Taxonavigation

Familia: Elephantidae
Genus: Loxodonta
Synonyms (1): Loxodon

Species (2 + 4†): L. africana – L. cyclotis – †L. adaurora – †L. angammensis – †L. atlantica – †L. cookei – †L. exoptata

Name

• Loxodonta Anon., 1827
  • Type species: Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797

Primary references

• Saint-Hilaire, G.; Cuvier, F. : Histoire Naturelle de Mammifères, ..., (52 & 53) [Reviewed in: Zoological journal, 3: 140–142. BHL (1827)]

Links

• Loxodonta in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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