Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758

Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 20.

Type Locality: Sweden, Uppsala.

Vernacular Names: Human.

Synonyms: Homo aethiopicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo americanus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo arabicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo aurignacensis Klaatsch and Hauser 1910; Homo australasicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo cafer Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo capensis Broom 1917; Homo columbicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo cro-magnonensis Gregory 1921; Homo drennani Kleinschmidt 1931; Homo eurafricanus (Sergi 1911); Homo grimaldiensis Gregory 1921; Homo grimaldii Lapouge 1906; Homo hottentotus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo hyperboreus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo indicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo japeticus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo melaninus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo monstrosus Linnaeus 1758; Homo neptunianus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo palestinus McCown and Keith 1932; Homo patagonus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo priscus Lapouge 1899; Homo proto-aethiopicus Giuffrida-Ruggeri 1915; Homo scythicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo sinicus Bory de St. Vincent 1825; Homo spelaeus Lapouge 1899; Homo troglodytes Linnaeus 1758; Homo wadjakensis Dubois 1921 .

Distribution: Cosmopolitan.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II as Order Primates; absolutely not endangered.

Discussion: Most of the synonyms have fossil specimens as their type specimens; Bory de St. Vincent’s names refer to living geographic varieties of modern humans.