Hexaprotodon liberiensis
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Familia: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hexaprotodon
Species: Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Subspecies: H. l. heslopi – H. l. liberiensis
Name[edit]
Hexaprotodon liberiensis (Morton, 1849)
Type locality: Liberia, "the river St. Pauls, a stream that rises in the mountains of Guinea, and passing through the Dey country and Liberia, empties into the Atlantic to the north of Cape Messurado".
Synonyms[edit]
- Choeropsis liberiensis Morton, 1844
- Hippopotamus minor (Morton, 1844) [preoccupied]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Morton, S.G. 1844. On a supposed New Species of Hippopotamus. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2:14. BHL Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Hexaprotodon liberiensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names[edit]
čeština: Hrošík liberijský
dansk: Dværgflodhest
Deutsch: Zwergflusspferd
English: Pygmy Hippopotamus
español: Hipopótamo pigmeo
日本語: コビトカバ
polski: Hipopotam karłowaty
ไทย: ฮิปโปโปเตมัสแคระ
中文: 倭河馬
dansk: Dværgflodhest
Deutsch: Zwergflusspferd
English: Pygmy Hippopotamus
español: Hipopótamo pigmeo
日本語: コビトカバ
polski: Hipopotam karłowaty
ไทย: ฮิปโปโปเตมัสแคระ
中文: 倭河馬
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