Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Ruminantia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia

Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species: Giraffa camelopardalis
Subspecies: Giraffa camelopardalis peralta

Name edit

Giraffa camelopardalis peralta Thomas, 1898: 40

Type locality: near Lokoja, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers in Nigeria, probably north of the confluence (Happold, 1969)

References edit

Primary references edit

Thomas, O. 1898. On a new subspecies of giraffe from Nigeria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 39–41. BHL Reference page.

Additional references edit

Happold, D. C. D. 1969. The present distribution and status of the giraffe in West Africa. Mammalia, 33: 516–521.

Links edit

IUCN: Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. peralta Thomas, 1898 (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Westafrikanische Giraffe
English: West African Giraffe
español: Jirafa nigeriana
français: Girafe du Niger
日本語: ナイジェリアキリン

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