Original description:
Cheirogaleus major E. Geoffroy, 1812, Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 19: 172.
Synonyms:
Lemur commersonii Wolf, 1822
Cheirogaleus milii E. Geoffroy, 1828
Cheirogaleus typicus A. Smith, 1833
Myspithecus typus F. Cuvier, 1842
Mioxicebus griseus Lesson, 1840
Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus A. Grandidier, 1868
Cheirogalus major crossleyi A. Grandidier, 1870
Chirogale melanotis Major, 1894
Chirogale sibreei Major, 1896
Common names:
Greater Dwarf Lemur [English]
Grand Cheirogale [French]
Grosser-Katzenmaki [German]
Grosser Fettschwanzmaki [German]
Grote Katmaki [Dutch]
Tsitsihy [Malagasy]
Hataka [Malagasy]
Tsidy [Malagasy]