Gazella arabica

(H. Lichtenstein, 1827)

Arabian Gazelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lichtenstein, H. 1827. Pls. 1–16. Pp. pl. 1–pl. 16 in Lichtenstein, H. 1834. Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen von fünf und sechzig Arten auf funfzig colorirten Steindrucktafelln nach den Originalen des zoologischen Museums der Universität zu Berlin. C. G. Lüderitz, Berlin, not continuously paginated pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374065

Original name as described

Antilope arabica

Other common names

Acacia Gazelle · Arava Gazelle · Arabian Mountain Gazelle · Arabian Coastal Gazelle · Arabian Desert Gazelle · Muscat Gazelle · Farrar Gazelle

Type material

ZMB 2115 (skin!)

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Farasan Is, Saudi Arabia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Israel · Saudi Arabia · Yemen · Oman · United Arab Emirates · Iran

Taxonomy notes

includes bilkis, cora, erlangeri, acaciae, muscatensis, dareshurii (previously synonyms of G. gazella in MSW3), which were recognized by Groves & Grubb 2011; includes a number of taxa and populations previously included under G. gazella and erlangeri by MSW3, taking the southern clade of what was previously G. gazella; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Bärmann, E. V., Wronski, T., Lerp, H., Azanza, B., Börner, S., Erpenbeck, D., ... & Wörheide, G. (2013). A morphometric and genetic framework for the genus Gazella de Blainville, 1816 (Ruminantia: Bovidae) with special focus on Arabian and Levantine mountain gazelles. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 169(3), 673-696. · Bärmann, E. V., Börner, S., Erpenbeck, D., Rössner, G. E., Hebel, C., & Wörheide, G. (2013). The curious case of Gazella arabica. Mammalian Biology, 78(3), 220-225. · Bärmann, E. V., Gentry, A. W., & Gentry, A. (2014). Case 3660 Antilope arabica Lichtenstein, 1827 (currently Gazella arabica; Mammalia, Ruminantia): proposed conservation of part of the lectotype designated by Neumann (1906). The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 71(2), 88-94.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006145

Country distribution map

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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.

Gazella muscatensis

Brooke, 1874

Family

Bovidae

Root name

muscatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1875.10.7.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78e77e19-ae9d-4ab8-8c4a-12fbd5eb487a

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502229

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella bilkis

Groves & D. M. Lay, 1985

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bilkis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:77732

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ce059f46-a591-4c96-96ad-8b48e1aa961b

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8987/50188129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gazella gazella farasani

Thouless & al Bassri, 1991

Family

Bovidae

Root name

farasani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KKWRC 14

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

154

Authority publication

Journal of Zoology, London

Name usages

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

Gazella gazella acaciae

Mendelssohn, Groves, & Shalmon, 1997

Family

Bovidae

Root name

acaciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TAU 6585

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

209

Authority publication

Israel Journal of Zoology

Name usages

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

Gazella gazella dareshurii

Karami & Groves, 1993

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dareshurii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Tehran (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran

Antilope arabica

(H. Lichtenstein, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arabica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2115 (skin!)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

pl. 6 (unnumbered associated page)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43374065

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Laurillard (1841:615, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  3. Lesson (1842:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Gazella arabica typica

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

typica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

ZMB 2115 (skin!)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015894

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015894) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Gazella arabica hanishi

Dollman, 1927

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hanishi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Gazella arabica

Brooke, 1873

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arabica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

544

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504811

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Brooke (1873:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  2. Neumann (1906:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  3. Lydekker (1908:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  4. Ward (1910:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015894) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/117582065/88018124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gazella gazella darehshourii

Mallon & Kingswood, 2001

Family

Bovidae

Root name

darehshourii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

117

Authority publication

Gland

Name usages

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

Gazella arabica arabica

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arabica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella arabica bilkis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bilkis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella gazella cora

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella erlangeri

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

erlangeri

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 (2011:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella gazella muscatensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

muscatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella acaciae

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

acaciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

169

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella cora

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

170

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella dareshurii

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dareshurii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

171

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope cora

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264311

Authority publication

London

Gazella arabica erlangeri

O. R. Neumann, 1906

Family

Bovidae

Root name

erlangeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893062

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Neumann (1906:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893062) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)
  2. Ward (1910:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015894) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Gazella gazella dareshurii

Karami, Hemami, & Groves, 2002

Family

Bovidae

Root name

dareshurii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

32

Authority publication

Zoology in the Middle East

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