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Groves, C.P.

Authors	C.P. Groves, L.B. Holthuis
Title	The nomenclature of the Orang Utan
Journal	Zoologische Mededelingen
Volume	59
Year	1985
Issue	31
Pages	411-417
ISSN	0024-0672
Keywords	Nomenclature; Orang Utan; Pongo pygmaeus; Pongo satyrus
Abstract	Changes in the nomenclature of the Orang Utan recently proposed by Röhrer-Ertl are shown to be unnecessary. The generic name Pongo Van Wurmb, 1784, for the genus, P.s. satyrus Linnaeus, 1758, for the Sumatran subspecies, and P.s. borneensis Van Wurmb, 1784, for the Bornean subspecies, as used by Röhrer-Ertl all are invalid, and should be replaced by the correct traditional names, Pongo Lacépède, 1799, for the genus, P.p. pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) for the Bornean subspecies, and P.p. abelii Lesson, 1827, for the Sumatran subspecies.
Classification	42.84
Document type	article
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