Raphicerus
Raphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the tribe Neotragini (subfamily Antilopinae).
| Raphicerus | |
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| Female steenbok | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Tribe: | Neotragini |
| Genus: | Raphicerus H. Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cerophorus acuticornis [1] de Blainville, 1816 | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhaphiceros Lydekker, 1897 | |
Raphicerus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.
The genus contains three species:[2]
- Cape or southern grysbok R. melanotis
- Sharpe's or northern grysbok R. sharpei
- Steenbok R. campestris
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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