Gazella spekei

E. Blyth, 1863

Speke's Gazelle

Side view of two individuals,
1 / 3
Location:USA, CA, Los Angeles Co., Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical GardensDate taken:Jan 1, 1996

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1367

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Superfamily : Bovoidea
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Antilopini
Genus : Gazella

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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

Other common names

Dhero

Type locality

Somaliland.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Somalia · Ethiopia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006153

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Gazella Spekei

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spekei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534853

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Murray (1866:333, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Thomas (1891:210, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30978443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/13998)
  4. Sclater & Thomas (1898:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42167782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39507)
  5. Trouessart (1905:725, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
  6. Lydekker (1908:251, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741471) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  7. Ward (1910:254, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  8. Allen (1939:526, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1991:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  12. Grubb (1993:397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  13. Yalden, Largen, Kock & Hillman (1996:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36072)
  14. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  15. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  16. Groves & Grubb (2011:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8975/50187314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gazella spekii

Brooke, 1873

Family

Bovidae

Root name

spekii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504810

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Brooke (1873:543, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67200)

Gazella naso

P. L. Sclater, 1887

Family

Bovidae

Root name

naso

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30829780

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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