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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species (1 + †7): G. camelopardalis – †G. gracilis – †G. jumae – †G. priscilla – †G. punjabiensis – †G. pygmaea – †G. sivalensis – †G. stillei
Name
[edit]Giraffa Brisson, 1762: 37 [conserved name]
- Type species: Cervus camelopardalis Linnaeus, 1758, by designation under the Plenary Powers (1998: 65).
- Gender: feminine.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1894 (1998: 65).
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Brisson, M.J. 1762. Regnum animale in classes IX. Distributum, Sive, Synopsis Methodica, Sistens generalem Animalium distributionem in Classes IX, & duarum primarum Classium, Quadrupedum scilicet & Cetaceorum, particularem divisionem in Ordines, Sectiones, Genera & Species. Cum brevi cujusque Speciei Descriptione, Cicationibus Auctorum de iis tractantium, Nominibus eis ab ipsis & Nationibus impositis, Nominibusque vulgaribus. Theodorum Haak: Lugduni Batavorum. 7 + 296 pp. BHL Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1998. Opinion 1894. Regnum Animale ..., Ed. 2 (M.J. Brisson, 1762): rejected for nomenclatural purposes, with the conservation of the mammalian generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, Cuniculus and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles, Lutra and Hyaena (Carnivora), Tapirus (Perissodactyla), Tragulus and Giraffa (Artiodactyla). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 55(1): 64–71. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Brown, D.M. et al. 2007. Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe. BMC Biology 5: 57. DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-5-57
Links
[edit]- Giraffa in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Giraffa – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
[edit]Afrikaans: Kameelperd
ak: Yoma
አማርኛ: ቀጭኔ
مصرى: زرافه
العربية: زرافة
asturianu: Xirafa
azərbaycanca: Zürafə
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Жырафа
беларуская: Жырафа
български: Жираф
bamanankan: Ntilen
বাংলা: জিরাফ
བོད་ཡིག: ཤ་བ་སྐེ་རིང་།
brezhoneg: Jirafenn
bosanski: Žirafa
català: Girafa
Cebuano: Hirapa
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏚᎩᏍᎩ
Tsetsêhestâhese: Tsêhe'êsenotováhe
کوردی: زەڕافە
čeština: Žirafa
dansk: Giraf
Deutsch: Giraffe
Zazaki: Zırafa
Ελληνικά: Καμηλοπάρδαλη
English: Giraffe
Esperanto: Ĝirafo
español: Jirafa
eesti: Kaelkirjak
euskara: Jirafa
فارسی: زرافه
suomi: Kirahvi
føroyskt: Giraffur
français: Girafe
贛語: 長頸鹿
Gaeilge: Sioráf
Gàidhlig: Sioraf
galego: Xirafa
ગુજરાતી: જિરાફ
Gaelg: Mwannalagh
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Chhòng-kiáng-lu̍k
Hawaiʻi: Kilape
Hausa: Raƙumin dawa
עברית: ג'ירף
हिन्दी: जिराफ़
hrvatski: Žirafa
Kreyòl ayisyen: Jiraf
magyar: Zsiráf
Bahasa Indonesia: Jerapah
Ido: Jirafo
íslenska: Gíraffi
italiano: Giraffa
日本語: キリン
la .lojban.: Djirafa
Jawa: Jerapah
Taqbaylit: Amdeɣ
қазақша: Керік
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜಿರಾಫೆ
한국어: 기린
kurdî: Canhêştir
лакку: СсурухӀи
Lëtzebuergesch: Giraff
lingála: Dikálá
