A new book about bovid taxonomy is underway, by Castello (with pictures/ adcivce of some zoochatters). It is in many ways similar in approach as the Colin & Groves, however there are slightly less splits, allthough there are still some debatable ones (especially all the klipspringers)
This was the book I was linked to when being told about the Eudorcas thomsonii split.
While it looks very good and I like how some of the subspecies have their own pages, I agree some splits are a bit much. Duikers seem to have been split a bit much as well.
If that is the case than I better start seeing some purple klispringers or klippies with two heads because that seems like an extremely exaggerated number.
Klipspringer variation makes sense though. They are a highly specialized species with disjunct ranges. You have some populations where females have horns while others don't. There does need to be a wide ranging study on the genus.
@jbnbsn99, there is indeed a lot of variation between the different klipspringer taxa, but too go from 1 species with 11 subspecies to 11 full species, seems a bit of an overestimation... But more research would indeed be welcome.
@jbnbsn99, there is indeed a lot of variation between the different klipspringer taxa, but too go from 1 species with 11 subspecies to 11 full species, seems a bit of an overestimation... But more research would indeed be welcome.
From further research I have done on the Thomsons gazelles at Bronx Zoo, it turns out that these animals are not Eudorcas nasalis, but are actually Eudorcas thomsonii
From further research I have done on the Thomsons gazelles at Bronx Zoo, it turns out that these animals are not Eudorcas nasalis, but are actually Eudorcas thomsonii
Does anybody still have the PDF of this book, that was linked on this site. I apparently did not save it on this laptop and the link does not work anymore.....
Does anybody still have the PDF of this book, that was linked on this site. I apparently did not save it on this laptop and the link does not work anymore.....
