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Reference Base  Catalogue of the Selous collection of big game in the Bri... |
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Catalogue of the Selous collection of big game in the British Museum (Natural History) |
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Dollman, J.G. |
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1921 |
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London, Trustees of the British Museum. |
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pp. i-vii, 1-112 |
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Morphology - Horn
Black Rhino
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| Front horn with rounded base. |
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Black Rhino
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| seven cheek-teeth on each side, the first premolar remaining throughout life. |
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Black Rhino
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| Subspecies recognized
Typical black rhinoceros, Rhinoceros (Diceros) bicornis bicornis, L. 1758
Somali black rhinoceros, Rhinoceros (Diceros) bicornis somaliensis, Potocki 1900
The typical race is very like the Somali form, size rather larger, and with skull slightly more concave dorsally. |
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Black Rhino
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| Rather smaller than the typical race, with dorsal outline of skull less concave. General colour of body lighter ; tips of ears not so heavily fringed. Horns about the same; the record horn measures 29 ? inches in length. Typical locality, Somaliland; range extends westward as far as the Tana ... |
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White Rhino
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| Synonyms of Rhinoceros simus.
Rhinoceros simus, Burchell, Bull. Soc. Philom. 1817, p. 97 ; Travels in S. Africa, vol. ii. p. 75, 1824.
Ceratotherium simum, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 1027 ; Cat. Carnivora, etc., Brit. Mus. p. 319, 1869 ; Hand-List Thick-skinned Mamm, Brit. Mus. p. 52,... |
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All Rhino Species
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| Synonyms of Rhinoceros bicornis.
1. Rhinoceros (Diceros) bicornis bicornis
Rhinoceros bicornis, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, vol. i. p. 56,1758; ed. 12, vol. i. p. 104,1766.
Diceros bicornis, Gray, Med. Repository, vol. xv. p. 306,1821.
Rhinoceros (Diceros) bicornis, Ward, Records of Big ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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Black Rhino
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| Selous Collection in British Museum (Natural History), London, 19. 7.15. 516. Horns. Southern Rhodesia
Length of front horn on outside curve 21 inch
circumference at base 17 ? inch
length of rear horn on side 8 3/4 inch
circumference at base 17 inch |
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Black Rhino
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| Selous Collection in British Museum (Natural History), London, 19.7.15. 518. Horn. Southern Rhodesia.
Length on front curve 30 3/4 inch
circumference at base 16 inch |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| Selous Collection in British Museum (Natural History), London, 19.7.15.519. 1912 (sex not recorded). Northern Guaso Nyiro, Kenya Colony.
Length of front horn on outside curve 24 ? inch
circumference at base 17 inch
length of rear horn on side 22 ? inch
circumference at base 17 1/4 inch |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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Black Rhino
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| Selous Collection in British Museum (Natural History), London, 19. 7.15.520 (sex not recorded). Horns. Northern Guaso Nyiro, Kenya Colony.
Length of front horn on outside curve 21 inch
circumference at base 16 inch
length of rear horn on side 14 inch
circumference at base 16 3/4 inch |
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