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Tragulidae (chevrotain)

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Tragulidae Milnes-Edwards
1889Tragulidae Cope p. 877
1891Tragulidae Flower and Lydekker p. 90
1902Tragulidae Hay p. 681
1908Tragulidae Lambe
1908Tragulidae Matthew p. 561
1910Tragulidae Gregory p. 466
1911Tragulidae Jaekel p. 234
1916Tragulidae Stefani p. 11
1988Tragulidae Carroll
1991Tragulidae Anyonge p. 386
1991Tragulidae Nowak
1992Tragulidae Codrea
2001Tragulidae Sach and Heizmann p. 35
2001Tragulidae Thewissen et al. p. suppl.
2001Tragulidae Vislobokova p. S133
2003Tragulidae Hassanin and Douzery
2008Tragulidae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 2
2009Tragulidae Spaulding et al.
2010Tragulidae Geraads p. 729
2020Tragulidae Koufos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864

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.

Fm. Tragulidae Milnes-Edwards 1864 [chevrotain]
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G. †Afrotragulus Sánchez et al. 2010
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Afrotragulus moruorotensis Pickford 2001
Afrotragulus parvus Whitworth 1958
G. †Archaeotragulus Metais et al. 2001
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Archaeotragulus krabiensis Metais et al. 2001
G. †Cryptomeryx Schlosser 1886
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Cryptomeryx decedens Stehlin 1910
Cryptomeryx gaudryi Filhol 1877
Cryptomeryx major Schlosser 1886
Cryptomeryx matsoui Sudre 1984
G. †Dorcabune Pilgrim 1910
G. †Dorcatherium Kaup 1839
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Dorcatherium bulgaricus Bakalov and Nikilov 1962
Dorcatherium chappuisi Arambourg 1933
Dorcatherium crassum Lartet 1851
Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer 1846
Dorcatherium iririensis Pickford 2002
Dorcatherium jourdani Deperet 1887
Dorcatherium libiensis Hamilton 1973
Dorcatherium majus Lydekker 1876
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Invalid names: Merycopotamus nanus Falconer 1868 [objective synonym]
Dorcatherium minus Lydekker 1876
Dorcatherium naui Kaup 1833
Dorcatherium orientale Qui and Gu 1991
Dorcatherium peneckei Hoffmann 1892
Dorcatherium pigotti Whitworth 1958
Dorcatherium puyhauberti Arambourg and Piveteau 1929
Dorcatherium rodgeri Hofman 1909
Dorcatherium songhorensis Whitworth 1958
Dorcatherium vindobonense von Meyer 1846
G. Hyemoschus Gray 1845
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Hyemoschus aquaticus Ogilby 1841 [water chevrotain]
G. Hyomoschus Blyth 1865
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Hyomoschus crassus Lartet 1837
G. †Iberomeryx Gabunia 1964
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Iberomeryx minor Filhol 1882
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Invalid names: Iberomeryx matsoui Heissig 1987 [synonym], Iberomeryx minus Sudre and Blondel 1996 [synonym]
Iberomeryx parvus Gabunia 1964
G. †Krabimeryx Metais et al. 2001
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Krabimeryx primitivus Metais et al. 2001
G. Siamotragulus Thomas et al. 1990
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Siamotragulus haripounchai Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Siamotragulus sanyathanai Thomas et al. 1990
G. †Stenomeryx Ducrocq et al. 2020
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Stenomeryx bahinensis Ducrocq et al. 2020
G. Tragulus Brisson 1762 [mouse deer]
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Tragulus javanicus Osbeck 1765 [Java mouse-deer]
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Invalid names: Tragulus fuscatus Blyth 1858 [synonym]
Tragulus kanchil Raffles 1822 [lesser mouse-deer]
Tragulus meminna Erxleben 1777
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Invalid names: Meminna indica Gray 1843 [synonym]
Tragulus napu Cuvier 1822 [greater mouse-deer]
Tragulus nigricans Thomas 1892 [Philippine mouse-deer]
Tragulus pelandoc Hamilton Smith 1827
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Invalid names: Moschus javanicus Gmelin 1788 [replaced]
Tragulus sivalensis Lydekker 1882
Invalid names: Meminna Gray 1836 [synonym], Tragulus malaccensis Gray 1843 [nomen nudum], Tragulus mimenoides Hodgson 1844 [nomen nudum]
G. †Yunnanotherium Han 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. A. Vislobokova 2001Braincase more enlarged and expanded than in other traguloids. Sagittal and tempo- ral crests very weak. Sagittal crest short. Temporal crests curved posteriorly. Orbits large and closed poste- riorly. Postorbital bar formed mostly of jugal. Postgle- noid process absent. Auditory bulla large, inflated, with medium-long external acoustic meatus. Stylohyoid vagina deep, narrow, encroaching upon bulla, and enclosed posteriorly. Mastoid exposure mainly on lat- eral surface. Mastoid foramen large and lateral. Fora- men ovale small and placed posteriorly. Pterygoid canal sometimes present. Promontorium well developed and elongated, with two posterior whorls, almost equal in height. Fenestra vestibuli large. Tensor tympani fossa broadened, encroaching upon promontorium, and pocketed in medial wall. Stapedial muscle fossa placed opposite fenestra vestibuli. Subarcuate fossa deep and pocketed anteromedially. Lateral wall of epitympanic recess formed by squamosal. Lacrimal with enlarged facial and orbital parts and single lacrimal foramen within orbit. Posterior opening of infraorbital canal placed between lacrimal and maxilla. Nasofrontal suture anterior to orbits. Ethmoidal fissure absent or very small and mainly triangular. Nasals relatively short, gradually narrowed anteriorly, and strongly pro- jecting above anterior opening of nasal cavity. Upper incisors absent. Lower il enlarged. Upper canine in males enlarged, not procumbent, and almost vertical in lateral view. PI and pI absent. Dorcatherium fold often present. Radius and ulna separate. Fibula usually fused distally with tibia. Metacarpals III and IV separated. Astragalus with almost parallel trochleae. Calcaneum with concave fibular facet. Metatarsals III and IV fused.