Saiga Gray, 1843 . List Specimens Mamm. Coll. Brit. Mus., p. xxvi.

TYPE SPECIES: Capra tatarica Linnaeus, 1766 .

SYNONYMS: Colus .

COMMENTS: This generic name is spelt " Saiga " on p. xxvi and “ Siaga " on p. 160 of the original citation.