Species Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, 1758

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• Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [65].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found in ZIUU or NHRM), 'Africae desertis arenosis siticulosis'.

  Type locality references:

  Thomas, O. 1911. The mammals of the tenth edition of Linnaeus; an attempt to fix the types of the genera and the exact bases and localities of the species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911: 120-158 [150] (identified the type locality as 'deserts of Libya and Arabia').
• Camelus arabicus Desmoulins, A. [as A.D...NS] 1823. Chameau in, Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle. Tome troisième. CAD—CHI. Paris : Rey et Gravier pp. 447-457. [452] [recorded from Australia by Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agr. Protection Board West. Aust. Tech. Ser. 1: 1–30 [18]].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, 'la Perse jusqu'au Sénégal'.

  Secondary source:

   Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agricultural Protection Board Western Australia Technical Service 1: 1-30.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Fischer, J.B. 1829. Synopsis Mammalium. Stuttgardtiae : J.G. Cottae xlii 752 pp.
• Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Introduced from ? British India or Middle East.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NT, Qld, SA, WA: Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, folivore, gregarious, herbivore, terrestrial, tussock grassland.

Extra Ecological Information

Feral.

 

General References

Clutton-Brock, J. 1981. Domesticated Animals from Early Times. London : British Museum 208 pp.

Dörges, B., Heucke, J. & Dance, R. 2003. Observations on the Efects of Camels Grazing the Vegetation of Central Australia. Technote No. 118. Northern Territory Government, Department of Business and Resource Development. Agdex No. 486/51.

Dörges, B., Heucke, J. & Dance, R. 2003. The Palatability of Central Australian Plant Species to Camels. Technote No. 116. Northern Territory Government, Department of Business and Resource Development. Agdex No. 486/62.

Dörges, B. & Heucke, J. 1995. Ecology, Social Organization and Behaviour of the Feral Dromedary Camelus dromedarius (L. 1758) in central Australia. Alice Springs : CSIRO.

Dörges, B. & Heucke, J. 1995. One-humped Camel Camelus dromedarius. pp. 719-721 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Gauthier-Pilters, H. & Dagg, A.I. 1981. The Camel: Its evolution, ecology, behavior, and relationship to man. Chicago : Univ. Chicago Press xii 208 pp., 68 pls.

Haltenorth, T. 1963. Klassifikation der Säugetiere: Artiodactyla. Handbuch der Zoologie Berlin 8(teil 1, lfg. 32): 1-167 pls 1-16

Letts, G.A., Bassingthwaighte, A. & de Vos, W.E.L. 1979. Feral Animals in the Northern Territory. Report of the Board of Inquiry 1979. N.T. : Govt. Printer xvi 234 pp.

Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agricultural Protection Board Western Australia Technical Service 1: 1-30

McKnight, T. 1976. Friendly vermin. A survey of feral livestock in Australia. University of California Publications in Geography 21: i-viii 1-104

McKnight, T.L. 1969. The Camel in Australia. Carlton : Melbourne Univ. Press xiv 154 pp.

Short, J., Caughley, G., Grice, D. & Brown, B. 1988. The distribution and relative abundance of camels in Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 15: 91-97

Yagil, R. 1985. The Desert Camel. Basel, Switzerland : Animal Nutrition. Karger.

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Dromedary)

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [115] (One-humped Camel)

 

History of changes

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		12-Feb-2010	(import)