Giraffa camelopardalis peralta
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species: Giraffa camelopardalis
Subspecies: Giraffa camelopardalis peralta
Name
[edit]Giraffa camelopardalis peralta Thomas, 1898: 40
Type locality: near Lokoja, at the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers in Nigeria, probably north of the confluence (Happold, 1969)
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Thomas, O. 1898. On a new subspecies of giraffe from Nigeria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 39–41. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Happold, D. C. D. 1969. The present distribution and status of the giraffe in West Africa. Mammalia, 33: 516–521.
Links
[edit]- IUCN: Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. peralta Thomas, 1898 (Vulnerable)
Vernacular names
[edit]Deutsch: Westafrikanische Giraffe
English: West African Giraffe
español: Jirafa nigeriana
français: Girafe du Niger
日本語: ナイジェリアキリン
English: West African Giraffe
español: Jirafa nigeriana
français: Girafe du Niger
日本語: ナイジェリアキリン
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