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Hippotragus niger
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Hippotragus > Species: Hippotragus niger
Type Description
Athenaeum, 535:71.
Type Locality
'The great mountain range in the county of Mataveld', and 'On the northern side of the Cashan range of mountiains, about a degree and a half south of the tropic of Capricorn', since specified as South Africa, North West Prov., Krugersdorp and Rustenburg, Magaliesberg (Grubb, 1999).
Measurements
Head and body: 1970-2100 mm
Tail length: 380-460 mm
Ear length: 160-190 mm
Weight: 204-263 kg
Tail length: 380-460 mm
Ear length: 160-190 mm
Weight: 204-263 kg
Description
These beautiful antelope are characterized by the horns that arc back from the skull and the black and white markings on the face.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3D:554-567.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 437-438.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1174-1175.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 437-438.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1174-1175.
4. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.