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Tarsius

Tarsius is a genus of tarsiers, small primates native to islands of Southeast Asia. Until 2010, all tarsier species were typically assigned to this genus, but a revision of the family Tarsiidae restored the generic status of Cephalopachus and created a new genus Carlito for two species. All members of Tarsius are found on Sulawesi or nearby Indonesian islands. Colin Groves and Myron Shekelle's 2010 revision of the family Tarsiidae recognized the following eight or nine extant species of Tarsius, being unsure as to whether T. pumilus was valid: The following two species were described by Shekelle Groves, and colleagues in 2017: As of 2018, Fossilworks also recognizes the following additional extinct species:

[ "Primate", "Tarsius spectrum", "Rooneyia", "Tarsius tarsier", "FAMILY TARSIIDAE", "Phyllomedusa tarsius" ]
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