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Litocranius walleri
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Litocranius > Species: Litocranius walleri
Type Description
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1878:929, pl. 56 [1879].
Type Locality
"Mainland of Africa, north of the island of Zanzibar, about lat. 30°S and long. 38°E" and therefore apparently in Kenya, but shown to be correctly "Somalia, coast near Juba River" by Sclater and Thomas (1898) and Moreau et al. (1946) and more specifically, the vicinity of Chisimayo (Grubb, 2002).
Measurements
Head and body: 1400-1600 mm
Tail length: 220-350 mm
Weight: 28.5-52 kg
Tail length: 220-350 mm
Weight: 28.5-52 kg
Description
Another common name for this long-necked antelope is Waller's gazelle.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3D:426-437.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 416-419.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1197-1199.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 416-419.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1197-1199.