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Taxon: Species Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) - South American tapir (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation (C. Linnaeus, 1758), typ. cons.
Original name Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 74.
Original rank
Subsequent generic combination
Original spelling

Attributes

Conserved type (typ. cons.) Ref: ICZN, 1998. Opinion 1894: 65.

Types

Type ofTapirus terrestris group Ref: P. Grubb, 2005: 633, 634. [inferred]
Type, by original designation, ofTapirus (Genus) Brisson, 1762
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Tapirus terrestris terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Combinations

BasionymHippopotamus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameZuidamerikaanse tapir

Vernacular Names (English)

Full nameSouth American tapir Ref: P. Grubb, 2005: 634.
Brazilian tapir
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