Arabitragus jayakari

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Arabian Tahr

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-04-01. Preliminary description of a new goat of the genus Hemitragus, from south-eastern Arabia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)13(76):365-366.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242727

Original name as described

Hemitragus Jayakari

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1894.3.9.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c7c9a49-2079-4d26-8ce9-a0440f4630b3

Type locality

Oman (Jebel Taw, Jebel Akhdar Range).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Oman · United Arab Emirates

Taxonomy notes

moved from Hemitragus to Arabitragus

Taxonomy notes citation

Ropiquet, A., & Hassanin, A. (2005). Molecular evidence for the polyphyly of the genus Hemitragus (Mammalia, Bovidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 36(1), 154-168.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006178

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.

Hemitragus Jayakari

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

jayakari

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.3.9.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6c7c9a49-2079-4d26-8ce9-a0440f4630b3

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242727

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1913:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Hemitragus jayakeri

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

jayakeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370297

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9370297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40483)
  2. Ward (1910:357, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15016000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Arabitragus jayakari

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

jayakari

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

671

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9918/156925170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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