ɡˈɪlbɚts bæmbˈuː lˈiːmɚ ˈeɪtʃ. dʒˈiː. ɡˈɪlbɚɾi, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ɡˈɪlbɚts dʒˈɛntəl lˈiːmɚ ɔːɹ bˌiːneɪmˈælaʊ bæmbˈuː lˈiːmɚ, wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐ sˈʌbspiːsˌiːz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, bˌʌt wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə spˈiːsiːz stˈæɾəs ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
Gilbert's bamboo lemur (H. g. gilberti), also known as Gilbert's gentle lemur or Beanamalao bamboo lemur, was described as a subspecies in 2007, but was raised to species status in 2008.