Loxodonta africana
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Loxodontini
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta africana
Name
[edit]Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)
Type locality: Restricted to the Orange River, South Africa by Pohle (1926; see Allen, 1939).
Synonyms
[edit]- Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797
- Elephas capensis G. Cuvier, 1798
- Loxodonta angolensis Frade, 1928
- Loxodonta berbericus Seurat, 1930 [nomen nudum]
- Loxodonta cornaliae (Aradas, 1870)
- Loxodonta mocambicus (Frade, 1924)
- Loxodonta typicus Blumenbach, 1797
- Loxodonta africana cavendishi (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana knochenhaueri (Matschie, 1900)
- Loxodonta africana orleansi (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana oxyotis Matschie, 1900
- Loxodonta africana peeli (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana pharaohensis Deraniyagala, 1948
- Loxodonta africana rothschildi (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana selousi (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana toxotis (Lydekker, 1907)
- Loxodonta africana zukowskyi Strand, 1924
- Loxodonta pharaohensis hannibali Deraniyagala, 1953 [nomen nudum]
References
[edit]- Blumenbach, J. F. 1797. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. J. H. Dietrich Göttingen, 5th ed.: 125 pp.
- Lydakker, R. 1907. The ears as a race-character in the African elephant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 380-403.
- Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Loxodonta africana in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) (Vulnerable)
- Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
[edit]Afrikaans: Olifant
ak: Osono
aragonés: Elefant africano de sabana
bem: Nsofu
be: Nsofu
беларуская: Саваннавы слон
български: Африканският саванен слон
čeština: Slon africký
dansk: Afrikansk savanneelefant
Deutsch: Afrikanischer Elefant
English: Savannah Elephant, Bush Elephant
español: Elefante africano de sabana
suomi: Savanninorsu
føroyskt: Afrikanskur fílur
français: Éléphant d'Afrique
hrvatski: Afrički slon
magyar: Afrikai elefánt
íslenska: Afríkufíll
italiano: Elefante africano
日本語: アフリカゾウ
한국어: 아프리카코끼리
Nederlands: Afrikaanse olifant
polski: Słoń afrykański
português: Elefante, Elefante-africano
svenska: Afrikansk elefant
Kiswahili: Tembo
ไทย: ช้างพุ่มไม้แอฟริกา, ช้างสะวันนาแอฟริกา
Tagalog: Elepante
Türkçe: Afrika fili
українська: Африканський слон
ak: Osono
aragonés: Elefant africano de sabana
bem: Nsofu
be: Nsofu
беларуская: Саваннавы слон
български: Африканският саванен слон
čeština: Slon africký
dansk: Afrikansk savanneelefant
Deutsch: Afrikanischer Elefant
English: Savannah Elephant, Bush Elephant
español: Elefante africano de sabana
suomi: Savanninorsu
føroyskt: Afrikanskur fílur
français: Éléphant d'Afrique
hrvatski: Afrički slon
magyar: Afrikai elefánt
íslenska: Afríkufíll
italiano: Elefante africano
日本語: アフリカゾウ
한국어: 아프리카코끼리
Nederlands: Afrikaanse olifant
polski: Słoń afrykański
português: Elefante, Elefante-africano
svenska: Afrikansk elefant
Kiswahili: Tembo
ไทย: ช้างพุ่มไม้แอฟริกา, ช้างสะวันนาแอฟริกา
Tagalog: Elepante
Türkçe: Afrika fili
українська: Африканський слон
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