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Gazella spekei E. Blyth, 1863

Speke's Gazelle

Authority citation: Blyth, E. 1863. Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Museum Asiatic Society. Savielle & Cranenburgh, Calcutta, 187 pp.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534853

Original name as described: Gazella Spekei

Nominal names: spekei E. Blyth, 1863 | spekii Brooke, 1873 [incorrect subsequent spelling] | naso P. L. Sclater, 1887

Other common names: Dhero


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Artiodactyla -- Family: Bovidae -- Subfamily: Antilopinae -- Tribe: Antilopini

Type locality: Somaliland.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Somalia (SOM) | Ethiopia (ETH)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Endangered


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006153

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