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Taxonomy
Felis serval was named by Schreber (1776). It is extant.
It was recombined as Caracal serval by Johnson et al. (2006); it was recombined as Leptailurus serval by Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
It was recombined as Caracal serval by Johnson et al. (2006); it was recombined as Leptailurus serval by Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1765 | Felis capensis Forster p. 4 |
| 1776 | Felis serval Schreber |
| 1839 | Felis senegalensis Lesson |
| 2006 | Caracal serval Johnson et al. p. 74 |
| 2017 | Leptailurus serval Breitenmoser and Breitenmoser p. 58 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Caracal serval Schreber 1776 [serval]
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Invalid names: Felis capensis Forster 1765 [synonym], Felis senegalensis Lesson 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available