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  1. Kakapo

    Kakapo Well-Known Member

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    Dear Zoochatters,
    As probably many of you know, I try to keep a photographic archive of my own photos with the maximum number of species possible, either animals, plants, fungi or whatever, extant or extinct, alive or preserved, etc. I know most of you probably would not favour this kind of photographic archive, accepting only f. e. alive animals, but for myself it works for getting many more species, altough of course I try to substitute photos when I obtain better ones - that includes substituting pics of preserved specimens by pics of alive ones if the latter are of enough quality.

    I was unsure about the section of the forum in which post this thread, but as it's a list based on my photographs, I decided to put it here. If it's wrongly placed please let me know or move it :)

    An overwhelming number of zoochatters are extremely obsessed here with tiger and leopard subspecies, and basically subspecies of all other kinds of animals tend to be ignored. For me, the important thing always has been and always will be the species, that is the basic biological unit. Subspecies are something more banal and I don't collect photos of them. I even remember to have being deleted my photos of some subspecies when substituting it by better photos of different subespecies of the same species. If one mind if a tiger is Sumatran or Siberian, then it would be more correct if they also mind if an European goldfinch is subspecies parva or if a beetle Sphenoptera pilosula is or is not of subspecies gadetinica.

    My curiosity leaded me to find how many non-nominate subespecies photos I have, despite not actively collecting subspecies photos. The count is probably incomplete as I didn't revised every of my pic folders, but it must be very close to reality. I didn't included extinct subspecies (for example I have an image of an extinct subspecies from a living species of snail, not included in the list).

    The next is a list of those non-nominate subspecies photographed by me. In bold, those alive, in bold and underlined, those photographed alive in the wild. It would be nice if other Zoochatters do equivalent lists and compare them here :)

