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Types, type locality and subspecies of the gerenuk Litocranius walleri (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)
Author(s) -
Grubb P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1017/s0952836902001127
Subject(s) - subspecies , type locality , bovidae , tanzania , biology , type (biology) , zoology , geography , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , environmental planning
From what is known about the discovery of the gerenuk Litocranius walleri , the type locality is here restricted to the vicinity of Chisimaio, Somalia. Two discrete subspecies can be recognized. The smaller L. w. walleri occurs in north‐east Tanzania, Kenya, southern Somalia and southern Ethiopia. The larger L. w. sclateri is restricted to Djibouti, northern Somalia and adjacent parts of northern Ethiopia and is present in very few protected areas.