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

By

Harding, Lee

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1119

Pages

117--151

Subjects

Caribou , Reindeer , systematics , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1119.80233

 

Abstract

Advancements in molecular and phylogenetic analysis have revealed the need for greater taxonomic resolution sinceRangifer(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.