    1. Acanthacris ruficornis citrina
    2. Aceraius grandis hirsutus
    3. Acheron trux loquax
    4. Acmaeodera crinita maroccana
    5. Acmaeodera degener quatuordecimpunctata
    6. Acmaeodera rubromaculata segurensis
    7. Acrida ungarica mediterranea
    8. Actias sinensis angulocaudata
    9. Adelpha bredowii californica
    10. Aegithalos caudatus taiti
    11. Aegosoma sinicum hainanense
    12. Agama lionotus dodomae
    13. Agama stellio picea
    14. Agapanthia cardui suturalis
    15. Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori
    16. Aglaomorpha histrio formosana (in the wild, but dead - in fact severely damaged and destroyed)
    17. Agrias amydon phalcidon
    18. Agrias hewitsonius beatifica
    19. Agrilus albogularis artemisiae
    20. Agrilus viridicaerulans rubi
    21. Alauda gulgula wattersi
    22. Albarracina warionis korbi
    23. Alcedo atthis ispida
    24. Alcelaphus buselaphus caama
    25. Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii
    26. Alectoris graeca saxatilis
    27. Alisterus amboinensis buruensis
    28. Alisterus amboinensis dorsalis
    29. Alisterus chloropterus moszkowskii
    30. Alvaradoia numerica disjecta
    31. Amazona autumnalis diadema
    32. Amazona autumnalis lilacina
    33. Amazona autumnalis salvini
    34. Amazona festiva bodini
    35. Amblema plicata costata
    36. Ammophila terminata mocsaryi
    37. Ammotragus lervia fassini
    38. Anas crecca carolinensis
    39. Anas georgica spinicauda
    40. Anas rhynchotis variegata
    41. Ancistrocerus biphaleratus triphaleratus
    42. Andrena pruinosa parata
    43. Anisorrhina flavomaculata laeviplaga
    44. Anthaxia millefolii polychloros
    45. Anthaxia nigrojubata incognita
    46. Anthaxia thalassophila iberica
    47. Aotus azarae boliviensis
    48. Aotus lemurinus griseimembra
    49. Aphoenops ochsi reymondi
    50. Apis dorsata breviligula
    51. Appias lyncida vasava
    52. Aprosmictus erythropterus coccineopterus
    53. Apus pallidus brehmorum
    54. Aquila chrysaetos daphanea
    55. Ara militaris mexicana
    56. Ara nobilis cumanensis
    57. Aratinga nana astec
    58. Aratinga wagleri minor
    59. Arctictis binturong whitei
    60. Ardea alba modesta
    61. Arsenura ponderosa guianensis
    62. Asterope leprieuri depuiseti
    63. Astrapia splendidissima helios
    64. Atelerix algirus caniculus
    65. Ateles fusciceps rufiventris
    66. Atlapetes rufinucha latinuchus
    67. Atrophaneura dasarada hedistus
    68. Atrophaneura oreon batuataensis
    69. Aulacorhynchus prasinus caeruleogularis
    70. Automolus ochrolaemus cervinigularis
    71. Babyrousa babyrussa celebensis
    72. Barnardius barnardi macgillivrayi
    73. Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi
    74. Bison bison athabascae
    75. Bitis gabonica rhinoceros
    76. Blepharita spinosa occidentalis
    77. Boa constrictor imperator
    78. Bolinus cornutus tumulosus
    79. Boloria euphrosyne rusalka
    80. Boloria napaea pyreneorientalis
    81. Boloria pales pyrenesmiscens
    82. Bombus lapidarius decipiens
    83. Bombus pascuorum floralis
    84. Bombus pensylvanicus sonorus
    85. Bombus rupestris vasco
    86. Bos gaurus frontalis
    87. Bostrychia hagedash nilotica
    88. Brachinus albarracinus vivesi
    89. Brachycerus apterus major
    90. Branta canadensis minima
    91. Brotogeris cyanopterus gustavi
    92. Bubo africanus milesi
    93. Bubo bubo hispanus
    94. Bubo bubo sibericus
    95. Bubo virginianus subarcticus
    96. Bubo capensis mackinderi
    97. Buceros rhinoceros silvestris
    98. Budorcas taxicolor tibetana
    99. Bufo bufo spinosus
    100. Bulaea lichatschovi pallida
    101. Buprestis sanguinea iberica
    102. Bursa rhodostoma thomae
    103. Bustilloxia saturata iberica
    104. Buteo lineatus elegans
    105. Butorides virescens anthonyi
    106. Byctiscus impressus formosanus
    107. Cacatua galerita triton
    108. Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata
    109. Cairina moschata domestica
    110. Calandrella rufescens polazteki
    111. Calathus fuscipes graecus
    112. Caligo atreus dionysos
    113. Callicore excelsior excelsissima
    114. Callicore lyca mionina
    115. Callophrys rubi fervida
    116. Callosciurus erythraeus taiwanensis
    117. Callosciurus prevostii borneoensis
    118. Calonectris diomedea borealis
    119. Calopteryx virgo meridionalis
    120. Calosoma maderae indagator
    121. Camponotus atlantis hesperius
    122. Campylorhamphus trochilirostris devius
    123. Canis aureus moreotica
    124. Canis lupus familiaris
    125. Canis lupus occidentalis
    126. Capra aegagrus cretica
    127. Capra falconeri heptneri
    128. Capra pyrenaica hispanica
