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A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus (needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur (greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily arboreal and nocturnal.
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- Euoticus
- Galagoides
- Greater Galagos
- Lesser Galagos
- Needle-Clawed Galagos
- Otolemur
- Paragalago
- Sciurocheirus
- Squirrel Galagos
- Galago, Greater
- Galago, Lesser
- Galago, Needle-Clawed
- Galago, Squirrel
- Galagoide
- Greater Galago
- Lesser Galago
- Needle Clawed Galagos
- Needle-Clawed Galago
- Otolemurs
- Paragalagos
- Squirrel Galago
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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2020;for EUOTICUS use under GALAGOS 1981-2019
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- Lorisidae (1985-2019)
- Primates (1965-2019)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Galagidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080623. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080623
- Galagidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galago
- Galagidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185239