Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamuses are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot. Only two species survive today,
Species list
- Hippopotamus
- *Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus amphibius
- **''Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius
- **''Hippopotamus amphibius capensis
- **''Hippopotamus amphibius constrictus
- **''Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko
- **Hippopotamus amphibius tschadensis
- *European Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus antiquus †
- *Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus creutzburgi †
- **Hippopotamus creutzburgi creutzburgi †
- **Hippopotamus creutzburgi parvus †
- *Madagascar Hippo — Hippopotamus madagascariensis †
- *Siculo-Maltese Dwarf Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus melitensis †
- *Madagascar Dwarf Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus lemerlei †
- *Siculo-Maltese Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus pentlandi †
- *Hippopotamus gorgops †
- Choeropsis
- *Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis liberiensis
- **Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis
- **Choeropsis liberiensis heslopi (possible †)
- *Madagascar Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis madagascariensis †
- Hexaprotodon
- *Indian Pygmy Hippopotamus — Hexaprotodon namadicus †
- *Indian Hippopotamus -— Hippopotamus palaeindicus †
- Phanourios †
- *Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus — Phanourios minutis †
References
- Boisserie, J.R. 2005. The phylogeny and taxonomy of Hippopotamidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla): a review based on morphology and cladistic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 143, Number 1, January 2005, pp. 1-26(26)
- [ITIS search as of 2004-08-11]
- Petronio, C (1995), Note on the taxonomy of Pleistocene hippopotamuses. Ibex 3:53-55. [Link]
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