Oreotragus oreotragus - #3099
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus aureus. Formerly as Oreotragus oreotragus saltatrixoides. Also as Oreotragus aureus, Golden Klipspringer.
Geographic Distribution
SW Angola, E Botswana, Burundi (extinct?), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, C Nigeria, Central African Republic (NE and NW only), Dem. Rep. Congo (SE Shaba Prov. and formerly in western Rift Valley), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, N Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, NE and SE Sudan, Tanzania, NE and SW Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Former or present occurrence in Lesotho unconfirmed.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Oreotragus
Specific Epithet
oreotragus
Image Location
Kenya, Samburu county (formerly Rift Valley province), Samburu National Reserve
Image Date
24 June 2012
Photographer
C Smith