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This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on October 11, 2017.

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the genera for fork-marked lemurs (pictured) and giant mouse lemurs were named after characters in the British comedy The Palace of Truth by W. S. Gilbert?

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I would like to suggest the renaming of this page to "Fork-marked lemur" (currently a redirect). If you have an opinion on this matter, please join the discussion, which can be found at WT:PRIMATE. – VisionHolder « talk » 19:54, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there updated info on the statement In October, a specimen was observed, captured, and released, although genetic tests have yet to determine if it is a new species.? It's cited to two 2010 sources, so it's likely this uncertainty could have been resolved by now. Hog Farm _Bacon 04:53, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Hog Farm: An article in the 2018 edition of Lemur News (pages 31–36) mentions the claim there could be a new species but doesn't conclude with certainty that the population is genetically distinct. Cheers, Jack (talk) 08:17, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]