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It is now thought likely that pottos constitute several species, but in 1996 primatologists were stunned when a new genus and species, the false potto (Pseudopotto martini), was announced. It was said to be slightly smaller than a potto, longer-tailed, and without the neck spines. The animal was described on the basis of a single skeleton, the remains of an animal that had been...
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