Organisms

Galago

A genus of the family Lorisidae having four species which inhabit the forests and bush regions of Africa south of the Sahara and some nearby islands. The four species are G. alleni, G. crassicaudatus, G. demidovii, and G. senegalensis. There is another genus, Euoticus, containing two species which some authors have included in the Galago genus.

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Abstract

A genus of the family Lorisidae having four species which inhabit the forests and bush regions of Africa south of the Sahara and some nearby islands. The four species are G. alleni, G. crassicaudatus, G. demidovii, and G. senegalensis. There is another genus, Euoticus, containing two species which some authors have included in the Galago genus.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Bush Babies
  • Galagos
  • Babies, Bush
  • Baby, Bush
  • Bush Baby

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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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History Note

81; was GALAGOS 1978-80, was GALAGOS see under MONKEYS 1975-77

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Previous Indexing

  • Anthropoidea (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.700w.277w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Galago. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005701
  2. Galago. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_bushbaby
  3. Galago. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285214