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Post by surroundx on Apr 16, 2017 6:48:53 GMT
A possibly extinct subspecies of Sus scrofa from the Middle East (Porter et al. 2016:524). Source: Porter, Valerie, Alderson, G. L. H., Hall, S. J. G. and Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 volumes (6th edition). Boston, USA & Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing. xiii + 1200 pp. Available here: books.google.com.au/books?id=2UEJDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |
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Post by Melanie on Apr 16, 2017 10:26:54 GMT
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Post by alexanderlang on Apr 17, 2017 7:57:23 GMT
Hi! I think it's libycus not lybicus, right?  |
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Post by Peter on Apr 17, 2017 15:48:54 GMT
Right (see Wilson & Reeder 2005), although Groves (1981) and Groves & Grubb (2011) uses (wrongly) lybicus.
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Post by Melanie on Apr 17, 2017 20:44:49 GMT
From Mammals of Africa, vol 6, p 30
Formerly in North Africa (north of 26° N) from Morocco’s lower Seguia El Hamra (Morales Agacino 1950) through N Algeria, Tunisia and N Libya to the Nile R. in N Egypt (Osborn & Helmy 1980). The origin of Egyptian animals is questionable, as they probably represent indefinite crossings between wild and domesticated animals (Manlius & Gautier 1999). Animals from Sudan are also probably of domesticated origin (Ansell 1972, Manlius & Gautier 1999), as are animals from the offshore islands of Mafia and Pemba (Haltenorth & Diller 1980). Fossil remains of the Wild Boar are common in Pleistocene and Holocene layers in north-west Africa, and the animal is also depicted on Roman mosaics in ancient Libya (Kowalski & Rzebik-Kowalska 1991).
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Post by Bhagatí on Apr 21, 2017 10:37:35 GMT
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Post by Melanie on Apr 21, 2017 12:00:37 GMT
Sus scrofa libycus was previously thought to be an extinct subspecies from the Nile region in Egypt. But Kingdon et al (2013) state that the Egypt pigs are possible of domestic origin and Grubb & Groves (2011) state that it is a synonym of Sus scrofa.
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