Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Cladus: Ferungulata
Cladus: Euungulata
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Subordo: Ruminantia
Cladus: Pecora
Superfamilia: Bovoidea
Familia: Bovidae
Subfamilia: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Species: †Gazella saudiya
Name
Gazella saudiya Carruthers & Schwarz, 1935
Type locality: "Dhalm, about 150 miles north-east of Mecca, Central Arabia, 3500 feet"; Saudi Arabia.
Synonymy
Gazella gazella saudiya Carruthers & Schwarz, 1935: 155 [Protonym]
Gazella dorcas saudiya
Gazella saudiya
References
Primary references
Carruthers, D. & Schwarz, E. 1935. On a new gazelle from Central Arabia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 105(1): 155–156. Reference page.
Links
Gazella saudiya 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.
IUCN: Gazella saudiya Carruthers & Schwarz, 1935 (Extinct)
Vernacular names
العربية: غزال سعودي
Deutsch: Saudi-Gazelle
English: Saudi Gazelle
español: Gacela saudi
français: Gazelle saoudienne
magyar: Szaúdi gazella
日本語: サウジガゼル
The Saudi gazelle (Gazella saudiya) is a Gazella species that was once native to the Arabian Peninsula. It was declared extinct in the wild in 1996, as it was last observed in the wild in 1970.[1] The Saudi gazelle was officially declared extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2008.
Taxonomy
Gazella gazella saudiya was the scientific name proposed by Douglas Carruthers and Ernst Schwarz in 1939. They described the skull and head skin of a male gazelle specimen collected at an elevation of 1,100 m (3,500 ft) near Dhlam in Saudi Arabia.[2] Terence Morrison-Scott recognised it as a distinct species Gazella saudiya in 1939.[3] Colin Groves examined horn shapes and sizes of zoological specimens of gazelles and recognised the Saudi gazelle as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas saudiya in 1969.[4]
Phylogenetic analysis of museum samples of the Saudi gazelle revealed that it is distinct from and a sister taxon of the Dorcas gazelle.[5]
Distribution and habitat
The Saudi gazelle once lived in gravel and sandy plains with acacias of the northern and western Arabian Peninsula from Kuwait to Yemen, with most of the records coming from western Saudi Arabia. It was found singly or in groups up to 20.[1]
Decline and extinction
The subspecies had always been rare and declining due to excessive hunting; it had not been seen for a few decades, and was declared to be extinct in the wild in 1980. Recent genetic analysis of all reported specimens of G. d. saudiya in captive collections has shown these represent different species or hybrids.[1][5] Despite frequent surveys attempting to find pure Saudi gazelles in the wild and privately owned, no evidence of surviving individuals has been found. In 2008, the Saudi gazelle was officially declared extinct on the IUCN Red List.
See also
Arabian ostrich
Arabian gazelle
References
IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group (2016). "Gazella saudiya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T8980A50187890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T8980A50187890.en. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
Carruthers, D. & Schwarz, E. (1939). "On a new gazelle from Central Arabia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 105 (1): 155–156. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1935.tb06237.x.
Morrison-Scott, T. C.S. (1939). "Some Arabian Mammals collected by Mr. H. St. J. B. Philby, C.I.E". Novitates Zoologicae. 41 (3): 181–211.
Groves, C. (1969). "On the Smaller Gazelles of the Genus Gazella de Blainville, 1816". Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde. 34 (1): 38–60.
Hammond, R.L.; Macasero, W.; Flores, B.; Mohammed, O.B.; Wacher, T. & Bruford, M.W. (2001). "Phylogenetic reanalysis of the Saudi gazelle and its implications for conservation". Conservation Biology. 15 (4): 1123–1133. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.2001.0150041123.x. S2CID 83589545.
External links
"Gazella dorcas". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.5. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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