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- adjective
Edwards (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Edwards' ..."
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Examples
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Forest rodents include Lophuromys sikapusi, Malacomys edwardsi and Graphiurus murinus.
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Other notable species include goshawk Accipiter hensti, which may be threatened, and lemurs Propithecus verreauxi deckeni, western gentle lemur Hapalemur griseus occidentalis, forked marked lemur Phaner forcifer, and Milne-Edwards sportive lemur Lepilemur edwardsi.
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These include five species of hornbills and five pheasant species, of which Edward's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi and Imperial Pheasant Lophura imperialis are critically endangered.
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Some of these species, including the Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi), Javan mongoose (H. javanicus) and Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) were introduced for the purposes of snake control but have instead caused significant declines of many native birds and small mammals.
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Threatened bird species in these EBAs include white-eared night-heron (Gorsachius magnificus, EN), which occurs in southeastern China and north-eastern Vietnam, Edwards's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi, EN) of the wet evergreen forests in the Annamese Lowlands of Vietnam, orange-necked partridge (Arborophila davidi, EN) of the South Vietnamese Lowlands, and grey-crowned crocias (Crocias langbianis, EN) of Vietnam's Da Lat Plateau.
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These include five species of hornbills and five pheasant species, of which Edward's Pheasant Lophura edwardsi and Imperial Pheasant Lophura imperialis are Critically Endangered.
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The imperial pheasant (Lophura imperialis) and Edwards's pheasant (L. edwardsi) are critically endangered, and the Vietnamese fireback (L. haitensis) and white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata) are endangered species found in this ecoregion.
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Megaladapis edwardsi was a giant form, at least three times as big as any lemur alive today.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Whatever killed off Megaladapis edwardsi and Palaeopropithecus ingens one suspect: Homo sapiens, having just colonized Madagascar about that time seems to have doomed large-bodied species preferentially.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Megaladapis edwardsi was a giant form, at least three times as big as any lemur alive today.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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