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Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein, 1812
Order: Artiodactyla > Family: Bovidae > Genus: Aepyceros > Species: Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein, 1812
Common Name: Impala [English]
Type Description
Reisen Sudl. Africa, 2, pl. 4 opp. p. 544.
Type Locality
'Koossi-Thale', now identified as South Africa, Northern Cape Prov., Kuruman Dist., Khosis (Grubb, 1999).
Measurements
Head and body: 1150-1540 mm
Tail length: 240-400 mm
Weight: 40-76 kg
Tail length: 240-400 mm
Weight: 40-76 kg
Description
This graceful antelope is one of the best jumpers of the group.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1989. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Large Mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 3D:460-475.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 422-424.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1194-1196.
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. 422-424.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2:1135, 1194-1196.
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.