The head has a faint dark brown to black mid-dorsalstripe or inverted Y-shaped pattern that progresses to the lower half of the back. The face is generally gray, while the neck area close to the ears and chin are a lighter brown to blonde. The ventral coat is primarily light gray, with darker undertones. The tail is dark brown to black toward the distal end, and the hands and feet are grayish-brown. The ears are protruding and fleshy.

Habitat. Lowland rainforest.

Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, butit is presumably largely folivorous.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. Nocturnal and arboreal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. This species has not been studied in the wild.

Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix I. The conservation status of L. hollandorum has not been assessed on The IUCN Red List. However, at the [IUCN /SSC Lemur Red-Listing Workshop held in July 2012, L. hollandorum was assessed as endangered. The only protected area in which it is known to occur is Mananara-Nord National Park.

Bibliography. Goodman & Rakotondravony (1998), Jenkins (1987), Mittermeier et al. (2010), Petter & Petter-Rousseaux (1979), Ramaromilanto et al. (2009), Ratsirarson & Ranaivonasy (2002), Wilson & Hanlon (2010).