Camelus dromedarius

Linnaeus, 1758

Dromedary Camel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Tylopoda
Family : Camelidae
Subfamily : Camelinae
Tribe : Camelini
Genus : Camelus

Species status

Living
Domesticated
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/25033876

Original name as described

Camelus Dromedarius

Other common names

Arabian Camel · One-Humped Camel · Single-Humped Camel

Type locality

"Habitat in Africae desertis arenosis siticulosis." Restricted to "deserts of Libya and Arabia" by Thomas in 1911.

Country distribution

Domesticated

Taxonomy notes

fully domestic species with no known wild form

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006383

Country distribution map

No distribution data available.

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.

Camelus dromedarius dahli

Havesson, 1954

Family

Camelidae

Root name

dahli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 24364

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

475

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Camelus dromaderius

C. F. Cuvier, 1842

Family

Camelidae

Root name

dromaderius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

aegyptiacus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Camelidae

Root name

aegyptiacus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

turcomanicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Camelidae

Root name

turcomanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

646

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Camelus Dromedarius

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Camelidae

Root name

dromedarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033876

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:218, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Kerr (1792:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Cuvier (1797:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  4. Daudin (1802:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  5. Fischer (1814:xiv, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  6. Lesson (1827:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207817) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Fischer (1829:435) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  8. Lesson (1842:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Loche (1858:12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  10. Blyth (1863:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:317, 318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  13. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  14. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  15. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #200000006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #200000006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Camelus dromedarius ferus

Falk, 1786

Family

Camelidae

Root name

ferus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

fully_suppressed

Authority page

292

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Camelus dromos

Kerr, 1792

Family

Camelidae

Root name

dromos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

288

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664312

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Camelus Dromas

Pallas, 1811

Family

Camelidae

Root name

dromas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

197

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114130

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Camelus Monotophus

Walther, 1818

Family

Camelidae

Root name

monotophus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Annalen der Wetterauischen Gesellschaft für die gesammte Naturkunde

Camelus arabicus

Desmoulins, 1823

Family

Camelidae

Root name

arabicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

452

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25673078

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594991) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:252, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707867) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  4. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Camelus Dromedarius Turcomannicus

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Camelidae

Root name

turcomannicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

436

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Dromedarius africanus

(Gloger, 1841)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13515444

Authority publication

Breslau

Name usages

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

Camelus vulgaris var. Aegyptia

F. Kolenati, 1847

Family

Camelidae

Root name

aegyptius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099895

Authority publication

Allgemeine deutsche naturhistorische Zeitung

Camelus vulgaris var. Arabica

F. Kolenati, 1847

Family

Camelidae

Root name

arabicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099895

Authority publication

Allgemeine deutsche naturhistorische Zeitung

Camelus vulgaris var. Lukius

F. Kolenati, 1847

Family

Camelidae

Root name

lukius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099895

Authority publication

Allgemeine deutsche naturhistorische Zeitung

Name usages

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

Camelus vulgaris var. polytrichus

F. Kolenati, 1847

Family

Camelidae

Root name

polytrichus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099895

Authority publication

Allgemeine deutsche naturhistorische Zeitung

Name usages

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

Camelus vulgaris

F. Kolenati, 1847

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

417

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33099893

Authority publication

Allgemeine deutsche naturhistorische Zeitung

Name usages

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

Camelus gibbus

Schulze, 1897

Family

Camelidae

Root name

gibbus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Helios – Abhandlungen und Mitteilungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Naturwissenschaften

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