Original description:
Varecia Gray, 1863, Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 135.
Type species: Lemur varius E. Geoffroy (= Lemur macaco variegatus Kerr, 1792).
Synonyms:
Genus Lemur Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Prosimia Brisson, 1762
Common names:
Ruffed Lemurs [English]