Journal of Animal Diversity
مجله تنوع جانوری
JAD
Basic Sciences
http://jad.lu.ac.ir
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2676-685X
2676-685X
10.61186/JAD
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2022
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The lions of Somalia: a review of available morphological and socio-ecological data
Species Diversity
مقاله مروری
Review Article
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">There is an increased recognition of the threat status of the African lion (<i>Panthera leo</i>), once a widespread top predator of open African habitats. However, our knowledge about the biology of the species is often based on a few study sites in South and East Africa, and the present subspecific taxonomy developed by the IUCN reinforces an idea of homogeneity of the species in Africa. A synthesis of available knowledge regarding the lions of Southern Somalia, formerly proposed as a distinct subspecies, <i>Panthera leo somaliensis</i> is presented. Particular attention is paid to the issue of manelessness in males, a phenomenon that has been studied in Tsavo (N.E. Kenya) but it is highlighted for the first time for the Southern Somalia region. Although our data cannot lead to a definitive answer about the taxonomic status of Somali lions, there is enough evidence to call for further studies and conservation efforts, also in the light of the increased evidence of genetic discontinuity in lions associated with strong ecological barriers.</span></span></span></div>
Conservation unit, distribution, mane development, morphometrical analysis, Panthera leo, taxonomy
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http://jad.lu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-218-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Spartaco
Gippoliti
spartacolobus@hotmail.com
10031947532846002439
10031947532846002439
No
Società Italiana per la Storia della Fauna, Viale Liegi 48, 00198 Rome, Italy
Dario
Fraschetti
dariofraschetti@yahoo.it
10031947532846002440
10031947532846002440
No
Società Italiana per la Storia della Fauna, Viale Manzoni 28, 00185 Rome, Italy
Osman Gedow
Amir
osmangedow@snm.gov.so
10031947532846002441
10031947532846002441
No
Somali National Museum, Mogadishu, Somalia
Francesco M.
Angelici
francesco.angelici@un.org
10031947532846002442
10031947532846002442
Yes
FIZV, Via Marco Aurelio 2, 00184 Rome, Italy; National Center for Wildlife, Al Imam Faisal Ibn Turki Ibn Abdullah, Ulaishah, Riyadh 12746, Saudi Arabia