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Taxon: Species Giraffa camelopardalis (C. Linnaeus, 1758), typ. cons. - giraffe (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 66.
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Subsequent generic combination: 
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Attributes

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

Types

Type, by original designation, of: Giraffa (Genus) Brisson, 1762, nom. cons.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Combinations

Basionym: Cervus camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: giraffe

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: giraffe
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