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Published 15 July 2005 by the American Society of Mammalogists
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lion
Fells leo Linnaeus, 1758:41. Type locality "Africa," restricted to "Constantine, Algeria" by J. A. Allen (1924:222-223) and based on Cuvier's Lion de Barbarie (Geoffrey St. Hilaire and Cuvier 1819).
[Felis leo] barbaricus Meyer, 1826:6. Type locality "Barbarische" = Barbary, North Africa, vide G. M. Alien (1939:244).
[Felis leo] persicus Meyer, 1826:6. Type locality "Persische" = Persia, vide Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:319).
[Felis leo] senegalensis Meyer, 1826:6. Type locality "Senegalische" = Senegal, vide G. M. Allen (1939:244); not Felis senegalensis Lesson, 1839:plate 10, or Felis jubata senegalensis Blainville, 1843.
Leo asiaticus Brehm, 1829:638. No type locality specified.
Leo afrlcanus Brehm, 1829:638. No type locality specified.
Felis leo α barbants Fischer, 1829:197. No type locality specified; based on Cuvier's Lion de Barbarie (Geoffrey St. Hilaire and Cuvier 1819).
Felis leo β senegalensis Fischer, 1829:197. No type locality specified; based on Cuvier and Geoffroy's (1819) Lion du Senegal. Preoccupied by [Felis leo] senegalensis Meyer, 1826:6 (Hoilister, 1910:123). Not Felis senegalensis Lesson, 1839:plate 10, or Felis jubata senegalensis Blainville, 1843.
Felis leo bengalensis Bennett, 1829:1. Type locality "Bengal"; corrected to "Hurriana," = Harriana, northern India by Blyth (1863). Preoccupied by Felis bengalensis Kerr, 1792:151.
Felis leo e capensis Fischer, 1830:565 [page mislabeled 365]. No type locality specified; based on Griffith's (1827) "South African Lion." Preoccupied by Felis capensis Forster, 1781:4, plate 1.
Felis leo var. goojratensis Smee, 1833(1834): 165, 174. Type locality "Guzerat" = Gujerat, India: stated as "Ahmedabad" by Pocock (1930:660).
Leo asiaticus: Jardine, 1834:121. Name combination.
[?] guzcratensis Wagner, 1841:461. Incorrect subsequent spelling of goojratensis Smee, vide Pocock (1930:660).
Felis (Leo) gougeratensis H. Smith, 1842:178 and plate XI. Incorrect subsequent spelling of Felis leo goojratensis Smee.
Felis (Leo) melanochailus H. Smith, 1842:177. Type locality "The Cape" vide Shortridge (1934:77) or "Cape of Good Hope" vide Roberts (1951:190); correct original spelling, by selection (Hollister 1910:123).
Felis (Leo) melanochoetus H. Smith, 1842:plate X. Incorrect original spelling of Felis melanochaitus H. Smith.
Leo gambianus Gray, 1843:40. Type locality "W. Africa, interior of Gambia"; renaming of Felis leo senegalensis Fischer, 1829: 197; nomen nudum.
F[elis]. leo nubicus Blainville, 1843:58. No type locality specified; stated as "Nubia" by G. M. Allen (1939:243).
Leo indiens Blainville, 1843:196....