Madoqua saltiana

(de Blainville, 1816)

Salt's Dik-dik

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Blainville, H.-M.D. de. 1816. Sur plusieurs espèces d'animaux mammifères, de l'ordre des ruminans. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824) 1816:73-82.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4153492

Original name as described

Antilope saltiana

Other common names

Phillip's Dik-dik · Harrar Dik-dik · Swayne's Dik-dik · Lawrance's Dik-dik

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1946.334

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2d7a9a8-a9cb-4c73-8151-d1329817e61f

Type locality

Abyssinia.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Djibouti · Somalia · Kenya?

Taxonomy notes

includes phillipsi, hararensis, swaynei, and lawrancei, which were considered distinct 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006162

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Madoqua phillipsi

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.6.20.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7c656b66-a061-4dd0-922c-2c8e0242bfb6

Authority page

327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990611

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:189, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Madoqua swaynei

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swaynei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.2.21.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f87ea31f-f99c-4fc2-b33d-7f5a1f83fe4d

Authority page

328

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35990612

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Madoqua cordeauxi

Drake-Brockman, 1909

Family

Bovidae

Root name

cordeauxi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.6.1.50

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7eab71f4-ddae-487d-a5f5-080179633986

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097418

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Madoqua phillipsi gubanensis

Drake-Brockman, 1909

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gubanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.6.1.52

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/67c69f0d-7bfc-424c-9d5e-7d9434fa648d

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097418

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Madoqua phillipsi lawrancei

Drake-Brockman, 1926

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lawrancei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.8.2.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/76d2776e-5661-4264-ac06-6d9b8bd290af

Authority page

213

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope saltiana

(de Blainville, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saltiana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1946.334

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2d7a9a8-a9cb-4c73-8151-d1329817e61f

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4153492

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824)

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:380, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1840:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  3. Laurillard (1841:622, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482960) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  4. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Antilope Hemprichii

(Rüppell, 1836)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hemprichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1946.334

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2d7a9a8-a9cb-4c73-8151-d1329817e61f

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140043

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

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

Neotragus Saltiana

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saltiana

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 (1850:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Blyth (1863:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. Gray (1872:40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Neotragus Saltianus

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saltianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956489

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1852:76, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)

Madoqua saltiana

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saltiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741408

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12668/50190537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Madoqua hemprichiana

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hemprichiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015818

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Madoqua saltiana hararensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hararensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Madoqua saltiana lawrancei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lawrancei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Madoqua saltiana phillipsi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

phillipsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Madoqua saltiana saltiana

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

saltiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Madoqua saltiana swaynei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swaynei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Madoqua lawrancei

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lawrancei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

177

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (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 #400000613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Antilope madoka

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

madoka

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264376

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Antilope hemprichiana

(Ehrenberg, 1832)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hemprichiana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope madoqua

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

madoqua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

40

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Madoqua erlangeri

O. R. Neumann, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

erlangeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

88

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Madoqua hararensis

O. R. Neumann, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hararensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897164

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000611) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Madoqua phillipsi harrarensis

Lydekker & Blaine, 1914

Family

Bovidae

Root name

harrarensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9394977

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Madoqua swaynei citernii

De Beaux, 1922

Family

Bovidae

Root name

citernii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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