An overview of giraffe giraffa camelopardalis taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, with a Namibian comparative and focus on the Kunene Region.
Limited knowledge of the giraffe’s taxonomy, distribution and conservation status currently exists at the species and subspecies level. This lack of understanding has compounded the species long-term conservation Africa-wide, including in Namibia where waves have been made regarding the species potential conservation down listing based on little, if any, scientific evidence. This study provides the […]
Species characterization in the genus pestivirus according to palindromic nucleotide substitutions in the 5′ untranslated region
The palindromic nucleotide substitutions (PNS) at the three variable loci (V1, V2, and V3) in the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) of the Pestivirus genome have been considered for taxonomical segregation of the species, through the evaluation of 533 strains. On the basis of qualitative and quantitative secondary structure characteristics, species have been identified within the […]
The Scientific name of the Reticulated Giraffe: Proposed rejection of Giraffa camelopardalis australis Rhoads, 1896. Z.N. (S.) 1942
A rejection of the proposal to consider separate subspecies nomenclature for the Cape Giraffe as Giraffa cameloparsalis australis and instead including it under Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.