Gazella arabica Lichtenstein 1827

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 680

Gazella arabica Lichtenstein 1827

Gazella arabica Lichtenstein 1827 , Darst. Saugeth.: pl. 6 and associated unpaginated text.

Type Locality: Saudi Arabia, " Insel Farsan" (Farasan Isls).

Vernacular Names: Arabian Gazelle.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Gazella arabica subsp. arabica Lichtenstein 1827

Subspecies Gazella arabica subsp. bilkis Groves and Lay 1985

Distribution: Saudi Arabia (Farasan Isls; extinct) and Yemen (mountains near Ta'izz; possibly extinct).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct as G. arabica and G. bilkis .

Discussion: Treated as a separate species from G. gazella by Groves (1985 a). Nominate subspecies known from only two specimens; see Groves (1983); even if formerly present on Farasan Isls, now replaced there by G. gazella farasani ; see Thouless and Al Bassri (1991). Status of bilkis (known from five specimens collected in 1951) reviewed by Greth et al (1993); treated as a subspecies of arabica by Groves (1997 c); type locality is Yemen, Wadi Maleh 5 mi (8 km) east of Ta'izz, El Hauban.