Gursky's spectral tarsier (''Tarsius spectrumgurskyae'') is a species of

tarsier Tarsiers ( ) are haplorhine primates of the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all of its species living today are found in Maritime Southe ...

found in the island of Sulawesi in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. A recent taxonomic revision split this species off from the

spectral tarsier The spectral tarsier (''Tarsius spectrum'', also called ''Tarsius tarsier'') is a species of tarsier found on the island of Selayar in Indonesia. It is apparently less specialized than the Philippine tarsier or Horsfield's tarsier; for example ...

and other tarsier species based on difference in vocalisations and pelage. These tarsiers, like other species of primates, are able to communicate with other individuals of the same species through flexible call patterns, in which they output different note patterns based on their duet partner's calls.

Etymology

The species is named after Dr. Sharon Gursky, who carried out studies on the species's behavioral ecology (published using the now-superseded taxonomy, with the studied population classified as

''Tarsius spectrum''). The new name avoids the disconnect between the name used in the earlier publications and Gursky's study population.

References

External links

Dr. Sharon Gursky
profile at

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q29789447 Gursky's spectral tarsier Primates of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Mammals of Sulawesi Gursky's spectral tarsier Taxa named by Colin Groves Taxa named by Russell Mittermeier