Original description:
Lemur laniger Gmelin, 1788, Syst. Nat., 13th ed., 1: 44.
Synonyms:
Lemur brunneus Link, 1795
Indri longicaudatus E. Geoffroy, 1796 (as longicandatus )
Habrocebus lanatus Wagner, 1840
Lichanotus avahi van der Hoeven, 1844
Avahis laniger orientalis Lorenz, 1898
Common names:
Eastern Woolly Lemur [English]
Eastern Avahi [English]
Avahi Laineux Oriental [French]
Ostlicher Wollmaki [German]
Breitschnauzenhalbmaki [German]
Oostelijke Wolmaki [Dutch]
Fotsifé [Malagasy] (northern part of range)
Fotsiefaka [Malagasy]
Ampongy [Malagasy]
Avahy [Malagasy] (south of Bay of Antongil)