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Lagopus (ptarmigan)
Taxonomy
Lagopus was named by Brisson (1760). It is extant.
It was reranked as Tetrao (Lagopus) by Richardson (1831).
It was assigned to Tetrao by Richardson (1831); and to Phasianidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
It was reranked as Tetrao (Lagopus) by Richardson (1831).
It was assigned to Tetrao by Richardson (1831); and to Phasianidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1760 | Lagopus Brisson |
| 1831 | Tetrao (Lagopus) Richardson |
| 2002 | Lagopus Mlikovsky p. 169 |
| 2017 | Lagopus Clements et al. |
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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.
G. Lagopus Brisson 1760 [ptarmigan]
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†Lagopus atavus Jánossy 1976
†Lagopus balcanicus Boev 1995
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 [willow ptarmigan]
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Invalid names: Lagopus medius Woldřich 1893 [synonym]
Lagopus leucura Richardson 1831 [white-tailed ptarmigan]
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 [rock ptarmigan]
†Lagopus voinstvenskii Ganea 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available