Gazella marica
O. Thomas, 1897
Sand 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1897-02-01. On a new gazelle from central Arabia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)19(110):162-163.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19267638Original name as described
Gazella marica
Other common names
Reem · Arabian Sand Gazelle · Bushehr Gazelle
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1897.1.14.5
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8abae493-03b5-4bd8-a317-092d4d13e43bType locality
Nejd, central Arabia.
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropic · Palearctic
Country distribution
Turkey · Syria · Iraq · Kuwait · Jordan · Saudi Arabia · Qatar · United Arab Emirates · Yemen · Oman
Taxonomy notes
split from G. subgutturosa and includes karamii (often considered a synonym of bennettii), which was 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
Wacher, T., Wronski, T., Hammond, R.L., Winney, B., Blacket, M.J., Hundertmark, K.J., Mohammed, O.B., Omer, Sa., Macasero, W., Lerp, H., Plath, M. and Bleidorn, C. 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences reveals polyphyly in the goitred gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa). Conservation Genetics 12: 827-831. · 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
Vulnerable
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