Hexaprotodon
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Hexaprotodon liberiensis (disputed) |
Hexaprotodon is a genus of Hippopotamidae that is sometimes applied to the pygmy hippopotamus. Pygmy hippos may be classified as either Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis.
The genus Hexaprotodon also includes several species of rarely-studied extinct hippos from Asia, sometimes labeled "Asian Hippopotami."
- Hexaprotodon bruneti - Afar Hexaprotodon (fossil) Boisserie and White, 2004
- Hexaprotodon crusafonti (fossil) Aguire, 1963
- Hexaprotodon hipponensis (fossil) (Gaudry, 1867)
- Hexaprotodon imagunculus (fossil) (Hopwood, 1926)
- Hexaprotodon iravticus (fossil) Falconer and Cautley, 1847
- Hexaprotodon karumensis (fossil) Coryndon, 1977
- Hexaprotodon mingoz (fossil) Boisserie et al., 2003
- Hexaprotodon namadicus - Lesser Indian Hippopotamus (fossil) Falconer and Cautley, 1847 - possibly same as H. palaeindicus´
- Hexaprotodon palaeindicus - Indian Hippopotamus (fossil) Falconer and Cautley, 1847
- Hexaprotodon pantanellii (fossil) (Joleaud, 1920)
- Hexaprotodon primaevus (fossil) Crusafont et al., 1964
- Hexaprotodon protamphibius (fossil) (Arambourg, 1944)
- Hexaprotodon siculus (fossil) (Hooijer, 1946)
- Hexaprotodon sivalensis - Sivalik Hippopotamus (fossil) Falconer and Cautley, 1836
- Hexaprotodon sp. - Myanmar Hippopotamus (fossil)
- and some Indonesian species from the Pleistocene
The name Hexaprotodon means "six front teeth" as some of the fossil forms indeed have three pairs of incisors.
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