Gazella saudiya Carruthers and Schwarz 1935

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Gazella saudiya Carruthers and Schwarz 1935

Gazella saudiya Carruthers and Schwarz 1935 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1935: 155.

Type Locality: Saudi Arabia, "Dhalm, about 150 miles [241 km] north-east of Mecca, central Arabia, 3500 feet [1067 m]".

Vernacular Names: Saudi Gazelle.

Distribution: Formerly Saudi Arabia and Yemen; one record dubiously from Kuwait; single reported specimen from S Iraq is G. subgutturosa marica ( Mallon and Kingswood, 2001) ; extinct in the wild.

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Endangered as G. dorcas saudiya ; IUCN – Extinct in the Wild.

Discussion: A species distinct from G. dorcas according to Groves (1988). Status reviewed by Mallon and Kingswood (2001).