Philantomba maxwellii

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Maxwell's Duiker

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Smith, C.H. 1827-02-24. Part 11. Pp. 185–344 in Smith, C.H. 1827. The class Mammalia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Volume the Fourth. Geo. B. Whittaker, London, 498 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264372

Original name as described

Antilope maxwellii

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sierra Leone.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Senegal · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Sierra Leone · Liberia · Cote d'Ivoire · Burkina Faso · Ghana

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006229

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 Whitfieldii

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

whitfieldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.11.2.6, BMNH:Mamm:1846.11.20.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9ff363ed-d09e-49c5-a872-14e4a890fcc1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d5d65794-364b-437d-802a-9130adb144ed

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595052

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cephalophus liberiensis

(Hinton, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

liberiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.11.21.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5f8ba4ea-a042-4d57-8e59-90e4d8a82d02

Authority page

530

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240328

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus lowei

(Hinton, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lowei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.10.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fca7fb31-cc98-445f-82b7-32ee92596d56

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240329

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus danei

(Hinton, 1920)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

danei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.10.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f0620cf6-e84e-430b-b696-35a09d6b0b40

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240329

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Antilope Frederici

(Laurillard, 1841)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

frederici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

623

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482961

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Laurillard (1841:623, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  2. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope maxwellii

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwellii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

267

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264372

Authority publication

London

Antilope Maxvellii

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxvellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Antilope philotomba

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

philotomba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Antilope Maxwelli

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

178

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cephalophus Maxwellii

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595053

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956499) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cephalophus maxwelli

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741380

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Ward (1910:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015808) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:331, 332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Guevei maxwelli

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641251

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:492, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19431)

Philantomba maxwelli

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

948

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763919

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:948, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Philantomba maxwellii danei

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

danei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Philantomba maxwellii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4142/50182944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Philantomba maxwellii maxwellii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwellii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

whitfieldi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

whitfieldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

715

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba maxwelli danei

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

danei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

708

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Philantomba maxwelli maxwelli

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

maxwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

708

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Antilope philantomba

(C. H. Smith in J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

philantomba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

349

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790543

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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