Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea
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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Loxodontini
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta africana

Name

Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)

Type locality: Restricted to the Orange River, South Africa by Pohle (1926; see Allen, 1939).

Synonyms

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

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

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

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