With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Neotragus pygmaeus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Neotragus pygmaeus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ride, W. D. L., H. G. Cogger, C. Dupuis, O. Kraus, A. Minelli, F. C. Thompson, and P. K. Tubbs, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th ed.
Page(s):
xxix + 306
Publisher:
The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature
Publication Place:
London, UK
ISBN/ISSN:
0-85301-006-4/
Notes:
The provisions of this Code supersede those of the previous editions with effect from 1 January 2000
Reference for:
Neotragus pygmaeus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Neotragus pygmaeus
Neotragus pygmaeus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Neotragus pygmaeus: Comments
Comment:
According to Peter Grubb (personal communication, April 2004), the name was originally published by Linnaeus as "Capra pygmea," and "later he called it Moschus pygmaeus and other authors eventually called it Neotragus pygmaeus." In his judgement, the spelling "pygmaeus" is in prevailing usage over "pygmeus" and is attributed to the original publication, so under Article 33.3.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Ride et al., 1999), "the subsequent spelling and attribution are to be preserved and the [subsequent] spelling is deemed to be a correct original spelling"
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt)
Comment:
Comments: Pallas (1767:6, 1777:18) recognized two different species, Tragulus pygmaeus = Neotragus pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1758), misidentified as a tragulid, and Antilope pygmaea Pallas, 1777. Both have types that are Royal Antelopes and therefore are both homonyms and synonyms. Gmelin in Linnaeus (1788:173, 191) recognised the same two species as Moschus pygmaeus and Antilope pygmaea and Erxleben (1777:278) called them M. pygmaeus and A. regia, speculating that they may be female and male respectively ...