A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)Forbes, Henry O. (Henry Ogg)
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A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)
Forbes, Henry O. (Henry Ogg)
Primates
I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea.
Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct.
Peculiar genera -- -- | Peculiar genera -- --
,, species -- -- | ,, species 1 --
The following species occur within this Province:--
1. _Galago senegalensis._ 2. _G. crassicaudata._ 3. _Cercopithecus
pygerythrus._ 4. _C. albigularis._ 5. _C. samango._
_B^7._ CAMERONIAN SUB-REGION.
I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea.
Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct.
Peculiar genera -- -- | Peculiar genera -- --
,, species -- -- | ,, species -- --
In this Sub-region the following species occur:--
1. _Cercopithecus albigularis._ 2. _Colobus caudatus._
_B^8._ LEMURIAN SUB-REGION.
I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea.
Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct.
Peculiar genera 12 2 | Peculiar genera -- --
,, species 34 2 | ,, species 1 --
{248}The following species are peculiar to this Sub-region:--
1. Chiromys madagascariensis; Chirogale, 4 species; Microcebus, 4
species; Opolemur, 2 species; Lemur, 8 species; Megaladapis
madagascariensis+; Gen. ined.+; Mixocebus caniceps; Hapalemur, 2 species,
Lepidolemur, 7 species; Avahis laniger; Propithecus, 3 species; Indris
brevicaudatus.
_C._ INDIAN REGION.
_C^1._ INDIAN-PENINSULAR SUB-REGION.
I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea.
Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct.
Peculiar genera 1 -- | Peculiar genera -- --
,, species 1 -- | ,, species 6 4
The following species are characteristic of this Sub-region:--
1. Loris gracilis. 2. Papio sub-himalayanus.+ 3. P. falconeri.+ 4.
_Macacus rhesus._ 5. M. pileatus. 6. M. sinicus. 7. M. sivalensis.+ 8.
Semnopithecus entellus.[4] 9. S. priamus. 10. S. hypoleucus. 11. S.
cephalopterus. 12. S. palæindicus.+
_C^2._ INDO-MALAYAN SUB-REGION.
I. Lemuroidea. | II. Anthropoidea.
Living. Extinct. | Living. Extinct.
Peculiar genera -- -- | Peculiar genera 2 --
,, species 1 -- | ,, species 19 --
PLATE XLIV.
LEMUROIDEA.
[Illustration: _III. MAP, Showing the distribution of the Family
Chiromyidæ, and of the Sub-families Lemurinæ and Indrisinæ (Blue), and of
the Lorisinæ (Red) of the Lemuridæ._]
PLATE XLV.
ANTHROPOIDEA
[Illustration: _IV. MAP, Showing the distribution of Living (Blue) and
Fossil (Red) Anthropoidea._]
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