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| Krystufek, B. | |
| Valid name for the Balkan lynx: _Lynx lynx martinoi _Miric, 1978, is a junior synonym of _Lyx lyx balcanicus_ Bures, 1941 | |
| 2013 Folia Zoologica (62): 121-124 | |
Two available subspecific names are used interchangeably for the Balkan lynx. In this contribution I demonstrate that the valid name is _Lynx lynx balcanicus_ Bures, 1941, and _L. l. martinoi_ Miri‘, 1978, is its junior synonym. The type locality of _L. l. balcanicus_ is the Sara Mts. in the Republic of Macedonia. In reaching this conclusion, I refrain from infringing upon taxonomic judgment on whether or not the Balkan lynx is a subspecies in its own right. While addressing the Balkan lynx over the last decade, conservationists have largely ignored the older synonym balcanicus and used instead a junior synonym martinoi. |
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