Abstract
IN discussing the sub-specific taxonomy of the gorilla, Groves1 has used the name Gorilla gorilla manyema Rothschild, 1908, for his eastern lowland sub-species. This procedure is quite contrary to both the International Rules and current practice of taxonomic nomenclature, and if not corrected will inevitably lead to further confusion in the nomenclature of this important and much-studied species. The valid name for this sub-species is Gorilla gorilla graueri Matschie, 1914. and the synonymy can be expressed as follows: Gorilla graueri Matschie, 1914 (ref. 2). Gorilla gorilla rex-pygmaeorum Schwarz, 1927 (ref. 3). Gorilla gorilla manyema Groves, 1967 (ref. 1) (following Rothschild, 1908 (ref. 4)).
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