lietuvių: Žirafa
latviešu: Žirafe
македонски: Жирафа
മലയാളം: ജിറാഫ്
монгол: Анааш
मराठी: जिराफ
Bahasa Melayu: Zirafah
မြန်မာဘာသာ: သစ်ကုလားအုပ်
नेपाली: जिराफ
Nederlands: Giraffe
norsk nynorsk: Sjiraff
norsk: Sjiraff
Nouormand: Girafe
Sesotho sa Leboa: Thutlwa
Diné bizaad: Tsin yilátah ayání
polski: Żyrafa
پنجابی: زرافہ
português: Girafa
Runa Simi: Hirapha
română: Girafă
русский: Жираф
sicilianu: Giraffa
Sängö: Kôlo
සිංහල: ජිරාෆ්
slovenčina: Žirafa štíhla
slovenščina: Žirafa
chiShona: Twiza
Soomaaliga: Geri
shqip: Gjirafa
српски / srpski: Жирафа
Sunda: Jarapah
svenska: Giraff
Kiswahili: Twiga
தமிழ்: ஒட்டகச் சிவிங்கி
తెలుగు: జిరాఫీ
тоҷикӣ: Зарофа
ไทย: ยีราฟ
Türkçe: Zürafa
удмурт: Жираф
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: زىراپە
українська: Жирафа
اردو: زرافہ
Tiếng Việt: Hươu cao cổ
ייִדיש: זשיראף
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Tn̂g-ām-lo̍k
粵語: 長頸鹿
中文: 长颈鹿
isiZulu: Indlulamithi
ak: Yoma
አማርኛ: ቀጭኔ
مصرى: زرافه
العربية: زرافة
asturianu: Xirafa
azərbaycanca: Zürafə
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Жырафа
беларуская: Жырафа
български: Жираф
bamanankan: Ntilen
বাংলা: জিরাফ
བོད་ཡིག: ཤ་བ་སྐེ་རིང་།
brezhoneg: Jirafenn
bosanski: Žirafa
català: Girafa
Cebuano: Hirapa
ᏣᎳᎩ: ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏚᎩᏍᎩ
Tsetsêhestâhese: Tsêhe'êsenotováhe
کوردی: زەڕافە
čeština: Žirafa
dansk: Giraf
Deutsch: Giraffe
Zazaki: Zırafa
Ελληνικά: Καμηλοπάρδαλη
English: Giraffe
Esperanto: Ĝirafo
español: Jirafa
eesti: Kaelkirjak
euskara: Jirafa
فارسی: زرافه
suomi: Kirahvi
føroyskt: Giraffur
français: Girafe
贛語: 長頸鹿
Gaeilge: Sioráf
Gàidhlig: Sioraf
galego: Xirafa
ગુજરાતી: જિરાફ
Gaelg: Mwannalagh
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Chhòng-kiáng-lu̍k
Hawaiʻi: Kilape
Hausa: Raƙumin dawa
עברית: ג'ירף
हिन्दी: जिराफ़
hrvatski: Žirafa
Kreyòl ayisyen: Jiraf
magyar: Zsiráf
Bahasa Indonesia: Jerapah
Ido: Jirafo
íslenska: Gíraffi
italiano: Giraffa
日本語: キリン
la .lojban.: Djirafa
Jawa: Jerapah
Taqbaylit: Amdeɣ
қазақша: Керік
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜಿರಾಫೆ
한국어: 기린
kurdî: Canhêştir
лакку: СсурухӀи
Lëtzebuergesch: Giraff
lingála: Dikálá
lietuvių: Žirafa
latviešu: Žirafe
македонски: Жирафа
മലയാളം: ജിറാഫ്
монгол: Анааш
मराठी: जिराफ
Bahasa Melayu: Zirafah
မြန်မာဘာသာ: သစ်ကုလားအုပ်
नेपाली: जिराफ
Nederlands: Giraffe
norsk nynorsk: Sjiraff
norsk: Sjiraff
Nouormand: Girafe
Sesotho sa Leboa: Thutlwa
Diné bizaad: Tsin yilátah ayání
polski: Żyrafa
پنجابی: زرافہ
português: Girafa
Runa Simi: Hirapha
română: Girafă
русский: Жираф
sicilianu: Giraffa
Sängö: Kôlo
සිංහල: ජිරාෆ්
slovenčina: Žirafa štíhla
slovenščina: Žirafa
chiShona: Twiza
Soomaaliga: Geri
shqip: Gjirafa
српски / srpski: Жирафа
Sunda: Jarapah
svenska: Giraff
Kiswahili: Twiga
தமிழ்: ஒட்டகச் சிவிங்கி
తెలుగు: జిరాఫీ
тоҷикӣ: Зарофа
ไทย: ยีราฟ
Türkçe: Zürafa
удмурт: Жираф
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: زىراپە
українська: Жирафа
اردو: زرافہ
Tiếng Việt: Hươu cao cổ
ייִדיש: זשיראף
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Tn̂g-ām-lo̍k
粵語: 長頸鹿
中文: 长颈鹿
isiZulu: Indlulamithi
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