Oryx gazella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemsbok

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Original name as described

Capra gazella

Other common names

Southern Oryx

Type locality

"India." Restricted by Thomas in 1911 to South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006239

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.

Oryx gazella blainei

W. Rothschild, 1921

Family

Bovidae

Root name

blainei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.10.17.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3ed57256-0d9e-44a9-a8b6-05c5dcfa9698 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8b885e23-405b-4c35-9260-42434e6ba1c2

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196376

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Antilope gazella

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gazella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

386

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207853

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gervais (1840:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)

Oryx Gazella

J. E. Gray, 1846

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gazella

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 (1850:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:105, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Blyth (1863:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534850) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Gray (1872:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  6. Lydekker (1908:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  7. Ward (1910:290, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  8. Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  9. Roberts (1937:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)
  10. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:338) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  15. Groves & Grubb (2011:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15573/166485425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Oryx gazella gazella

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gazella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

628

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Capra gazella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

gazella

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033880

Authority publication

Stockholm

Antilope bezoartica

(Pallas, 1766)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

bezoarticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321013

Authority publication

The Hague

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Gazella recticornis

(Pallas, 1769)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

recticornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

468

Authority publication

Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Antilope recticornis

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

recticornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

272

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873069

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope oryx

(Pallas, 1777)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

oryx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

16, 61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823358 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823411

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Thunberg (1811:313, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  3. Lesson (1827:385, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Gervais (1840:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67281)
  5. Laurillard (1841:617, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57482955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60622)
  6. Lesson (1842:180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope pasan

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

pasan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

182

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Antilope Onyx

(J. E. Gray, 1821)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

onyx

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

307

Authority publication

London Medical Repository

Name usages

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

Oryx Capensis

A. Smith, 1834

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968305

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Oryx capensis

W. Ogilby, 1837

Family

Bovidae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570866

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Oryx aschenborni

Strand, 1924

Family

Bovidae

Root name

aschenborni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

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