    129. Carabus auronitens punctatoauratus
    130. Carabus convexus pyrenaeicola
    131. Carabus faustus cabrerai
    132. Carabus granulatus telluris
    133. Carabus hispanus latissimus
    134. Carabus impressus neojordanicus
    135. Carabus lafossei coelestis
    136. Carabus lineatus lateralis
    137. Carabus lusitanicus helluo
    138. Carabus melancholicus costatus
    139. Carabus monilis montichares
    140. Carabus morbillosus macilentus
    141. Carabus nemoralis pseudomonticola
    142. Carabus odoratus dabanensis
    143. Carabus problematicus inflatus
    144. Carabus rugosus baeticus
    145. Carabus solieri rouyricus
    146. Carabus torosus sinopensis
    147. Carabus variolosus nodulosus
    148. Caradrina rebeli lanzarotensis
    149. Carpocoris fuscispinus mediterraneus
    140. Casmaria erinacea kalosmodix
    141 Cephalota circumdata imperialis
    142. Cephalota maura punctigera
    143. Cepora iudith lea
    144. Cercocebus atys lunulatus
    145. Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
    146. Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
    147. Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
    148. Cercopithecus diana roloway
    149. Cervus eldi thamnin
    150. Cervus elaphus bactrianus
    151. Cervus elaphus hispanicus
    152. Cetonia carthami aurataeformis
    153. Chalcophora intermedia fagniezi
    154. Channa argus warpachowskii
    155. Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus
    156. Charadrius dubius curonicus
    157. Charaxes bernardus crepax
    158. Charaxes druceanus proximans
    159. Charaxes eupale latimargo
    160. Charaxes jasius saturnus
    161. Charaxes nitebis luscius
    162. Charaxes protoclea catenaria
    163. Charina trivirgata roseofusca
    164. Chazara heydenreichi shandura
    165. Chazara prieuri iberica
    166. Chelodina rugosa siebenrocki
    167. Chlamydotis undulata fuerteventurae
    168. Chorthippus binotatus moralesi
    169. Chorthippus parallelus erythropus
    170. Chrysis rufitarsis incisa
    171. Chrysochroa fulminans praelonga
    172. Chrysochroa ocellata ephippigera
    173. Chrysochroa rajah wiwuti
    174. Chrysolina affinis baetica
    175. Chrysolina grossa tingitana
    176. Chrysolina gypsophilae lucidicollis
    177. Chrysolina vernalis pyrenaica
    178. Cicada barbara lusitanica
    179. Cicindela chinensis flammifera
    180. Cicindela formosa generosa
    181. Cicindela littoralis nemoralis
    182. Cicindela maroccana pseudomaroccana
    183. Cicindela varians unicolor
    184. Ciconia episcopus microscelis
    185. Cinnycerthia unirufa unibrunnea
    186. Circus cyaneus hudsonius
    187. Cisticola chinianus humilis
    188. Clanoptilus abdominalis limbifer
    189. Clausilia bidentata abietina
    190. Cnemidophorus hyperythrus beldingi
    191. Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
    192. Colobus angolensis palliatus
    193. Colobus badius kirkii
    194. Colotis evagore nouna
    195. Columba fasciata albilinea
    196. Conus pulcher prometheus
    197. Conus pulcher siamensis
    198. Copsychus albospecularis pica
    199. Cordylus warreni depressus
    200. Corvus corone cornix
    201. Corvus monedula spermologus
    202. Crotalus durissus culminatus
    203. Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
    204. Crotalus mitchelii pyrrhus
    205. Crotalus oreganus helleri
    206. Crypturellus soui meserythrus
    207. Cyclarhis gujanensis viridis
    208. Cygnus columbianus jankowskii
    209. Cypraea mappa alga
    210. Damaliscus lunatus jimela
    211. Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
    212. Dasylabris maura clausa
    213. Delichon dasypus nigrimentalis
    214. Dendrocopos major hispanus
    215. Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi
    216. Diceros bicornis michaeli
    217. Diodontus oraniensis gracilipes
    218. Diplodus sargus cadenati
    219. Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri
    220. Dysauxes punctata servula
    221. Dysphania numana snelleni
    222. Echinarachnius parma obesus
    223. Echinosorex gymnura alba
    224. Eilema albicosta witti
    225. Elaphe porphyracea laticincta
    226. Elaphe taeniura friesei
    227. Elaphodus cephalophus michianus
    228. Emberiza elegans elegantula
    229. Emberiza striolata sahari
    230. Enhydra lutris nereis
    231. Eolophus roseicapillus albiceps
    232. Eos histrio talautensis
    233. Ephippiger ephippiger cunii
    234. Equus africanus somalicus
    235. Equus hemionus onager
    236. Equus kiang holdereri
    237. Equus quagga antiquorum
    238. Equus quagga boehmi
    239. Equus zebra hartmannae
    240. Erebia cassioides arvernensis
    241. Erebia hispania rondoui
