Philantomba monticola

(Thunberg, 1789)

Blue 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

Thunberg, C.P. 1789. Resa uti Europa, Africa, Asia, förrättad åren 1770–1779. Andra Delen, innehållande tvänne långa resor inåt södra Africas hörn, och sedan til ön Java, åren 1773, 1774, 1775. Joh. Edman, Uppsala, 384 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59309153

Original name as described

Capra monticola

Type locality

Cape Colony.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Central African Republic · Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · South Sudan · Uganda · Kenya · Rwanda · Burundi · Tanzania · Angola · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Zimbabwe · South Africa

Taxonomy notes

includes aequatorialis, anchietae, bicolor, congica, defriesi, hecki, lugens, melanorhea, and simpsoni, which were 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/1006230

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 melanorheus

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanorhea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.11.4.29

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6057bfe2-43ae-4662-b825-9807eecd5c89

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319498

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595053) (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)
  4. Lydekker (1908:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cephalophus bicolor

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1862.10.21.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aee43e7a-2221-4493-87e2-fde62ae567f0

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1872:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cephalophus lugens

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.22.21

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/15980669-588c-4e14-b669-629ae0ed0249

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952750

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cephalophus nyasae

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.11.11.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/31990094-d814-4a4b-9b2b-800c364b676a

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19331335

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cephalophus monticola ruddi

(Blaine, 1922)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ruddi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.1.81

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/04cae01a-c74d-4ab2-acb7-6da63f6d7d84

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689914

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus monticola fuscicolor

(Blaine, 1922)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

fuscicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.7.19.36

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8852ed36-5229-45b2-b915-f7b58a3894c2

Authority page

175

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689914

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus simpsoni

(O. Thomas, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

simpsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.12.12.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0c8fc91d-d011-47af-8852-b251d9d6068e

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094511

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cephalophus monticola ludlami

(Blaine, 1922)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

ludlami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.11.15.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2f6eaab8-d589-426f-8ef0-de889f2ba3ea

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15689913

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus melanorheus pembae

(P. S. Kershaw, 1924)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pembae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.3.8.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ff06c2e1-4353-4a9e-b265-ab79d4d20823

Authority page

556

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nyasae defriesi

(W. Rothschild, 1904)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defriesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1939.4753

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3b53760a-bffa-4567-86da-7b8c54fc3c1d https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/56d153a2-f82e-4d8e-a098-cb244e02d2ae https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b10e4e88-483f-49ef-a9f2-8dd5dded4240 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b94f39b3-4106-4cad-a8f1-d27594a1071d

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887634

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Antilope caerula

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caerula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:48a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/48ca3c97-ee64-41a1-a83e-66aaa472b909

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264373

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Cephalophus nyasae congicus

(Lönnberg, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6400253

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Cephalophus cærulus schultzei

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

schultzei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4549

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1914:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cephalophus monticola musculoides

(E. Heller, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

musculoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:182388

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b671ca8-ffa4-40bc-9d65-c382fe0e97a7

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30095787

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Cephalophus (Guevei) schusteri

(Matschie, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

schusteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB A. 67. 13. 1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608422

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

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

Cephalophus anchietae

(du Bocage, 1879)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anchietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

743

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28519435

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Cephalophus æquatorialis Bakeri

(M. de Rothschild & H. Neuville, 1907)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bakeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7085363

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope cærulæa

(P. Gervais, 1840)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caerulaea

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 cœrulea

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

coerulea

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 pygmea

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956500

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1852:87, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)

Cephalophus pygmæus

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707772

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707772) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cephalolophus monticola

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835508

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Cephalophus æquatorialis

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741381

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cephalophus monticola caffer

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caffer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741382

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cephalophus hecki

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

165

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741385

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Cephalophus monticola æquatorialis

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015807

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:534, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Cephalophus cærulus anchietæ

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anchietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)

Cephalophus cærulus bakeri

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bakeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)

Guevei cærulus

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caerulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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)

Cephalophus cærulus

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caerulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640794) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)

Cephalophus cærulus congicus

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)

Cephalophus cærulus melanorrheus

(E. Schwarz, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanorrheus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1914:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18640795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19408)

Cephalophus monticola hecki

(Roosevelt & E. Heller, 1914)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

536

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360519

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Roosevelt & Heller (1914:536, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360519) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)

Philantomba monticola aequatorialis

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola anchietae

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anchietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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

Philantomba monticola bakeri

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bakeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

950

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763921

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:950, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Philantomba monticola congica

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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

Schwarz (1920:948, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Philantomba monticola congicus

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola defriesi

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defriesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola hecki

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola lugens

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola melanorheus

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanorheus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

947

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763918

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:947, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

946

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763917

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:946, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006230) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4143/50183103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Philantomba monticola monticola

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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

Philantomba monticola musculoides

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

musculoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola nyasae

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Philantomba monticola schultzei

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

schultzei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

946

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763917

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:946, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763917) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Philantomba monticola schusteri

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

schusteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Philantomba monticola simpsoni

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

simpsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola sundevalli

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sundevalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

957

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928

Authority publication

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

Name usages

  1. Schwarz (1920:957, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763928) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Philantomba monticola bicolor

Grubb, 2005

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Philantomba aequatorialis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

714

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (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 #400000689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba aequatorialis aequatorialis

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

714

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Philantomba anchietae

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

anchietae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

716

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:269) (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 #400000690) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba bicolor

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

715

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:269) (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 #400000691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba congica

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

713

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba defriesi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

defriesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

716

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:269) (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 #400000693) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba hecki

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

715

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (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 #400000694) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba lugens

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

lugens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

714

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (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 #400000695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba melanorhea

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanorhea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

713

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba aequatorialis musculoides

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

musculoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

714

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Philantomba simpsoni

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

simpsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

715

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (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 #400000697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Philantomba aequatorialis sundevalli

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sundevalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

714

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Philantomba congicus

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

congicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Philantomba melanorheus

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Bovidae

Root name

melanorheus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Capra monticola

(Thunberg, 1789)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59309153

Authority publication

Uppsala

Antilope pygmea

(H. R. Schinz, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pygmea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529154

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Antilope perpusilla

(C. H. Smith, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

perpusilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264374

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Gervais (1840:262) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  2. Lesson (1842:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cephalopus caerula

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caerula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

216

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968334

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Antelope minuta

(J. R. Forster, 1844)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

minuta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

383

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41559542

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Cephalophus monticola

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

monticola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319498

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Blyth (1863:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  3. Lydekker (1908:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  4. Ward (1910:164, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  5. Roberts (1913:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  6. Roosevelt & Heller (1914:533, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9360516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44022)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:616) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Cephalophus pygmaeus caffer

(Fitzinger, 1869)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

caffra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354518

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Cephalophus pygmaeus Sundevalli

(Fitzinger, 1869)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

sundevalli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354518

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Cephalolophus aequatorialis

(Matschie, 1892)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790578

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Cephalophus aequinoctialis

(Lydekker, 1893)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aequinoctialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

209

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Cephalolophus hecki

(Matschie, 1897)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

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