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Taxonomy
Canis crocuta was named by Erxleben (1777) [Originally named Canis crocuta by Erxleben]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Hyaena crocuta by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927); it was recombined as Crocuta crocuta by Gray (1868), Watson (1878), Mivart (1882), Kurten (1968), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi (1995) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Hyaena crocuta by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927); it was recombined as Crocuta crocuta by Gray (1868), Watson (1878), Mivart (1882), Kurten (1968), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi (1995) and Koepfli et al. (2006).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1777 | Canis crocuta Erxleben |
1820 | Hyaena capensis Desmarest |
1820 | Hyaena rufa Desmarest |
1820 | Hyaena maculata Odmann |
1842 | Hyaena cuvieri Boitard |
1868 | Crocuta crocuta Gray p. 525 |
1878 | Crocuta crocuta Watson |
1882 | Crocuta crocuta Mivart p. 198 |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) gariepensis Matschie |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) germinans Matschie |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) noltei Matschie |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) thierryi Matschie |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) togoensis Matschie |
1900 | Hyaena (Crocotta) wismanni Matschie |
1905 | Hyaena (Crocotta) leontiewi Satunin |
1908 | Crocotta kibotonensis Lönnberg |
1908 | Crocotta panganensis Lönnberg |
1911 | Crocuta nyassae Cabrera |
1911 | Crocuta nzoyae Cabrera |
1911 | Crocuta rufopicta Cabrera |
1911 | Crocuta thomasi Cabrera |
1914 | Crocuta crocuta fisi Heller |
1924 | Crocuta crocuta fortis Allen |
1927 | Hyaena crocuta Boule and De Villeneuve p. 73 |
1968 | Crocuta crocuta Kurten p. 64 |
1991 | Crocuta crocuta Werdelin and Solunias |
1995 | Crocuta crocuta Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi p. 242 |
2006 | Crocuta crocuta Koepfli et al. p. 604 |
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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.
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 [spotted hyaena]
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†Crocuta crocuta spelaea Goldfuss 1823
Invalid names: Crocotta kibotonensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocotta panganensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fisi Heller 1914 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fortis Allen 1924 [synonym], Crocuta nyassae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta nzoyae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta rufopicta Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta thomasi Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) gariepensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) germinans Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) leontiewi Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) noltei Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) thierryi Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) togoensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) wismanni Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena capensis Desmarest 1820 [synonym], Hyaena cuvieri Boitard 1842 [synonym], Hyaena maculata Odmann 1820 [synonym], Hyaena rufa Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available