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Taxonomy
Bos caffer was named by Sparman (1779).
It was recombined as Syncerus caffer by Peters (1990), Hassanin and Douzery (1999), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008) and Gentry (2010).
It was recombined as Syncerus caffer by Peters (1990), Hassanin and Douzery (1999), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008) and Gentry (2010).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1779 | Bos caffer Sparman |
1990 | Syncerus caffer Peters p. 89 |
1999 | Syncerus caffer Hassanin and Douzery p. 893 |
2008 | Syncerus caffer Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 980 figs. Fig. 5 |
2010 | Syncerus caffer Gentry p. 754 |
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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.
†Bos caffer Sparman 1779 [African buffalo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available