Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus 1758

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 645

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Camelus dromedarius Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 65 View Cited Treatment .

Type Locality: "Habitat in Africae desertis arenosis siticulosis", identified as "deserts of Libya and Arabia" by Thomas (1911 a:150); based on domesticated stock .

Vernacular Names: One-humped Camel.

Synonyms: Camelus aegyptiacus Kolenati 1847 ; Camelus africanus (Gloger 1841) ; Camelus arabicus Desmoulins 1823 ; Camelus dromas Pallas 1811 ; Camelus dromos Kerr 1792 ; Camelus ferus Falk 1786 ; Camelus lukius Kolenati 1847 ; Camelus polytrichus Kolenati 1847 ; Camelus turcomanicus J. Fischer 1829 ; Camelus vulgaris Kolenati 1847 .

Distribution: Extinct in the wild; domesticated from wild populations which presumably had become restricted to the S Arabian Peninsula; domesticated in Senegal and Mauritania to Somalia and Kenya, throughout N Africa, the Middle East, Arabia, and Iran to NW India; feral populations in Australia.

Discussion: Produces viable hybrids with bactrianus (see comments therein). Bohlken (1961) considered dromedarius a synonym of bactrianus . Reviewed by Köhler-Rollefson (1991, Mammalian Species, 375). Biology reviewed by Gauthier-Pilters and Innis Dagg (1981). For history of domestication, see R. T. Wilson (1984).