Giraffa tippelskirchi

Matschie, 1898

Maasai Giraffe

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Giraffidae
Genus : Giraffa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Matschie, P. 1898. Herr Matschie sprach über einige anscheinend noch nicht beschriebene Säugethiere aus Afrika. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1898:75-81.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790820

Original name as described

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Other common names

Kilimanjaro Giraffe · Maasai Giraffe · Rhodesian Giraffe · Thornicroft Giraffe

Type material

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Lake Eyasi, NW Tanzania.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Zambia · Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

split from G. camelopardalis; includes thornicrofti, which was 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. · Winter, S., Fennessy, J., & Janke, A. (2018). Limited introgression supports division of giraffe into four species. Ecology and evolution, 8(20), 10156-10165. · Petzold, A., & Hassanin, A. (2020). A comparative approach for species delimitation based on multiple methods of multi-locus DNA sequence analysis: A case study of the genus Giraffa (Mammalia, Cetartiodactyla). PloS one, 15(2), e0217956. · Coimbra, R. T., Winter, S., Kumar, V., Koepfli, K. P., Gooley, R. M., Dobrynin, P., ... & Janke, A. (2021). Whole-genome analysis of giraffe supports four distinct species. Current Biology.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006342

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.

Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti

Lydekker, 1911

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

thornicrofti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.10.17.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/01426508-8abe-4ca6-9027-8fdc8c3109d1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/de92e181-37d0-4549-91fc-f40267bb9330

Authority page

484

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28568259

Authority publication

Nature

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Matschie, 1898

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

tippelskirchi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790820

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Giraffa schillingsi

Matschie, 1898

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

schillingsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790821

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

tippelskirchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887289

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1908:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741581) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  2. Allen (1909:159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  3. Ward (1910:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Giraffa camelopardalis schillingsi

Lydekker, 1908

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

schillingsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741582

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1908:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741582) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)

Giraffa capensis thornicrofti

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

thornicrofti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

901

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763872

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:901, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Giraffa capensis tippelskirchi

E. Schwarz, 1920

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

tippelskirchi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

901

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763872

Authority publication

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

Name usages

Schwarz (1920:901, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44763872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39012)

Giraffa thornicrofti

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Giraffidae

Root name

thornicrofti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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