Zebra de stepă (Equus quagga), anterior denumită Equus burchellii, este cea mai răspândită specie de zebră. Ea poate fi întâlnită din sudul Etiopiei până în Botswana și Africa de Sud.
Subspecii Sunt cunoscute următoarele subspecii:Groves, C.P. & Bell, H.B. 2004. New investigations on the taxonomy of the zebras genus Equus, subgenus Hippotigris. Mammalian Biology. 69: 182-196. Equus quagga quagga Boddaert, 1785 (†) Equus quagga burchelli Gray, 1824 Equus quagga boehmi Matschie, 1892 Equus quagga chapmani Layard, 1865 Equus quagga borensis Lönnberg, 1921 Equus quagga crawshayi De Winton, 1896
Referințe
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(extinct subspecies of the plains zebra.)
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Moelman, P. D. (2002). Equids. Zebras, Assess and Horses. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Chapter 4. Status and Action Plan for the Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli). Mace A. Hack, Rod East and Dan J Rubenstein. pp. 43–57. Moehlman, P. D. (2003). Grizmek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Mammals IV. Detroit, The Gale Group, Inc. 15. Moss, C., Ed. (1982). Portraits in the Wild, Animal Behavior in East Africa. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. Prothero, D. R.; Schoch, R. M. (2003). Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. Rubenstein, D. I. & M. Hack (2004) Natural and sexual selection and the evolution of multi-level societies: insights from zebras with comparisons to primates. pp. 266–279. In: Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives. P. Kappeler and C. P. van Schaik (eds.). Cambridge University Press.
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Categorie:Equidae