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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 †
- Madagascar Hippo — Hippopotamus madagascariensis †
- Siculo-Maltese Dwarf Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus melitensis †
- Madagascar Dwarf Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus lemerlei †
- Siculo-Maltese Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus pentlandi †
- Hippopotamus gorgops †
- Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus amphibius
- Choeropsis
- Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis liberiensis
- Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis
- Choeropsis liberiensis heslopi (possible †)
- Madagascar Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis madagascariensis †
- Pygmy Hippopotamus — Choeropsis liberiensis
- 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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