Hemitragus jemlahicus (C. H. Smith 1826)

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 : 705

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scientific name	Hemitragus jemlahicus (C. H. Smith 1826)
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Hemitragus jemlahicus (C. H. Smith 1826) View in CoL

[Hemitragus] jemlahicus (C. H. Smith 1826) View in CoL , in: Griffith et al., Animal Kingdom, Vol. 4: pl. [1826] opp. p. 308 [1827].

Type Locality: Nepal, "the district of Jemlah, between the sources of the Sargew and Sampoo" (Jemla Hills).

Vernacular Names: Himalayan Tahr.

Distribution: Himalayas including China (S Tibet), N India (Jammu and Kashmir; Sikkim), and Nepal. Introduced in New Zealand and Western Cape Prov. ( South Africa).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Specific name is spelt " jemlanica " on p. 308 in the original description which was published in 1827 and " jemlahica " in legend to the plate on the opposite unnumbered page, dated 1826.