microrobert
08-04-2013, 05:41 PM
Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur: New Species Found on Madagascar
Biologists from Madagascar and Germany led by Dr Andreas Hapke of the Johannes Gutenberg University’s Institute of Anthropology have described a new, extremely rare species of dwarf lemur that inhabits three isolated forests in the extreme south of Madagascar.
http://cdn4.sci-news.com/images/2013/07/image_1266_1-Lavasoa-lemur.jpg (http://cdn4.sci-news.com/images/enlarge/image_1266_1e-Lavasoa-lemur.jpg)
Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
“Together with Malagasy scientists, we have been studying the diversity of lemurs for several years now,” Dr Hapke said.
“It is only now that we were able to determine that some of the animals examined represent a previously unknown species.”
Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur: New Species Found on Madagascar | Biology | Sci-News.com (http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-lavasoa-dwarf-lemur-new-lemur-species-madagascar-01266.html)
Biologists from Madagascar and Germany led by Dr Andreas Hapke of the Johannes Gutenberg University’s Institute of Anthropology have described a new, extremely rare species of dwarf lemur that inhabits three isolated forests in the extreme south of Madagascar.
http://cdn4.sci-news.com/images/2013/07/image_1266_1-Lavasoa-lemur.jpg (http://cdn4.sci-news.com/images/enlarge/image_1266_1e-Lavasoa-lemur.jpg)
Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur, Cheirogaleus lavasoensis
“Together with Malagasy scientists, we have been studying the diversity of lemurs for several years now,” Dr Hapke said.
“It is only now that we were able to determine that some of the animals examined represent a previously unknown species.”
Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur: New Species Found on Madagascar | Biology | Sci-News.com (http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-lavasoa-dwarf-lemur-new-lemur-species-madagascar-01266.html)