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Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Tragelaphus > Species: Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Type Description
Misc. Zool., p. 9.
Type Locality
'Prom. B. Spei' (Cape of Good Hope); restricted to South Africa, southeastern Cape Prov. [eastern part of Western Cape Prov.] by Grubb (1999:36).
Measurements
Head and body: 1900-2450 mm
Tail length: 370-480 mm
Weight: 120-315 kg
Tail length: 370-480 mm
Weight: 120-315 kg
Description
These graceful antelope all have white markings on the sides and/or the chest and curved horns (found only on males).
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3C:114-121.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 360-362.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135-1140.
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. 360-362.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135-1140.
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.