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Equus quagga burchelli Gray, 1824

Burchell's zebra, Southern Burchell's zebra

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Equus burchelli burchelli Gray, 1824; Equus quagga antiquorum (author?, year?)

 

Taxonomically invalid?

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1909 (Goodwin & Goodwin, 1973); 1910? 1918?

Rediscovered in 2000's?

IUCN RedList status: Least Concern

 

Distribution

South Africa

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

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References

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Brophy, Juliet Krueger. (2004). Preliminary Report on the Faunal Remains and Taphonomic Analysis of Plover's

Lake Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee.

Cooke, H. B. S. (1939). On a collection of fossil mammalian remains from the vaal river gravels at Pniel. South African Journal of Science 36(12): 412-416.

Day, David. (1981). The Doomsday Book of Animals: A Natural History of Vanished Species. New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press.

Dollmann, J. Guy. (1937). Mammals which have recently become extinct and those on the verge of extinction. J. Soc. Preserv. Fauna Empire n. s. 30: 67-74.

Goodwin, Harry A. and Goodwin, J. M. (1973). List of mammals which have become extinct or are possibly extinct since 1600. Int. Union Conserv. Nat. Occas. Pap. 8: 1-20.

Groves, C.P. and Bell, C.H. 2004. New investigations on the taxonomy of the zebras genus Equus, subgenus Hippotigris. Mammalian Biology 69: 182-196.

Hack, M.A & Lorenzen, E. (2008). Equus quagga. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 23 July 2014.

Kotzé, Antoinette et al. (2017). Hiding in plain sight: evidence of hybridization between Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) and plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli). African Journal of Wildlife Research 47(1): 59-64. [Abstract]

Lacruz, R. S. et al. (2002). Palaeontology and geological context of a Middle Pleistocene faunal assemblage from the Gladysvale Cave, South Africa. Palaeont. afr. 38: 99-114.

Plug, Ina. (2004). Resource exploitation: animal use during the Middle Stone Age at Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal. South African Journal of Science 100(3-4): 151-158.

Plug, Ina and Badenhorst, Shaw. (2001). The Distribution of Macrornammals in Southern Africa Over the Past 30 000 Years: as reflected in animal remains from archaeological sites. Transvaal Museum Monographs No. 12. Pretoria: Transvaal Museum. [title pagefront matter, pp. 1-13, pp. 14-21, pp. 22-30 pp. 31-88, pp. 89-112, pp. 113-206, pp. 207-228references]

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Rossouw, Lloyd. (2006). Florisian mammal fossils from erosional gullies along the Modder River at Mitasrust farm, central Free State,South Africa. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum, Blomfontein 22(6): 145-161.

Sadr, Karim and Plug, Ina. (2001). Faunal Remains in the Transition from Hunting to Herding in Southeastern Botswana. The South African Archaeological Bulletin 56(173-174): 76-82.

Shapiro, M. M. J. (1943). Fossil mammalian remains from rankies Kroonsted district, O.F.S. South African Journal of Science 39(1): 176-181.

Tegetmeier, N. B. and Sutherland, C. L. (1895). Horses, Asses, Zebras, Mules and Mule Breeding. London: Horace Cox.

Thackeray, John Francis. (1988). Zebras from Wonderwerk cave, northern Cape Province, South Mrica: attempts to distinguish burchelli and E. quagga. South African Journal of Science 84(2): 99-101.

Thackeray, John Francis and Watson, V. (1994). A preliminary account of faunal remains from Plovers Lake. South African Journal of Science 90(4): 231-232.

Wells, L. H. (1964). The Vaal River 'Younger Gravels' faunal assemblage: A revised list. South African Journal of Science 60(3): 91-93.

 

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