    242. Erebia manto constans
    243. Erebia meolans pyrenaica
    244. Eresus cinnaberinus frontalis
    245. Euchloe bazae iberae
    246. Euchorthippus pulvinatus gallicus
    247. Eudicella hornimani ruficeps
    248. Eudynamys scolopacea mindanensis
    249. Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi
    250. Eulemur fulvus albifrons
    251. Eulemur macaco flavifrons
    252. Eumeces skiltonianus interparietalis
    253. Eumenes coarctatus lunulatus
    254. Eunica eurota euphemia
    255. Euphonia musica flavifrons
    256. Euphydryas aurinia beckeri
    257. Euploea westwoodii viola
    258. Eupodotis senegalensis erlangeri
    259. Eurema hecabe hobsoni
    260. Eurostopodus macrotis cerviniceps
    261. Falco chicquera ruficollis
    262. Falco tinnunculus canariensis
    263. Falco tinnunculus dacotiae
    264. Felis margarita harrisoni
    265. Forpus passerinus deliciosus
    266. Forpus xanthopterygius spengeli
    267. Galerida cristata pallida
    268. Gallus gallus domesticus
    269. Garrulus glandarius rufitergum
    270. Gazella dama mhorr
    271. Gazella dorcas osiris
    272. Gazella granti raineyi
    273. Gazella granti robertsi
    274. Geochelone pardalis babcocki
    275. Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis
    276. Geotrygon montana martinica
    277. Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
    278. Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi
    279. Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
    280. Glaucidium perlatum licua
    281. Gobio gobio lozanoi
    282. Gomphocerus sibiricus pyrenaicus
    283. Gonepteryx amintha formosana
    284. Gonocephalum granulatum pusillum
    285. Gonocerus juniperi triquetricornis
    286. Gorilla beringei graueri
    287. Goura scheepmakeri sclaterii
    288. Graphium anthedon milon
    289. Graphium latreillianus theorini
    290. Graphosoma lineatum italicum
    291. Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii
    292. Grus canadensis tabida
    293. Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca
    294. Gyps rueppellii erlangeri
    295. Hadena luteago andalusica
    296. Haliotis coccinea canariensis
    297. Haliotis rugosa pustulata
    298. Harpalus microthorax salinator
    299. Hebomoia leucippe daemonis
    300. Heloderma horridum exasperatum
    301. Helogale parvula undulata
    302. Hipparchia azorina miguelensis
    303. Hirundo daurica rufula
    304. Hirundo tahitica namiyei
    305. Holopyga fastuosa generosa
    306. Hormogaster pretiosa arrufati
    307. Hyla regilla hypochondriaca
    308. Iberodorcadion fuliginator loarrense
    309. Icterus cayanensis chrysocephalus
    310. Icterus dominicensis portoricensis
    311. Kobus kob leucotis
    312. Lacerta viridis bilineata
    313. Lagonosticta rubricata virata
    314. Larus cachinnans michahelles
    315. Leopardus wiedii yucatanicus
    316. Leucomigus candidatus tessellatus
    317. Leucosticte arctoa tephrocotus
    318. Limenitis arthemis astyanax
    319. Lobobunaea phaedusa christyi
    320. Locusta migratoria cinerascens
    321. Lonchura bicolor poensis
    322. Lonchura castaneothorax sharpii
    323. Lophura leucomelana hamiltoni
    324. Loris lyddekerianus grandis
    325. Loris lydekkerianus nordicus
    326. Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus
    327. Lorius hypoinochrous devittatus
    328. Loxigilla violacea ruficollis
    329. Lycaena alciphron gordius
    330. Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis
    331. Maculinea alcon rebeli
    332. Martes flavigula aterrima
    333. Mecynorrhina torquata ugandensis
    334. Megaloxantha bicolor gigantea
    335. Melanoplus cinereus cyanipes
    336. Mellivora capensis cottoni
    337. Micrastur ruficollis guerilla
    338. Mioscirtus wagneri maghrebi
    339. Morpho deidamia neoptoleus
    340. Morpho menelaus godarti
    341. Morpho rhetenor helena
    342. Muscisaxicola alpina cinerea
    343. Mustela frenata latirostris
    344. Naemorhedus griseus arnouxianus
    345. Narraga nelvae catalaunica
    346. Nebrioporus depressus elegans
    347. Netta erythrophthalma brunnea
    348. Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis
    349. Ochrophlebia caffra ligneola
    350. Odobenus rosmarus divergens
    351. Odontolabis cuvera sinensis
    352. Oedipoda fuscocincta caerulea
    353. Ornithoptera priamus poseidon
    354. Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus
    355. Orthotomus cucullatus coronatus
    356. Oryctes nasicornis grypus
    357. Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis
    358. Otocyon megalotis virgatus
    359. Ovibos moschatus wardi
    360. Ovis ammon poli
    361. Ovis canadensis californiana
