Species Cervus unicolor Kerr, 1792
Sambar
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Haltenorth, T. 1963. Klassifikation der Säugetiere: Artiodactyla. Handbuch der Zoologie Berlin 8(teil 1, lfg. 32): 1-167 pls 1-16 [59] (giving taxonomic arrangements and extralimital synonyms)
- Hickman, G.C. 1981. National mammal guides: a review of references to Recent faunas. Mammal Review 11: 53-85 (giving taxonomic arrangements and extralimital synonyms)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from India, Sri Lanka and unknown locality.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore, herbivore, montane, open forest, terrestrial.
General References
Anderson, R. 1979. Deer farming in Australia. Proceedings of the Post-graduate Committee of Veterinary Science University of Sydney 49: 55-71
Bentley, A. 1995. Sambar Cervus unicolor. pp. 738-739 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
English, A.W. 1979. Veterinary aspects of deer farming in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Post-graduate Committee of Veterinary Science University of Sydney 49: 127-202-1 pl.
Gibb, J.A. & Flux, J.E.C. 1973. Mammals. pp. 334-371 in Williams, G.R. (ed.). The Natural History of New Zealand an Ecological Survey. Wellington : A.H. & A.W. Reed.
Keep, J.M. 1979. The distribution of wild deer in Australia. Proceedings of the Post-graduate Committee of Veterinary Science University of Sydney 49: 15-19 1 pl.
Long, J.L. 1972. Introduced birds and mammals in Western Australia. Agricultural Protection Board Western Australia Technical Service 1: 1-30
Mason, E. 1994. Auditory and visual communications of sambar. Australian Deer 19: 22-26
Moriarty, A. 2004. The liberation, distribution and management of wild deer in Australia. Wildlife Research 31: 291-299
Peel, B., Bilney, R.J. & Bilney, R.J. 2005. Observations of the ecological impacts of Sambar Cervus unicolor in East Gippsland, Victoria, with reference to destruction of rainforest communities. Victorian Naturalist 122: 189-200
Van Bemmel, A.C.V. 1949. Review of the rusine deer in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Treubia 20: 191-262 pls 2-5
Whitehead, G.K. 1972. Deer of the World. London : Constable xii 194 pp. 33 pls.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Sambar)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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16-Dec-2010 | 17-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |