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This description includes wild sheep populations which were previously described in the Russian and USSR literature as O. ammon, O. argali, O. collium, O. argali dauricus, O. heinsii, O.ammon humei, O. karelini, O. argali mongolica, O. nigrimontana, O. polii, O. ammon przevalski, O. sairensis, and O. severtzovi (Nadler et al. 1973; Heptner 1989). Six subspecies: O. a. nigri-montana Severtzov, 1873 (Karatau Range), O. a. severtzovi Nasonov, 1914 (Nuratau Range, Aktau Range), O. a. karelini Severtzov 1873 (Tien-Shan Mountains), O. a. collium Severtzov, 1873 (Kazakh Upland), O. a. polii Blyth, 1840 (E Pamirs Mountains, Dzungarian Alatau Range), O. a. ammon Linnaeus, 1758 (Altai Mountains, Tuva, Transbaikal) are found (Heptner 1989; Lyapunova et al. 1997).
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Baskin, L., Danell, K. (2003). Argali, Asian Wild Sheep, Marco Polo Sheep — Ovis ammon . In: Ecology of Ungulates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06820-5_20
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