tardigradus

The Horton Plains slender loris (Loris tardigradus nycticeboides), which scientists last documented more than six decades ago and was thought extinct, has been rediscovered (and photographed) in Sri Lanka.

Andrew Wetzler: Wildlife Roundup: The Good News Andrew Wetzler 2010

The Horton Plains slender loris (Loris tardigradus nycticeboides), which scientists last documented more than six decades ago and was thought extinct has been rediscovered (and photographed) in Sri Lanka.

Andrew Wetzler: Wildlife Roundup: the Good News 2010

Some of the smaller threatened species include Jerdon's palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni), slender loris (Loris tardigradus), grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura), and Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica).

South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests 2008

Several of the ecoregion's mammals are also listed as threatened: the endangered Asian elephant, the Sri Lankan genotype of the common leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), and the vulnerable sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), purple-faced leaf monkey (Semnopithecus vetulus), and slender loris (Loris tardigradus).

Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests 2008

The threatened species include the Asian elephant, gaur (Bos gaurus), slender loris (Loris tardigradus), wild dog, sloth bear, Jerdon's palm civet, and grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura).

Malabar Coast moist forests 2007

(‘Stenops tardigradus’) has fifteen dorsal and nine lumbar vertebrae.

Essays 2007

I think I might dedicate my life to the preservation of Loris tardigradus.

Freaks Need Love, Too! 2007

[Figure: _Loris gracilis_ and _Nycticebus tardigradus_.]

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

On the other hand, among the lower Apes, many possess twelve dorsal and six or seven lumbar vertebrae; the Douroucouli has fourteen dorsal and eight lumbar, and a Lemur ( 'Stenops tardigradus') has fifteen dorsal and nine lumbar vertebrae.

Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

Douroucouli has fourteen dorsal and eight lumbar, and a Lemur ( 'Stenops tardigradus') has fifteen dorsal and nine lumbar vertebrae.

On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals Thomas Henry Huxley 1860