Original description:
Lemur furcifer Blainville, 1839, Osteogr. Mamm., Primates, p. 35.
Common names:
Eastern Fork-marked Lemur [English]
Phaner Oriental [French]
Lémurien à Fourche Oriental [French]
Gabbelstreifenmaki [German]
Oostelijke Vorkstreepmaki [Dutch]
Tantaraolana [Malagasy]
Tanta [Malagasy]