The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

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333 Quarles Mountain Anoa Bubalus quarlesi Ouwens, 1910 [Syn. Anoa quarlesi] This small buffalo is endemic to the mountains of Sulawesi, Indonesia. One of these ranges is known as the Quarles Mountains, and we are satisfied that the anoa is not named after a person but after these mountains. Queen Charlotte Queen Charlotte Caribou Rangifer tarandus dawsoni Seton-Thompson, 1900 [Alt. Dawson’s Caribou] This deer is named after the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada, not directly after Queen Charlotte. Indeed, the islands were named by Captain George Dixon after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which in turn was named after the wife of King George III. So the eponym is thrice removed. See also Dawson. Queen of Sheba Queen of Sheba’s Gazelle Gazella bilkis Groves and Lay, 1985 extinct The Queen of Sheba was a biblical character who visited King Solomon in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 10.1–13). According to the Koran her name was Bilkis, which is used in the scientific name of the gazelle; the name was also used by A. Kopff when he named an asteroid after her. The land of Sheba is believed by many researchers to have been located in modern-day Yemen. The gazelle is known from a handful of specimens collected near the city of Ta’izz, Yemen. It has not been recorded since 1951 and is now feared to be extinct. Queen Victoria Queen Victoria’s Ibex Capra pyrenaica victoriae Cabrera, 1911 [Alt. Gredos Ibex] Queen Victoria Eugenie, formerly Princess Ena of Battenberg (1887–1969), was the goddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. She married King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906. The ibex is found in the mountains of central Spain, in particular the Gredos Mountains. Q ...