Petter's sportive lemur

{{Short description|Species of lemur}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Petter's sportive lemur

| image = Lepilemur petteri 49019918.jpg

| taxon = Lepilemur petteri

| authority = Louis et al.., 2006{{cite journal | last1 = Louis Jr. | first1 = E.E. | last2 = Engberg | first2 = S.E. | last3 = Lei | first3 = R. | last4 = Geng | first4 = H. | last5 = Sommer | first5 = J.A. | last6 = Ramaromilanto | first6 = R. | last7 = Randriamanana | first7 = J.C. | last8 = Zaonarivelo | first8 = J.R. | last9 = Andriantompohavana | first9 = R. | last10 = Randria | first10 = G. | last11 = Prosper | last12 = Ramaromilanto | first12 = B. | last13 = Rakotoarisoa | first13 = G. | last14 = Rooney | first14 = A. | last15 = Brenneman | first15 = R.A. | year = 2006 | title = Molecular and morphological analyses of the sportive lemurs (Family Megaladapidae: Genus Lepilemur) reveals 11 previously unrecognized species | journal = Texas Tech University Special Publications | issue = 49 | pages = 1–49 | url = http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/publications/specpubs/sps/SP49.pdf }}

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Louis, E.E. |author2=Sefczek, T.M. |author3=Bailey, C.A. |author4=Raharivololona, B. |author5=Schwitzer, C. |author6=Wilmet, L. |date=2020 |title=Lepilemur petteri |volume=2020 |page=e.T136677A115584740 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136677A115584740.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A1

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{cite web | url = http://checklist.cites.org/#/en/search/scientific_name=Lepilemur | title = Checklist of CITES Species | website = CITES | publisher = UNEP-WCMC | access-date = 18 March 2015}}

| range_map = Lepilemur petteri range_map.svg

| range_map_caption = Distribution of L. petteri

}}

Petter's sportive lemur (Lepilemur petteri) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. It is one of 26 species in the genus Lepilemur. It is one of the smaller sportive lemurs with a total length of about {{convert|49|to|54|cm|in|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|22|-|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} are tail.{{cite book|title=Mammals of Madagascar, A Complete Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/mammalsmadagasca00garb_046|url-access=limited|author=Garbutt, Nick|year=2007|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mammalsmadagasca00garb_046/page/n135 134]–135|publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300125504 }} Petter's sportive lemur is found in southwestern Madagascar, living in dry spiny forests and some gallery forests.