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.

DUI

D005701 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0008950

Previous indexing

Anthropoidea (1966-1974)

History note

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

Online note

use GALAGO to search GALAGOS 1975-80

Public note

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