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Taurotragus derbianus (Gray, 1847)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., [ser. 1] vol.20 p.286

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Artiodactyla
family
Bovidae
genus
Taurotragus
species
Taurotragus derbianus

Name

Synonyms
Boselaphus derbianus (Gray, 1847)
Homonyms
Taurotragus derbianus (Gray, 1847)
Common names
Derby Eland in English
Derby Eland in English
Derby Eland in English
Derby Eland in English
Eland in language.
Eland de Derby in French
Giant Eland in English
Giant Eland in language.
Lord Derby's Eland; Eastern Giant Eland (gigas) in English
Riesenelen in German
Western Giant Eland in English
Western Giant Eland (derbianus) in English
derbianus in English
giant eland in language.
giant eland in English
giant eland in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  3. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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