A distinctive feature of these galago is keeled nails. The nails have a protruding central crest ending with a needle-like point (except for the thumb and toe, and the second toe). [1] Such a structure of nails allows echinoderms galagos to be retained on the bark of trees, since the main diet of them is tree saps. The first specimen of echinoderms was brought to Europe by Gerald Darrell . A description of these primates is given in his book Zoo in My Luggage . [2]
Two types of echinoderms galagoes are described:
- Graceful Galago , Euoticus elegantulus
- The bright echinodermal halo , Euoticus pallidus with two subspecies:
- Euoticus pallidus pallidus
- Euoticus pallidus talboti
