Capricornis swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1862

Formosan Serow

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1862-10-01. Notice of a new "wild goat" (Capricornus Swinhoei) from the island of Formosa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)10(58):320.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162492

Original name as described

Capricornus Swinhoei

Type locality

Formosa.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006193

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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: 9 names and synonyms.

Capricornus Swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1862

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Formosa, on the central ridge of the Snowy Mountains

Type locality

Taiwan.

Authority page

320

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162492

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Capricornis swinhoii:

J. E. Gray, 1863

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Swinhoe (1863:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67740)
Gray (1863:263, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39839)
Groves & Grubb (2011:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
Groves & Grubb (2011:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Haplocerus Swinhoii:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580328) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Capricornis Swinhoei:

J. E. Gray, 1872

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707765

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
Lydekker (1913:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
Smith & Xie (2008:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3810/10096148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nemorhedus Swinhoei:

A. R. Wallace, 1880

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Wallace (1880:367) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68070)

Nemorrhaedus swinhoei:

Trouessart, 1905

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

734

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423615

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1905:734, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

Nemorhædus swinhoei:

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015987

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Capricornis (?) crispus swinhoei:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

401

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722702

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:401, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722702) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Naemorhedus swinhoei:

Grubb, 1993

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

407

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Grubb (1993:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)

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