Pronolagus randensis

H. L. Jameson, 1907

Jameson's Red Rock Hare

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Location:Namibia, Kunene region, Hobatere Lodge near Etosha National ParkDate taken:May 7, 2008

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Lagomorpha
Family : Leporidae
Genus : Pronolagus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Jameson, H.L. 1907-11-01. On a new hare from the Transvaal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(119):404-406.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254272

Original name as described

Pronolagus Ruddi randensis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.2.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cde62b36-7367-4782-b723-3479cf4b309b

Type locality

"Observatory Kopje…Johannesburg…Witwatersrand Range, Transvaal…5, 900 ft [1798 m], " South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola? · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Mozambique · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001117

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.

Total: 18 names and synonyms.

Pronolagus Ruddi randensis

H. L. Jameson, 1907

Family

Leporidae

Root name

randensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.2.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cde62b36-7367-4782-b723-3479cf4b309b

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254272

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Roberts (1913:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439558) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Pronolagus randensis makapani

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Leporidae

Root name

makapani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 647

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1924:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  2. Allen (1939:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Pronolagus randensis powelli

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Leporidae

Root name

powelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 1555

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1924:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  2. Allen (1939:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Pronolagus randensis

A. Roberts, 1924

Family

Leporidae

Root name

randensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

75

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1924:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17634)
  2. Allen (1939:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:602) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Hoffmann (1993:823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69029)
  7. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  8. Happold (2013:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41294/45190258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pronolagus randensis capricornis

A. Roberts, 1926

Family

Leporidae

Root name

capricornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 3582

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

262

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Pronolagus caucinus

O. Thomas, 1929

Family

Leporidae

Root name

caucinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.230

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1d5d87a0-0d85-4266-98ea-edcc009f8e95

Authority page

109

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1929:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  2. Shortridge (1934:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  3. Allen (1939:280, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)

Pronolagus caucinus fitzsimonsi

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

fitzsimonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8220

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Pronolagus caucinus kobosensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

kobosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8219

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

242

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)

Pronolagus whitei

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Leporidae

Root name

whitei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8369

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

244

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Pronolagus randensis randensis

G. M. Allen, 1939

Family

Leporidae

Root name

randensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Allen (1939:281, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  2. Hoffmann & Smith (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8541)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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