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Tragelaphus spekii Speke, 1863
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Tragelaphus > Species: Tragelaphus spekii Speke, 1863
Common Name: Sitatunga [English]
Type Description
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, p. 223 (footnote).
Type Locality
Tanzania, Karagwe, E of Lake Victoria, at a lake named "Little Windermere" by Speke; identified as Bukoba district, Lake Lwelo, 2°S, 30°'57'E by Moreau et al. (1946:441).
Measurements
Head and body: 1350-1700 mm
Tail length: 200-250 mm
Weight: 50-125 kg
Tail length: 200-250 mm
Weight: 50-125 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:84-93.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 354-356.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135-1137.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 354-356.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135-1137.