    362. Ovis orientalis punjabiensis
    363. Ovis vignei bochariensis
    364. Oxybelus fischeri tegularis
    365. Paguma larvata taivana
    366. Panthera pardus japonensis
    367. Panthera pardus kotiya
    368. Panthera tigris altaica
    369. Panthera tigris sumatrae
    370. Papilio memnon agenor
    371. Papilio menatius cleotas
    372. Papilio paris hermosanus
    373. Papilio peranthus adamanthus
    374. Papilio polyctor ganesa
    375. Papilio polyxenes asterius
    376. Papilio zagreus bachus
    377. Paracinema tricolor bisignata
    378. Parantica sita nipponica
    379. Patella candei crenata
    380. Paulogramma pyracmon peristera
    381. Pedetes capensis surdaster
    382. Pelagodroma marina hypoleuca
    383. Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis
    384. Phoca vitulina richardsi
    385. Phoenicopterus ruber roseus
    386. Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis
    387. Phrynosoma coronatum blainvillii
    388. Piculus rivolii quindiuana
    389. Piculus rubiginosus tobagensis
    390. Picus viridis sharpei
    391. Platycercus adscitus palliceps
    392. Plebejus pylaon hespericus
    393. Plusia putnami gracilis
    394. Podalonia affinis concolor
    395. Podargus strigoides cuvieri
    396. Poephila acuticauda hecki
    397. Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis
    398. Potamochoerus porcus pictus
    399. Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
    400. Psephotus haematogaster haematorrhous
    401. Psittacula alexandri abbotti
    402. Psittacula himalayana finschii
    403. Pterocles exustus erlangeri
    404. Ptilinopus iozonus humeralis
    405. Pyrrhogyra otolais nasica
    406. Quiscalus lugubris luminosus
    407. Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii
    408. Rangifer tarandus fennicus
    409. Rhodopechys githaginea amantum
    410. Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis
    411. Saltator albicollis guadelupensis
    412. Samia cynthia ricini
    413. Saxicola torquata rubicola
    414. Sceloporus serrifer cyanogenys
    415. Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
    416. Spindalis zena nigricephala
    417. Sporophila aurita corvina
    418. Stenomutilla argentata bifasciata
    419. Streptopelia tranquebarica humilis
    420. Streptoprocne zonaris subtropicalis
    421. Strix nebulosa lapponica
    422. Sus scrofa castillianus
    423. Sus scrofa domesticus
    424. Syrmaticus soemmerringii scintillans
    425. Tachysphex unicolor simonyi
    426. Taeniopygia guttata castanotis
    427. Tefflus meyerlei hacquarli
    428. Tenthredo bifasciata nigritibis
    429. Testudo hermanni boettgeri
    430. Thamnophis sirtalis florida
    431. Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia
    432. Trachemys scripta elegans
    433. Trachypithecus cristatus ultima
    434. Trachypteris picta decastigma
    435. Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
    436. Tragelaphus imberbis australis
    437. Tragelaphus spekii gratus
    438. Trichoglossus flavoviridis meyeri
    439. Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus
    440. Troglodytes aedon hiemalis
    441. Trogon violaceus caligatus
    442. Tropinota squalida canariensis
    443. Turdus albicollis crotopezus
    444. Turdus merula cabrerae
    445. Turdus plumbeus ardosiaceus
    446. Turdus ruficollis atrogularis
    447. Turtur brehmeri infelix
    448. Uromastyx dispar maliensis
    449. Ursus arctos horribilis
    450. Ursus thibetanus formosanus
    451. Xylocopa californica arizonensis


    Initially I wanted to illustrate every one, but as the list was growing I discarded that idea. Please tell me if anybody is interested in a particular image :)
     
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  2. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    I also always note subspecies where known - as you say, knowing which subspecies of a small bird you've seen isn't objectively different to knowing which subspecies of bear or big cat. I include them (unnumbered) on my own copies of my year lists as well, in as much as they are known or can reasonably be inferred.

    I am curious though why you exclude the nominate form? They're also valid subspecies, and distinct from a generic individual of the species. A European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is not the same as a generic zoo-bred Ursus arctos of unknown origin, so should count towards your subspecies tally.

    And in fact, there are many cases where the nominate is the harder form to find - not many on here will have seen Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, for example - so if you ever did that would be the bigger feather in your cap!