Tragelaphus angasii

Angas, 1849

Nyala

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Bovinae
Tribe : Tragelaphini
Genus : Tragelaphus
Subgenus : Nyala

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Angas, G.F. 1849-03-13. Description of _Tragelaphus Angasii_, Gray, with some account of its habits. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848:89-90.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861945

Original name as described

Tragelaphus angasii

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Malawi · Mozambique · South Africa · Zimbabwe · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

moved to Nyala then back to Tragelaphus (included in Nyala 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. · Hassanin, A., Houck, M. L., Tshikung, D., Kadjo, B., Davis, H., & Ropiquet, A. (2018). Multi-locus phylogeny of the tribe Tragelaphini (Mammalia, Bovidae) and species delimitation in bushbuck: evidence for chromosomal speciation mediated by interspecific hybridization. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 129, 96-105.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006275

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.

Tragelaphus angasii

Angas, 1849

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angasii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861945

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22052/115165681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Euryceros Angasii

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707815

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Tragelaphus angasi

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

939

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988180

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1898:939, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988180) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  2. Lydekker (1908:331, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  3. Ward (1910:310, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Wurster & Benirschke (1968:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67242)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Strepsiceros Angasi

(A. Roberts, 1913)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Nyala angasii

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

angasii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

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