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Review
. 2022 Aug 26:1119:117-151.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1119.80233. eCollection 2022.

Available names for Rangifer (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae) species and subspecies

Lee E Harding  1
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Available names for Rangifer (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae) species and subspecies

Lee E Harding. Zookeys. .

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Abstract

Advancements in molecular and phylogenetic analysis have revealed the need for greater taxonomic resolution since Rangifer (Reindeer and caribou: Cervidae) was last revised in 1961. Recent literature shows that many of the subspecies and several species synonymised out of existence are, in fact, valid, some names have been misapplied, and new subspecies-level clades are in need of description. This paper reviews available names for recently defined ecotypes of reindeer and caribou in compliance with ICZN rules for zoological nomenclature.

Keywords: Reindeer; caribou; systematics; taxonomy.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
All Rangifer type localities overlaid on WWF terrestrial biomes (Olson et al. 2001).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
COSEWIC designated units of caribou overlain with Rangifer type localities in North America.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Rangifer type localities in Eurasia overlaid on WWF terrestrial biomes (Olson et al. 2001).
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