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SPECIES Hyaena hyaena

Author:Linnaeus, 1758.
Citation:Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1: 40.
Common Name:Striped Hyena
Type Locality:"India", restricted by Thomas (1911a:134) to "Benna Mts., Laristan, S. Persia".
Distribution:Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen.
Status:U.S. ESA and IUCN – Data Deficient as H. hyaena barbara, otherwise Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Reviewed by Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998). Pocock (1934d) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998) argued that at present neither morphological nor molecular studies have supported the recognition of subspecies. Synonyms according to Rieger (1981) and Jenks and Werdelin (1998).
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Synonyms:

    antiquorum (Temminck, 1820)
    barbara de Blainville, 1844
    bergeri Matschie, 1910
    bilkiewiczi Satunin, 1905
    bokcharensis Satunin, 1905
    dubbah Meyer, 1793
    dubia Schinz, 1821
    fasciata Thunberg, 1820
    hienomelas Matschie, 1900
    hyaenomelas (Bruce In Desmarest, 1820)
    indica de Blainville, 1844
    orientalis Tiedemann, 1808
    rendilis Lönnberg, 1912
    satunini Matschie, 1910
    schillingsi Matschie, 1900
    striata Zimmermann, 1777
    suilla Filippi, 1853
    sultana Pocock, 1934
    syriaca Matschie, 1900
    virgata Ogilby, 1840
    vulgaris Desmarest, 1820
    zarudnyi Satunin, 1905

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