Editing Philippine tarsier (section)

{{Short description|Species of primate}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Philippine tarsier
| image = Tarsier-GG.jpg
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Shekelle, M. |date=2020 |title=''Carlito syrichta'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T21492A17978520 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T21492A17978520.en |access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Carlito
| parent_authority = [[Colin Groves|Groves]] & Shekelle, 2010
| species = syrichta
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| range_map = Philippine_Tarsier_geodistrib.png
| range_map_caption = Geographic distribution of Philippine tarsier
| synonyms =
*''Tarsius philippinensis'' <small>Meyer,&nbsp;1894</small>
*''Simia syrichta'' <small>Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758</small>
}}

The '''Philippine tarsier''' ('''''Carlito syrichta'''''), known locally as '''''mawumag''''' in [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]] and other [[Visayan languages]], and '''''magô''''' in [[Waray language|Waray]], is a species of [[tarsier]] [[endemic]] to the [[Philippines]]. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of [[Bohol Island|Bohol]], [[Samar Island|Samar]] and [[Leyte]].  It is a member of the approximately 45-million-year-old family [[Tarsiidae]], whose name is derived from its elongated "[[Tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]]" or ankle bone. Formerly a member of the genus ''[[Tarsius]]'', it has since been listed as the only member of the genus '''''Carlito''''', a new genus named after the conservationist Carlito Pizarras.

Its geographic range also includes [[Maripipi, Biliran|Maripipi Island]], [[Siargao Island]], [[Basilan (island)|Basilan Island]] and [[Dinagat Island]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> Tarsiers have also been reported in [[Sarangani]], although they may be different subspecies. <includeonly>Tribal people like the B'laans and [[T'boli]]s have been, for a long time, reporting sightings in the province of [[Sarangani]]. Unfortunately, these reports were merely discarded as a hoax until March 30, 2002, when a pair of these tiny nocturnal [[mammal]]s was captured in the mountainous areas of the municipalities of [[Maitum, Sarangani|Maitum]] and [[Kiamba, Sarangani|Kiamba]] and was brought to the public, proving that this species exists in this coastal province.</includeonly>