Hippotragus leucophaeus

(Pallas, 1766)

Bluebuck

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1766. Miscellanea Zoologica Quibus novæ imprimis atque obscuræ Animalium Species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrus van Cleef, The Hague, 224 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321017

Original name as described

Antilope leucophaea

Other common names

Blue Antelope · Blaaubok

Type material

RMNH.MAM.20681.a, RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Type locality

Swellendam District, Western Cape, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa · Lesotho

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006235

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.

Hippotragus problematicus

Cooke, 1947

Family

Bovidae

Root name

problematicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ISAM 661A

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

226

Authority publication

South African Journal of Science

Antilope leucophaea

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.20681.a, RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321017

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:271, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Thunberg (1811:313, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  4. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Lesson (1827:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Gervais (1840:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  7. Laurillard (1841:618, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)

Antelope glauca

(J. R. Forster, 1844)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

glaucus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.20681.a, RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.20681.b

Authority page

391

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41559550

Authority publication

Berlin

Antilope leucophœa

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucophoea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Aigocerus leucophæus

(J. E. Gray, 1846)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gray (1846:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2319569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20141)
  2. Gray (1850:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Hippotragus leucophæus

J. E. Gray, 1852

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956515

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Lydekker (1908:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741521) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Roberts (1937:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10168/50188573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Ægocerus leucophæus

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

leucophaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707778

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:34, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Antilope capensis

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217649

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

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

Cemas glauca

(Oken, 1816)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

glauca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

740

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375487

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

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

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