Indriidae

Indriidae
	Indri (Indri indri)
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Superfamily:	Lemuroidea
Family:	Indriidae; Burnett, 1828
Type genus
	Indri; É. Geoffroy & G. Cuvier, 1796
Genera
	Indri; Avahi; Propithecus;
Synonyms
	Lichanotina Gray, 1825; Indrisina Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851; Indrisidae Alston, 1878; Indrisinae Mivart, 1864; Indriidae Hill, 1953; Indriinae Hill, 1953; Propitheci Winge, 1895; Propithecinae Trouessart, 1897;

The Indriidae (sometimes incorrectly spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. They are medium- to large-sized lemurs, with only four teeth in the toothcomb instead of the usual six. Indriids, like all lemurs, live exclusively on the island of Madagascar.

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