Dugong dugon (Müller 1776)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Sirenia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 92-93 : 92

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Dugong dugon (Müller 1776)
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[Trichechus] dugon Müller 1776 , Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl.: 21.

Type Locality: Cape of Good Hope to the Philippines.

Vernacular Names: Dugong.

Synonyms: Dugong australis (Retzius 1794) ; Dugong dugung ( Erxleben 1777) ; Dugong hemprichii (Ehrenberg 1832) ; Dugong indicus ( Boddaert 1785) ; Dugong lottum (Ehrenberg 1832) ; Dugong malayana (Owen 1875) ; Dugong syren (Brookes 1828) ; Dugong tabernaculi (Rüppell 1834) .

Distribution: Tropical coastal waters of Indian and W Pacific Oceans.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered except in Palau, where it is Proposed Endangered; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Husar (1978, Mammalian Species, 88).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Sirenia

Family

Dugongidae

Genus

Dugong

Loc

Dugong dugon (Müller 1776)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Trichechus] dugon

Müller 1776: 21
1776
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