Dermoptera
Colugos or flying lemurs and their extinct relatives
- Paromomyidae
- Plagiomenidae
- Mixodectidae
- Galeopithecidae
- Dermotherium
- Cynocephalus variegatus
- Cynocephalus volans
- Dermotherium
References
Beard, K. C. 1990. Gliding behaviour and palaeoecology of the alleged primate family Paromomyidae (Mammalia, Dermoptera). Nature 345:340-341.
Beard, K. C. 1993. Phylogenetic systematics of the Primatomorpha, with special reference to Dermoptera. Pages 129-150 in Mammal Phylogeny. Volume 2. Placentals. (F. S. Szalay, M. J. Novacek, and M. C. McKenna, eds.). Springer Verlag, New York.
Ducrocq, S. 1992. Identity crisis among the dermopterous fossils. Recherche 23:102-104.
Ducrocq, S., E. Buffetaut, H. Buffetauttong, J. J. Jaeger, Y. Jongkanjanasoontorn, and V. Suteethorn. 1992. First fossil flying lemur - a dermopteran from the Late Eocene of Thailand. Palaeontology 35:373-380.
Kay, R. F., and R. W. Thorington, and P. Houde. 1990. Eocene plesiadapiform shows affinities with flying lemurs not primates. Nature 345:342-344.
Lekagul, B. and J. A. McNeely. 1977. Mammals of Thailand. Association for the Conservation of Wildlife, Bangkok.
McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York.
Nowak, R.M. 1999. Order Dermoptera. Pages 250-252 in: Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth Edition. Volume I. (R. M. Nowak). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Stafford, B. J. and F. S. Szalay. 2000. Craniodental functional morphology and taxonomy of dermopterans. Journal of Mammalogy 81:360-385.
Wible, J. R. 1993. Cranial circulation and relationships of the colugo Cynocephalus (Dermoptera, Mammalia). American Museum Novitates 3072:1-27.
Wischusen, E.W. and M. E. Richmond. 1998. Foraging ecology of the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans). Journal of Mammalogy 79:1288-1295.
Yates, T. L. 1984. Insectivores, elephant shrews, tree shrews, and dermopterans. Pages 117-144 in Orders and Families of Recent Mammals of the World. (S. Anderson and J. K. Jones, Jr., eds.) John Wiley and Sons.
Information on the Internet
- Order Dermoptera. Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
- Flying lemurs mating in the forests of Borneo. Video on YouYube.com.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Cynocephalus variegatus |
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| Location | Central Catchment area, Singapore |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| Source | Colugo |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Lip Kee Yap |
| Scientific Name | Cynocephalus variegatus |
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| Location | Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Honeymoon - 128.jpg |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Peter MacDonald |
| Scientific Name | Cynocephalus variegatus |
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| Location | MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Flying lemur, Colugo |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Jwee |
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