Nanger soemmerringii (Cretzschmar 1828)

[Antilope] soemmerringi Cretzschmar 1828, in: Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth.: 49.

Type Locality: "an dem östlichen Abhange Abyssiniens" (E Ethiopia); restricted by Lydekker (1914 b:97) to "Tal E'Sabb, Abyssinia " (Ethiopia, El Shab Valley) .

Vernacular Names: Soemmerring's Gazelle.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Nanger soemmerringii subsp. soemmerringii Cretzschmar 1828

Subspecies Nanger soemmerringii subsp. berberana Matschie 1893

Subspecies Nanger soemmerringii subsp. butteri Thomas 1904

Distribution: N Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EC Sudan.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as Gazella soemmerringii .

Discussion: Synonymy modified from G. M. Allen (1939) and Gentry (1972). Year of publication is usually cited as 1826, but 1828 according to J. E. Hill (ms notes based on Anon., 1829:1291-1292).