Raphicerus sharpei

O. Thomas, 1897

Sharpe's Grysbok

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-04. On the mammals of Nyasaland: fourth notice. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896(4):788-798.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200841

Original name as described

Raphiceros sharpei

Other common names

Northern Grysbok · Limpopo Grysbok

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.26.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a97257c4-67c5-4f8b-94b4-24a604be1a68

Type locality

Southern Ngoniland, Malawi.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Mozambique · Malawi · Zimbabwe · Botswana · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

includes colonicus, which was 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/1006175

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.

Raphiceros sharpei

O. Thomas, 1897

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.10.26.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a97257c4-67c5-4f8b-94b4-24a604be1a68

Authority page

796

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31200841

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Raphicerus sharpei colonicus

O. Thomas & Schwann, 1906

Family

Bovidae

Root name

colonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.9.81

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a8d33da1-1d1f-4755-8680-34b0595c4b0d

Authority page

583

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208302

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Rhaphiceros sharpei

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741400

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:187, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Roberts (1913:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Nototragus sharpei

(A. Roberts, 1937)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

82

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Name usages

Roberts (1937:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Raphicerus sharpei

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sharpei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

341

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19307/50193414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Raphicerus colonicus

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

colonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:152) (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 #400000699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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