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Taxon: Species Homo troglodytes C. Linnaeus, 1758, nom. oblit. - night man (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 24.
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Attributes

Forgotten name (nom. oblit.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9 (not valid >1899)] Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005. In Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) Mammal Species of the World, Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore: 182.

Variants

Basionym: Trogodutai (Population) Herodotus, nom. inval.

Synonyms

Synonymous name (subjective): Homo sylvestris Orang Outang J. de Bondt, 1658?, nom. inval. Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 24. [new]
Including (pro parte): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 182.
Including (pro parte): Pongo pygmaeus (C. Linnaeus, 1760)
Alternative name: Homo nocturnus Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 24. [new]

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: troglodiet
: trogodiet
: holbewoner

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: night man
: cave dweller
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