Cephalophorus nigrifrons

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Black-fronted Duiker

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1871-08. Notes on bush-bucks (Cephalophoridæ) in the British Museum, with the description of two new species from Gaboon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871(2):588-601.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554478

Original name as described

Cephalophus nigrifrons

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1871.5.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8d3c63d2-bb83-467e-97ed-29ac694663fa

Type locality

Gabon.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Angola

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. rubidus and C. kivuensis; moved from Cephalophus to Cephalophorus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kingdon, J. (2013). Cephalophus rubidus Rwenzori Red Duiker. In: J. Kingdon and M. Hoffmann (eds), The Mammals of Africa Volume 6, Hippopotamuses, Pigs, Deer, Giraffe and Bovids, pp. 253-254. Bloomsbury, London. · Bärmann, E. V., Fonseca, V. G., Langen, K., & Kaleme, P. (2022). New insights into the taxonomy of duiker antelopes (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the formal description of a new genus. Mammalian Biology, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006222

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.

Cephalophus nigrifrons

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nigrifrons

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1871.5.27.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8d3c63d2-bb83-467e-97ed-29ac694663fa

Authority page

598

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554478

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1872:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707771) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  2. Lydekker (1908:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741370) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Pocock (1911:872, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31561384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67432)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Grubb (1993:411) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  8. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4146/50183573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cephalophus aureus

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aureus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1861.7.29.28

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f372a5e-7a37-43c0-a6d3-bd3b969c9ffc

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214103

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus emini

(Noack, 1904)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

emini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30138406

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:166, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cephalophus Claudi

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

claudi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.7.8.222

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/399e3a7e-0eca-458f-9f4b-7000e3d43ddc

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254846

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Wroughton (1907:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16293)
  2. Lydekker (1908:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cephalophus claudi mixtus

(Lönnberg, 1917)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

mixtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41919150

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nigrifrons lusumbi

(Lönnberg, 1919)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lusumbi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 4156

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

168

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11304032

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

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

Cephalophus natalensis claudi

(E. Schwarz, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

claudi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

944

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763915

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1910-1911, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:944, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763915) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Bouet (1942:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67365)

Cephalophus natalensis lusumbi

(E. Schwarz, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lusumbi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

958

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763929

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1910-1911, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:958, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Cephalophus natalensis nigrifrons

(E. Schwarz, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nigrifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

941

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763912

Authority publication

Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition, 1910-1911, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:941, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Bouet (1942:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67365)

Cephalophus nigrifrons apanbanga

(von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1923)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

apanbanga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

108

Authority publication

Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien

Name usages

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

Cephalophus fosteri

(St. Leger, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1931.11.1.87

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0780428f-bfb3-4c25-b90d-1eddb4eb9461

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cephalophus hooki

(St. Leger, 1934)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hooki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1934.3.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0d6ea00b-3ac7-4730-afcc-c3119cb4ee7c

Authority page

384

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cephalophus nigrifrons hypoxanthus

(Grubb & Groves, 2002)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hypoxanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 26175

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

726

Authority publication

Zimbabwe

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nigrifrons fosteri

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nigrifrons hooki

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hooki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nigrifrons nigrifrons

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nigrifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Cephalophus hypoxanthus

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hypoxanthus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

731

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:731) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cephalophorus nigrifrons

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nigrifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006222

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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