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Taxonomy
Troglodytes gorilla was named by Savage and Wyman (1847). It is extant.
It was recombined as Gorilla gorilla by Groves (1970), Ruff (2003).
It was recombined as Gorilla gorilla by Groves (1970), Ruff (2003).
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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.
Gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847 [gorilla]
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Gorilla gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847 [western lowland gorilla]
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Invalid names: Gorilla (Pseudogorilla) ellioti Frechkop 1943 [synonym], Pseudogorilla mayema Elliot 1912 [synonym]
Gorilla gorilla graueri Matschie 1914 [eastern lowland gorilla]
Invalid names: Gorilla gigas Haeckel 1903 [synonym], Gorilla gorilla rexpygmaeorum Schwarz 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
| estimate | equation | reference |
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| 178.8 kg | Mammalia femur circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| 192.3 kg | Mammalia humerus circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| mean: 185.4 kg | ||
Measurements
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| femur circumference | 1 | 101.6 | |||||
| humerus circumference | 1 | 107.9 |
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available