Nanger petersii

(Günther, 1884)

Peters's Gazelle

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 14: 428, Dec. 1884

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624885

Original name as described

Gazella petersii

Type locality

Gelidja, near the mouth of Osi and Tana rivers, Kenya.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia · Kenya

Taxonomy notes

split from N. granti

Taxonomy notes citation

Lorenzen, E. D., Arctander, P. and Siegismund, H. R. 2008. Three reciprocally monophyletic mtDNA lineages elucidate the taxonomic status of Grant's gazelles. Conservation Genetics 9: 593-601. · Siegismund, H.R., Lorenzen, E.D. and Arctander, P. 2013. Nanger (granti) Grant's Gazelle species group. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa. VI. Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer, and Bovids, pp. 373-379. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, UK.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006167

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 granti serengetae

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

serengetae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:18961 (= USNM:MAMM:A34703)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d76a57d5-3ca8-4f98-90fc-bbe446beef1e

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095783

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360587) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella grantii petersii

(O. R. Neumann, 1906)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893061

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Neumann (1906:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8893061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67185)

Gazella granti petersi

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

262

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741482

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741482) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015910) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Gazella petersi

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360589

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360589) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Nanger granti petersii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Gazella granti var. geliadjiensis

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

geliadjiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · varietyorform

Authority page

160

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Nanger petersi

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

160

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Nanger petersii

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

ID #400000291

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Gazella petersii

(Günther, 1884)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

petersii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

428

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15624885

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Gazella Granti var. Gelidjiensis

(Noack, 1887)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gelidjiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55329091

Authority publication

Zoologische Garten (Jena)

Name usages

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

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