tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post7936640016215334613..comments2024-03-27T06:19:03.673-04:00Comments on The Prancing Papio: Another addition to the Fork-marked lemur species?Raymond Vagellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-82374859591580243342010-12-16T23:35:36.981-05:002010-12-16T23:35:36.981-05:00I do agree with what you are saying about the tren...I do agree with what you are saying about the trend of describing new species when in fact most of them are probably just subspecies, although these "claims" are not only limited to the field of Primatology.Raymond Vagellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201194971845020498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854041651395467752.post-34658109727605704002010-12-16T21:57:07.537-05:002010-12-16T21:57:07.537-05:00It is not yet clear whether this "new" g...It is not yet clear whether this "new" group is a subpopulation or subspecies (race) of Phaner or, in fact, a new species. Conservation International is known for being in the "splitter" rather than the "lumper" category, having made claim to a rather large number of "new [primate] species" over the years. Another concern, in my opinion, is that Clara B. Joneshttp://vertebratesocialbehavior.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com