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The quagga (/ ˈ k w ɑː x ɑː / or / ˈ k w æ ɡ ə /) [2] [3] (Equus quagga quagga) is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra that was endemic to South Africa until it was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century. It was long thought to be a distinct species, but MtDNA studies have supported it being a subspecies of plains zebra.
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Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. Common names include bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra (Gray, 1824). [1] Burchell's zebra is the only subspecies of zebra which may be legally farmed for human ...
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Duncan (1992) [1] recognized the Upper Zambezi zebra (Equus quagga zambeziensis Prazak, 1898 [2]). Groves and Bell (2004) [3] came to the conclusion that the zebras from West Zambia and Malawi cannot be distinguished cranially and that they differ only slightly from other northern plains zebras. The minor size difference does not justify a ...
Zebras of the project in the animal camp on the slopes of Devil’s Peak, above Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. The Quagga Project is an attempt by a group in South Africa to use selective breeding to achieve a breeding lineage of Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) which visually resemble the extinct quagga (Equus quagga quagga).
The quagga mussel resembles the zebra mussel, just as its namesake (quagga) resembles the zebra. The quagga mussel shell can be distinguished from the zebra mussel shell because it is paler toward the end of the hinge. It is also slightly larger than the zebra mussel, about 20 mm (0.8 in) wide, roughly about the size of an adult human's thumbnail.
Pomatoschistus quagga, the Quagga goby, is a species of goby native to the western part of the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. It occurs above soft substrates and in beds of eelgrass . [ 1 ] This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL .