Antilope cervicapra

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Blackbuck

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Antilopini
Genus : Antilope

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Original name as described

Capra Cervicapra

Other common names

Indian Antelope

Type locality

Inland of Trivandrum.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006139

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Antilope centralis

Zukowsky, 1928

Family

Bovidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.7.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/695e38d7-13d8-456a-a8dc-2b44e474a24e

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Strepriceros eriphos

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

eriphos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

437

Authority page URI

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044106435274&seq=439

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Antilope bezoartica

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bezoartica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956479

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Blyth (1863:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Gray (1872:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Stoliczka (1872:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope Ceruicapra

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ceruicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

283

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873080

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Antilope cervicapra

G. Cuvier, 1797

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cervicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637246

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Lesson (1827:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207837) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Gervais (1840:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  6. Laurillard (1841:620, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  7. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Lesson (1842:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Ward (1910:235, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015878) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  10. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:639) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Groves & Grubb (2011:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #1681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #1681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1681/50181949) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Antelope Cervicapra

Hodgson, 1847

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cervicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

695

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126220

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hodgson (1847:695, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)

Antilope cervicapra cervicapra

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cervicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope cervicapra rajputanae

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rajputanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra Cervicapra

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cervicapra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Authority publication

Stockholm

Antilope rupicapra

P. L. S. Müller, 1776

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rupicapra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217653

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Lesson (1827:387, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Gervais (1840:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  8. Laurillard (1841:619, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482957) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  9. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  10. Lesson (1842:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  11. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope Cervicupra

Link, 1795

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cervicupra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272975

Authority publication

Rostock

Cemas strepsiceros

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

strepsiceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

732

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375479

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antelope bilineata

J. E. Gray, 1831

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bilineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

pl. 12

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervicapra bezoartica

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bezoartica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729876

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope hagenbecki

Zukowsky, 1927

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hagenbecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope rajputanae

Zukowsky, 1927

Family

Bovidae

Root name

rajputanae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Hamburg

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