Litocranius walleri

(Brooke, 1879)

Gerenuk

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Brooke, V., 3rd Baronet. 1879-04. On a new species of gazelle from western Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878(4):929-930.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519641

Original name as described

Gazella walleri

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.7.29.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c18a0907-0ec3-4830-bd50-539bcac7e5f2

Type locality

Southern Somalia. Type locality restricted to "Chisimaio (0° 23' S, 42° 34' E)" by Grubb in 2002.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Djibouti · Somalia · Tanzania · Kenya · Ethiopia

Taxonomy notes

includes sclateri, which was considered distinct in 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.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006155

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.

Gazella walleri

(Brooke, 1879)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

walleri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.7.29.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c18a0907-0ec3-4830-bd50-539bcac7e5f2

Authority page

929

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519641

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Lithocranius walleri

Matschie, 1895

Family

Bovidae

Root name

walleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835525

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:132, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Lydekker (1908:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:610, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Lithocranius walleri sclateri

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

273

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741493

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:273, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Litocranius walleri

Wurster & Benirschke, 1968

Family

Bovidae

Root name

walleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Chromosoma

Name usages

  1. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12142/50190292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Litocranius walleri sclateri

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Litocranius walleri walleri

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

walleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Litocranius sclateri

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:156) (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 #400000610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Lithocranius sclateri

O. R. Neumann, 1899

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sclateri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791387

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

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