Gazella bennettii

(Sykes, 1831)

Chinkara

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

Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1830-1831, 104

Original name as described

Antilope bennettii

Other common names

Indian Gazelle · Jebeer · Salt Range Gazelle · Western Jebeer · Eastern Jebeer · Deccan Chinkara · Gujarat Chinkara

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.6.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/33883b25-62bf-4b72-98e6-96cef468ea78

Type locality

Deccan, India.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

Taxonomy notes

includes christii, fuscifrons, salinarum, and shikarii, which were recognized by Groves & Grubb 2011; 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006146

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 bennettii

(Sykes, 1831)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.8.6.9

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/33883b25-62bf-4b72-98e6-96cef468ea78

Authority page

104

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gervais (1840:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Gazella yarkandensis kennioni

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kennioni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.3.12.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/121ea593-fbbe-489c-a694-78764e59075e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16d71c31-04f4-42a7-898b-72dd5e4979d6 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a529ec00-f1e4-4cdc-aecc-6dd4468ebca9

Authority page

499

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

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

Gazella hayi

Lydekker, 1911

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.1.22.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/208c476c-1d87-4239-8c86-a61304780381 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bf960027-2fd5-41d4-b444-ea51f179cefa https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dd1cb6b8-b185-441e-b5a1-ff1200fb10f0

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31570602

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Gazella bennettii salinarum

Groves, 2003

Family

Bovidae

Root name

salinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.10.3.5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48602938

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Gazella christii

E. Blyth, 1842

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:617a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/595bd52f-b103-4547-82cd-27ed9ea57c86

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000187

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella bennetti shikarii

Groves, 1993

Family

Bovidae

Root name

shikarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MMTT 631

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran

Gazella fuscifrons

Blanford, 1873

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fuscifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

317

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504544

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Brooke (1873:545, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  2. Blanford (1873:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504544) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67211)
  3. Lydekker (1910:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19454135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67241)
  4. Ward (1910:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope Bennetii

(Laurillard, 1841)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennetii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

617

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482955

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Laurillard (1841:617, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  2. Lesson (1842:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Gazella Bennettii

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319568) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8978/50187762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tragops Bennettii

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956475

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Blyth (1863:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534854) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Gray (1872:39, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Gazella Bennetti

Stoliczka, 1872

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennetti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137945

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Stoliczka (1872:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37137945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67309)
  2. Brooke (1873:544, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)
  3. Blanford (1873:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67211)
  4. Lydekker (1910:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19454135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67241)
  5. Ward (1910:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Gazella yarcandensis kennioni

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

kennioni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741471

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Gazella bennettii bennettii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bennettii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella bennettii christii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella bennettii fuscifrons

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fuscifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella bennettii shikarii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

shikarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella salinarum

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

salinarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:174) (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 #400000594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Gazella shikarii

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

shikarii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:172) (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 #400000595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope Arabica

(W. Elliot, 1839)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

arabica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

223

Authority publication

Madras Journal of Literature and Science

Antelopa Bharatensis

(Hodgson, 1841)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bharatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

217

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126981

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Antilope hazenna

(I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hazenna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

74

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Gazella christyi

Lydekker & Blaine, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

christyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9386803

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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