Gursky's spectral tarsier

Gursky’s spectral tarsier
At Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Family:Tarsiidae
Genus:Tarsius
Species: T. spectrumgurskyae
Binomial name
Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
Shekelle, Groves, Maryanto & Mittermeier, 2017

The Gursky’s spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae)[1][2] is a species of tarsier found in the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. A recent taxonomic revision, split this species off from the spectral tarsier and other tarsier species based on difference in vocalisations and pelage.[1][2]

Etymology

This species is named after Dr. Sharon Gursky, who carried out studies on the species's behavioral ecology (published using the now-superseded taxonomy, with the studied population classified as spectral tarsier Tarsius spectrum).[3] The new name avoids the disconnect between the name used in the earlier publications and Gursky's study population.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shekelle, Myron; Groves, Colin P.; Maryanto, Ibnu; Mittermeier, Russell A. (2017). Two new tarsier species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Primate Conservation 31.
  2. 1 2 "Tiny New 'Forest Goblins' Discovered, Look Like Yoda". 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  3. ↑ Gursky, Sharon L. (2007). The spectral tarsier. Oxon and New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780131893320.
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