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Loxodonta africana

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Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Cladus: Tethytheria
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo: Elephantiformes
Cladus: Elephantimorpha
Cladus: Elephantida
Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Loxodontini
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta africana

Name

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Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)

Type locality: Restricted to the Orange River, South Africa by Pohle (1926; see Allen, 1939).

Synonyms

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  • Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797
  • Elephas capensis G. Cuvier, 1798
  • Loxodonta angolensis Frade, 1928
  • Loxodonta berbericus Seurat, 1930 [nomen nudum]
  • Loxodonta cornaliae (Aradas, 1870)
  • Loxodonta mocambicus (Frade, 1924)
  • Loxodonta typicus Blumenbach, 1797
  • Loxodonta africana cavendishi (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana knochenhaueri (Matschie, 1900)
  • Loxodonta africana orleansi (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana oxyotis Matschie, 1900
  • Loxodonta africana peeli (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana pharaohensis Deraniyagala, 1948
  • Loxodonta africana rothschildi (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana selousi (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana toxotis (Lydekker, 1907)
  • Loxodonta africana zukowskyi Strand, 1924
  • Loxodonta pharaohensis hannibali Deraniyagala, 1953 [nomen nudum]

References

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  • Blumenbach, J. F. 1797. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. J. H. Dietrich Göttingen, 5th ed.: 125 pp.
  • Lydakker, R. 1907. The ears as a race-character in the African elephant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 380-403.
  • Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
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Vernacular names

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Afrikaans: Olifant
ak: Osono
aragonés: Elefant africano de sabana
bem: Nsofu
be: Nsofu
беларуская: Саваннавы слон
български: Африканският саванен слон
čeština: Slon africký
dansk: Afrikansk savanneelefant
Deutsch: Afrikanischer Elefant
English: Savannah Elephant, Bush Elephant
español: Elefante africano de sabana
suomi: Savanninorsu
føroyskt: Afrikanskur fílur
français: Éléphant d'Afrique
hrvatski: Afrički slon
magyar: Afrikai elefánt
íslenska: Afríkufíll
italiano: Elefante africano
日本語: アフリカゾウ
한국어: 아프리카코끼리
Nederlands: Afrikaanse olifant
polski: Słoń afrykański
português: Elefante, Elefante-africano
svenska: Afrikansk elefant
Kiswahili: Tembo
ไทย: ช้างพุ่มไม้แอฟริกา, ช้างสะวันนาแอฟริกา
Tagalog: Elepante
Türkçe: Afrika fili
українська: Африканський слон
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