Original description:
Propithecus Bennet, 1832, Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 20.
Type species: Propithecus diadema Bennet, 1832.
Synonyms:
Genus Habrocebus Wagner, 1840
Genus Indris Vinson, 1862
Genus Macromerus A. Smith, 1833
Common names:
Sifakas [English]
Simponas [English]
Sifakas [Dutch]